Niagara IceDogs General Manager Dave Brown announced today that the IceDogs have obtained Goaltender Sebastian Dahm from the Sudbury Wolves. In exchange, the IceDogs sent goalie Andrew Loverock, defenceman Chris VanLaren, and two draft picks to the Wolves.
Dahm was obtained by Sudbury at the trade deadline last season and played an important role in leading the Wolves to the OHL Championship final versus the Plymouth Whalers. Ironically, the play of Dahm was a major factor in the IceDogs being upset by Sudbury in five games during the first round of last years playoffs. In playing all 21 games during the 2007 playoffs, Dahm compiled a record of 14-4-3 (including 7 overtime wins) while leading all regular goalies with an outstanding .934 save percentage and trailing only Michael Neuvirth of the Champion Whalers with a 2.53 Goals Against Average.
In starting 31 of the Wolves 40 games this season, Dahm has faced his share of activity between the pipes in handling a league leading 1217 shots. While the young and inexperienced Wolves continue to build for the future, Dahm has provided a steady force on the back end as can be shown by his .914 save percentage.
“Sebastian is one of the most dependable goalies in this league and we believe he will provide us with a tremendous amount of stability throughout the last couple months of the season and into the playoffs” said Brown. “We would like to thank Andrew and Chris for their dedication to the organization both on and off the ice and wish them the best of luck in Sudbury. It's always tough to deal young, talented players, but we believe Sebastian will provide us with the experienced, proven goaltender that is needed to make a sustained playoff run.”
The IceDogs have also made an addition to their roster with the signing of forward Michael MacIsaac from the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Junior “A” Hockey League. MacIsaac has split the 2007-08 season between the Western Capitals and the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 5'10 175lb forward was most impressive during the 2006-07 season when he compiled 54 goals, 90 points and 311 penalty minutes in only 54 games for Summerside.
“Michael's numbers over the past couple seasons speak for themselves” said Brown. “He is obviously a hard-nosed player who is not afraid to compete and can finish his chances when given the opportunity.”
