Dany Sabourin

**Dany Sabourin** (born September 2, 1980) is a Canadian rofessional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 5 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Vancouver Canucks. He has also played for the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) and Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus.

## Career

Before playing in the NHL, Sabourin played parts of three seasons with the Sherbrooke Faucons/Castors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and two seasons with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).

He was drafted 108th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1998 NHL entry draft. After joining the Flames, he was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Saint John Flames and Lowell Lock Monsters. On October 29, 2003, the Flames called Sabourin up and he made his NHL debut in a 4–3 overtime loss against the Dallas Stars. He stopped 24 shots in game. He played 4 games with the Flames, going 0–3–0.

He ended up joining the Pittsburgh Penguins, who sent him down to play for their AHL-affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was called up and played one game for Pittsburgh before being placed onto waivers by the team.

On October 4, 2006, Sabourin's contract was picked up by the Vancouver Canucks. On February 20, 2007, Sabourin earned his first NHL victory, stopping 38 shots in a 3–2 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks.

On April 25, 2007, he made his playoff debut in a 5–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. His second playoff appearance occurred after an odd moment when starting goaltender Roberto Luongo was pulled because of a bad case of diarrhea. The Ducks defeated the Canucks 2–1 in double overtime.

On July 1, 2007, Sabourin signed a two-year, $1.025 million contract to rejoin the Pittsburgh Penguins. seasons with the Penguins.

On January 17, 2009, the Penguins traded Sabourin along with Ryan Stone and a 2011 fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Mathieu Garon. He never played a game for the Oilers and was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Springfield Falcons.

On July 7, 2009, Sabourin signed a one-year contract to join the Boston Bruins. He never played for the Bruins either and played for their AHL-affiliate Providence Bruins.

On July 1, 2010, Sabourin signed a one-year, $525,000 contract to join the Washington Capitals. He never played for the Capitals and was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Hershey Bears. He played parts of three seasons with the Bears.

On July 2, 2013, Sabourin decided to leave North America and signed a one-year deal to join the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). He played two seasons with the team.

On April 7, 2015, Sabourin signed a one-year deal to join the Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus. He played two seasons with the team.

Sabourin decided to retire from playing professional ice hockey in 2017.

## Management career

After retiring, Sabourin became a goaltending coach for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He won the Memorial Cup with them in 2019.

On September 22, 2020,Sabourin signed a contract to become the goaltending development coach for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL).

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Dany Sabourin Bears Pic..jpg
- **caption**: Sabourin during his time with the Hershey Bears on October 6, 2012
- **position**: Goaltender
- **catches**: Left
- **birth place**: Val-d'Or, Quebec
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 4
- **weight lb**: 200
- **played for**: Calgary Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Canucks
Graz 99ers
Dragons de Rouen
- **draft**: 108th overall
- **draft year**: 1998
- **draft team**: Calgary Flames
- **career start**: 2000
- **career end**: 2017