Paul Dekanich

Mark Adam Dekanich (born May 10, 1986) is a Croatian former professional ice hockey goaltender.Medveščak već počeo tražiti potencijalna pojačanja za KHL, Večernji list; accessed December 10, 2016. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
As a youth, Dekanich played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby. He later played four years of collegiate hockey at Colgate University.
During his sophomore season at Colgate, Dekanich started 36 of Colgate’s 39 games where he set a then-school-record of 988 saves. He ranked first in the ECACHL conference for the 2005–06 season with a .924 save percentage and was subsequently named to the all-ECAC first team and won the Ken Dryden Award as the ECAC Goaltender of the Year.
In his junior season, Dekanich started 36 of Colgate’s 40 games where he broke his single-season saves record with .993. Although his postseason ended early due to injury, he was selected to the all-ECAC second team and ECAC all-academic team.
As a senior during the 2007–08 season, he was named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS All-Senior All-America first team and Selected to the all-ECAC Hockey third team. At the conclusion of the season he signed an entry level contract with the Nashville Predators.
On December 3, 2010, the Nashville Predators called Dekanich up from the Milwaukee Admirals,Hoag, Dirk. (2010-12-03) Pekka Rinne out 2–4 weeks, Nashville Predators recall Mark Dekanich, ontheforecheck.com; retrieved on July 14, 2011. however he did not make his NHL debut until December 18, 2010 when he played 50 minutes against the Los Angeles Kings in relief of the Predators' starter Anders Lindbäck.Dekanich makes bitter-sweet NHL debut. Nsnews.com (2010-12-22); retrieved July 14, 2011.
On July 3, 2011, Dekanich was signed as a free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, he missed the majority of the 2011–12 season recovering from reconstructive ankle surgery. On July 6, 2012, Dekanich left the Blue Jackets organization and signed as a free agent to a one-year, contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
On May 20, 2013, Dekanich signed his first European contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak which will compete in the KHL for the 2013–14 season.
After two seasons in Zagreb, Dekanich returned to North America, signing a one-year ECHL contract with the South Carolina Stingrays on September 10, 2015. He was invited to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, training camp prior to the 2015–16 season, and was signed to an AHL contract with the club before he was returned to the Stingrays on October 15, 2015.
On August 18, 2016, Dekanich signed an AHL contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He most recently played for the Reading Royals of the ECHL. In November 2018, Dekanich announced his retirement on Twitter.
==Records==
Dekanich currently holds the Milwaukee Admirals single season records in both save percentage (0.931) and goals against average (2.02).
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T/OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
2002–03 	Coquitlam Express 	BCHL 		20 	3 	11 	0 	1059 	83 	0 	4.70 	.874 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Coquitlam Express 	BCHL 		30 	13 	15 	1 	1647 	89 	2 	3.24 	.909 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Colgate University 	ECAC 		5 	1 	1 	0 	161 	5 	0 	1.85 	.904 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Colgate University 	ECAC 		36 	18 	11 	6 	2126 	81 	4 	2.29 	.924 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Colgate University 	ECAC 		36 	15 	17 	4 	2136 	83 	1 	2.33 	.923 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Colgate University 	ECAC 		41 	18 	16 	6 	2389 	86 	6 	2.16 	.924 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		30 	15 	10 	2 	1663 	58 	1 	2.09 	.923 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		49 	27 	16 	0 	2804 	109 	4 	2.33 	.914 		7 	3 	4 	408 	19 	1 	2.79 	.909
2009–10 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		2 	2 	0 	0 	125 	1 	1 	0.48 	.981 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		43 	23 	13 	5 	2500 	84 	4 	2.02 	.931 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	50 	3 	0 	3.60 	.880 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		5 	1 	2 	1 	240 	16 	0 	4.00 	.867 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		35 	16 	14 	1 	1914 	95 	2 	2.98 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb 	KHL 		27 	11 	9 	6 	1630 	58 	3 	2.13 	.936 		2 	0 	2 	118 	7 	0 	3.57 	.890
2014–15 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb 	KHL 		12 	0 	10 	0 	591 	47 	0 	4.76 	.838 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		35 	20 	9 	4 	2004 	72 	2 	2.16 	.925 		10 	5 	4 	603 	17 	2 	1.69 	.922
2015–16 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	59 	4 	0 	4.09 	.818 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		39 	21 	12 	1 	2189 	111 	1 	3.04 	.910 		6 	2 	2 	406 	11 	0 	1.62 	.954
2016–17 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	33 	5 	0 	9.10 	.839 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		34 	13 	15 	0 	1975 	101 	3 	3.07 	.906 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1 	0 	0 	0 	50 	3 	0 	3.60 	.880 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	2006 	
Ken Dryden Award 	2006 	
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2007 	
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 	2008 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Twitter.com: Mark Dekanich Twitter Page
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