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jevers
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 Posted - 09/01/2009 : 08:31:34 AM
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West Valley City, Utah - Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley announced today that the team has signed goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris to a contract for the 2009-2010 season.
Grumet-Morris, a 2002 draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers, went 31-11-4 with four shutouts, a 2.55 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones from 2006-2008. Overall, the Harvard University product is a combined 57-28-11 with a 2.44 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage in four professional seasons combined in the ECHL, AHL and CHL. Grumet-Morris played for the Graz 99ers in Austria in 2008-2009; tallying five shutouts, a 2.63 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage in 49 games.
"Dov comes in with a tremendous amount of experience and has always been a top goaltender at every level he has played," said Colley.
The 27-year-old had a stretch during the 2007-2008 season, in which he went 18-1-1 as part of the Cyclones' ECHL record 17-game winning streak. Overall in 07-08, Grumet Morris was 20-3-1 as Cincinnati went on to have the best record in the ECHL and captured the league's Kelly Cup Championship. During the 06-07 season, he ranked sixth in the AHL with four shutouts playing with Portland, Hamilton and Manitoba.
"I'm very excited, the Grizzlies have a great tradition in an excellent sports market," said Grumet-Morris. "The team's affiliation with the New York Islanders is exciting for any hockey player coming in."
Grumet-Morris becomes the second goaltender signed by the Grizzlies after last week's addition of Parker Van Buskirk; who as a rookie led the Stockton Thunder to the seventh game of the National Conference semi-finals against Las Vegas.
Utah enters their fifth year in the ECHL and their third-straight season as an affiliate of the New York Islanders. Head Coach Kevin Colley returns to the Utah bench this upcoming season after signing a multi-year contract extension on April 20, 2009. Colley, who at the age of 30 is the youngest coach in the ECHL, led the Grizzlies to the playoffs for the third time in four years during his rookie head coaching campaign.
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BP2011
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2009 : 09:47:56 AM
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| Every year i pray that Montreal and Nashville send good goalies because players like Nie and Morris were good but we could never give them that full opportunity unless they were signed by Montreal or Nashville like Morris was from 06-08 good for Morris coming back to the states and good luck to him this year in Utah |
08, 10 Kelly Cup Champions
08, 10, 14 American Conference Champions
08, 09, 13 North Division Champions
08 Brabham Cup Champions |
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dtwells
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 4:31:11 PM
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Saw that Dov is listed as being on the suspended list as of 10/5. Couldnt find anything on the ECHL/Grizz site.
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CyclonesFan328301
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 8:34:15 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by dtwells
Saw that Dov is listed as being on the suspended list as of 10/5. Couldnt find anything on the ECHL/Grizz site.
Anybody else know anything about it?
utahgrizzblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/training-camp-day-4.html
Back from another day of training camp, and things just keep picking up speed. Practices are taking on more and more intensity as the days go by, and we're seeing a lot more drills that look like game situations. We're glad. Now we kind of get what's going on.
Line combinations were a little different today than they have been the last three days, and it looks like we picked up a couple of new d-men. The Grizzlies should be announcing 2 players from Calgary this afternoon, so maybe that's them. And for those of you concerned about the plight of Dov Grumet-Morris showing up as being suspended on the ECHL website, that's true. He got an offer from a team in Europe that was too good to pass up. By suspending him, the Grizzlies retain his rights here if he decides to return. He was in practice today, but won't be allowed to play in the pre-season game this weekend if he's still in town. Guess the Grizz are in the market for a goalie. It's probably too much to hope The Beast would come back from Bridgeport... *sigh* |
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