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Stanley Cup Final
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Dan Ellis
NUMBER: 31 BIRTHDATE: June 19, 1980  (AGE 32)
HEIGHT: 6' 1" BIRTHPLACE: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
WEIGHT: 191 DRAFTED: DAL / 2000 NHL Entry Draft
Catches: Left ROUND: 2nd   (60th overall)

LAST GAME: Stopped 34 of 38 shots in overtime loss vs. NYR (4/25)

* Placed on injured reserve (3/25)... missed three games (3/26-3/30)

* Earned an assist on Jordan Staal's third period power-play goal vs. FLA (3/19)

* Earned an assist on Jiri Tlusty's second period goal vs. NJ (3/9)

* Earned his first Hurricanes win in his first start for the team, stopping 40 of 41 shots at BUF (1/25)

* Recorded 13th career shutout vs. OTT (2/1)

* Served as backup and did not play in 25 games (1/22-1/24, 1/28, 2/4-2/12, 2/18-2/21, 2/24-3/2, 3/5-3/7, 3/12, 3/16, 4/1, 4/9-4/20)

* Was 8-7-2 with a 2.46 GAA and two shutouts in 18 games with Charlotte (AHL) prior to signing with the Hurricanes

* OFF THE RADAR: Dan is involved with Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids and Teen Rance, a Christian hockey school

Career Penalty Shots: 5 (3 goals on 5 attempts)

Career Highs: Saves: 54  Shots faced: 57  Win streak: 7  Shutout Sequence: 233:39

HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 19 gp, 3.13 gaa (997 min., 52 ga), 6-8-2, 1 so

USHL First All-Star Team (2000) USHL Goaltender of the Year (2000) USHL Player of the Year (2000) CCHA Second All-Star Team (2002) ECHL Playoff MVP (2004) Signed as a free agent by Nashville, July 5, 2007. Traded to Montreal by Nashville with Dustin Boyd and future considerations for Sergei Kostitsyn and future considerations, June 29, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, July 1, 2010. Traded to Anaheim by Tampa Bay for Curtis McElhinney, February 24, 2011.