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Devan Dubnyk (G)

Stockton Thunder

Biography

HOW ACQUIRED: Assigned to the Thunder by the Edmonton Oilers on 10/2/06

DRAFTED: Selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Oilers

CAREER NOTES: Spent time in 2006 NHL training camp with the Oilers … appeared in two pre-season games, posting a 1-1-0 pre-season record and a .965 save percentage, stopping 56 of 58 shots … shutout the Phoenix Coyotes in his pre-season debut, making 27 saves in a 5-0 Oilers win on September 17 … ranked #2 North American Goaltender by the NHL Central Scouting Service heading into the 2004 NHL Draft … spent junior hockey career in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers … in 2005-06, won Kamloops’ Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season … tied for sixth in the WHL in shutouts (6) in 2004-05 and won the team’s Player of the Year honors … tied for third in the WHL in shutouts (6) in 2003-04 … appeared in 26 games in 2002-03 while helping guide the Blazers to the first round of the Memorial Cup Playoffs and earning Kamloops Rookie of the Year honors … earned a roster spot on Team Canada’s Gold Medal World Championship team (Under-20 category) in 2005 … helped guide Team Alberta to a Gold Medal at the 2003 Canada Winter Games tournament … former junior teammates with National Hockey League experience include Scott Upshall (Nashville Predators) and Erik Christensen (Pittsburgh Penguins)