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Canucks recall Fedun from Comets

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 14, 2016

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Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled defenceman Taylor Fedun from the AHL Utica Comets.

Fedun, 27, has appeared in 24 games for the Comets this season, ranking third among defencemen in scoring with 11 points (4-7-11). He also leads the team in plus/minus (+7) and is second in power play goals (4). The 6’0”, 200-pound defenceman was with the Canucks earlier this season on a recall (Nov. 21-23) but did not see game action during that period.

The Edmonton, Alberta native has appeared in 11 career NHL games with the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers, posting six points (2-4-6) and four penalty minutes.

Fedun signed with the Canucks on July 1, 2015 as a free agent.

Source: canucks.nhl.com

Canucks reassign Joe Cannata to Comets

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 7, 2016

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned goaltender Joe Cannata to the AHL Utica Comets.

Cannata has posted a 9-5-2 record, 2.49 GAA and a 0.907 save percentage in 16 games with the Comets this season. He split the 2014.15 season with Utica and the Ontario Reign of the ECHL playing five games with the Comets (3-2-0) and 21 games with the Reign (12-6-2).

The 25-year old native of Wakefield, MA was selected by Vancouver 173rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
SEASON TEAM GP W L T OT SO GA SA SV% GAA MIN
2007-2008 U.S. NAT’L TEAM DEV. PROGRAM-NAHL 5 3 1 1 0 12 128 .914 2.35 307
2007-2008 U.S. NAT’L TEAM DEV. PROGRAM-U-18 28 13 13 2 1 64 2.61 1,474
2007-2008 UNITED STATES-WJ18-A 2 1 1 0 0 7 47 3.50 120
2008-2009 MERRIMACK COLLEGE-H-EAST 23 7 11 4 2 53 .918 2.35 1,353
2009-2010 MERRIMACK COLLEGE-H-EAST 24 10 13 1 2 69 3.04 1,362
2010-2011 MERRIMACK COLLEGE-H-EAST 39 25 10 4 1 93 1,040 .911 2.48 2,252
2011-2012 MERRIMACK COLLEGE-H-EAST 36 17 12 7 2 79 2.18 2,179
2011-2012 CHICAGO WOLVES-AHL 1 1 0 0 0 2 40 .950 2.00 60
2012-2013 KALAMAZOO WINGS-ECHL 7 3 4 0 0 23 241 .905 3.29 419
2012-2013 CHICAGO WOLVES-AHL 14 6 6 0 0 33 377 .912 2.65 747
2013-2014 UTICA COMETS-AHL 28 11 12 1 0 70 756 .907 2.83 1,484
2014-2015 UTICA COMETS-AHL 5 3 2 0 0 10 147 .932 1.99 302
2014-2015 ONTARIO REIGN-ECHL 21 12 6 2 1 42 577 .927 2.02 1,249

Canucks recall Pedan, Reassign Fedun

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Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled defenceman Andrey Pedan from the AHL Utica Comets and reassigned defenceman Taylor Fedun to Utica.

Pedan, 22, has appeared in 15 games with Utica this season, where he currently sits tied for first among Comets defencemen in scoring with seven points (1-6-7) and leads the club with 28 penalty minutes. During the 2014.15 season, Pedan appeared in 42 games with the Comets registering 14 points (3-11-14) and 70 penalty minutes. Prior to being acquired by Vancouver on November 25, 2014, Pedan played six games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, recording three assists and 51 penalty minutes.

The Moscow, Russia native played three seasons with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League before making his professional debut in 2012.13 with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The 6’5”, 217-pound defenceman was originally selected by the New York Islanders 63rd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Fedun, 27, has appeared in 14 games with Utica this season, collecting six points (2-4-6) and eight penalty minutes. He also leads the Comets in plus-minus with a +6 rating. Fedun split the 2014.15 season between San Jose and the Worcester Sharks. He collected four points (0-4-4) in seven games with San Jose and 34 points (6-28-34) in 65 games with Worcester, where he was tied for fourth in team scoring. He also appeared in four playoff games for Worcester, notching one goal.

The Edmonton, Alberta native has appeared in 11 career NHL games with San Jose and the Edmonton Oilers, posting six points (2-4-6) and four penalty minutes.