The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Ty Conklin, it was announced today by Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher.
Conklin, 31, has appeared in 76 career National Hockey League contests with the Edmonton Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres, posting a 30-24-7 record with a 2.65 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
The 6-0, 185 pound native of Anchorage, AK, has also suited up for 99 career American Hockey League games with the Hamilton Bulldogs, Hartford Wolf Pack and Syracuse Crunch, recording a 37-39-15 record with a 2.74 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
Conklin was originally signed by Edmonton as an undrafted free agent on April 18, 2001, after a standout college career at New Hampshire. During his three-year career with the Wildcats, Conklin was 57-23-12 with seven shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and .915 save percentage, establishing school records
for GAA, wins, save percentage and games played.
A two-time member of the Hockey East First All-Star Team, Conklin was named to the NCAA East First All-American Team in 2001 when he ranked fourth in the nation with a 2.05 goals against average and seventh with a .920 save percentage, and was named a Hobey Baker Award finalist.
Season ticket packages for the 2007-2008 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by contacting the Penguins’ ticketing office at 570-208-7367.
TY CONKLIN’S REGULAR SEASON CAREER STATISTICS
Season
Team
League
GP
MP
W-L-T
GAA
GA
SVS
SV%
SO
1996-97
Alaska-Anchorage
WCHA
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1997-98
DID NOT PLAY
1998-99
New Hampshire
HE
22
1338
18-3-1
1.84
41
--
--
0
1999-00
New Hampshire
HE
37
2194
22-8-6
2.49
91
984
.908
2
2000-01
New Hampshire
HE
34
2048
17-12-5
2.05
70
874
.920
5
2001-02
Hamilton
AHL
37
2043
13-12-8
2.61
89
1059
.916
1
Edmonton
NHL
4
148
2-0-0
1.62
4
66
.939
0
2002-03
Hamilton
AHL
38
2140
19-13-3
2.55
91
1064
.914
4
2003-04
Edmonton
NHL
38
2086
17-14-4
2.42
84
959
.912
1
2004-05
Wolfsburg
DEL
11
623
2.98
31
386
.920
0
2005-06
Hamilton
AHL
3
152
1-2-0
3.16
8
86
.907
0
Hartford
AHL
2
130
1-0-1
2.31
5
73
.932
0
Edmonton
NHL
18
922
8-5-1
2.80
43
359
.880
1
2006-07
Syracuse
AHL
19
1085
3-12-3
3.32
60
611
.902
0
Columbus
NHL
11
491
2-3-2
3.30
27
210
.871
0
Buffalo
NHL
5
227
1-2-0
3.44
13
120
.892
0
NHL TOTALS
76
3875
30-24-7
2.65
171
1714
.900
2
AHL TOTALS
99
5550
37-39-15
2.74
253
2893
.913
5
HE TOTALS
93
5580
57-23-12
2.17
202
7
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