MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Colgate senior goaltender Mark Dekanich (North Vancouver, B.C.) has signed an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals, the club announced on Monday, April 7. The Admirals are the top minor-league affiliate of the Nashville Predators, which selected Dekanich in the fifth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Dekanich finished his Raider career after breaking five of the team's seven career goaltending records, as well as five single-season records. In early February, Dekanich put together a shutout streak of 217:16, which ranks seventh in NCAA history and is a new Colgate and ECAC Hockey record. He finished the 2007-08 season with a 2.16 goals against average and .924 save percentage, both of which ranked second in the league and among the top-15 in the nation.

Dekanich joins classmates Jesse Winchester (Long Sault, Ont.) and Tyler Burton (Langley, B.C.) in the professional ranks. Winchester made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Mar. 29, in Boston. Burton played his first professional game on Friday, Apr. 4 with the AHL's Lowell Devils, and recorded a power-play goal and an assist for the club. Burton also skated in Lowell's games against Providence and Hartford last weekend.