York Dons Blue Jacket
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added
former Rensselaer goaltender Allen York to the roster on emergency
recall from the Springfield Falcons, Columbus’ American
Hockey League affiliate, Blue Jackets Executive Vice President of
Hockey Operations and General Manager Scott Howson announced
October 20.
Allen York
York, 21, has gone 1-0-0 with a 2.97 goals-against average and
.907 save percentage in two games with Springfield this season. He
signed his entry level contract on March 29, 2011 after he
completed his junior season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(R.P.I.). He went 18-11-4 with a 2.17 GAA, .924 SV% and two
shutouts in 34 games with the Engineers. He was named Third Team
All-ECAC after he finished the season ranked third in the league in
wins and GAA and fifth in SV%. He also appeared in four games with
the Falcons at the end of the 2010-11 season, going 3-1-0 with a
2.04 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout.
A native of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, York was the Blue Jackets’
sixth pick, 158th overall, in the 2007 Entry Draft. He finished his
career at R.P.I. with a record of 37-33-8, 2.47 GAA, .915 SV% and
four shutouts in 83 career games. He ranks first all-time among
R.P.I. goaltenders in GAA and is fourth in SV%. He was named Second
Team All-ECAC and was a finalist for Ken Dryden Award, given to the
ECAC Goaltender of the Year, in 2009-10.
The Blue Jackets return to action Friday when the club visits the
Detroit Red Wings. Game time from Nationwide Arena is set for 7:30
p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio HD begins with the Blue
Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 7 p.m. The game will also be
broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Hotel & Casino Blue
Jackets Radio Network, including 97.1 The Fan and online at
BlueJackets.com.
