DAINTON AND D'ALVISE SIGN AHL CONTRACTS
Springfield, MA – The Springfield Falcons, proud members of the American Hockey League, announced today that goaltender Paul Dainton and center Chris D’Alvise have signed standard American Hockey League contracts for the 2011-12 season. Both players are expected to attend Falcons training camp starting on September 24.
D’Alvise played in 43 games for the Falcons last season collecting 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points. The Mississauga, Ontario native started the 2010-11 campaign with the ECHL’s Stockton Thunder where he posted 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points in just 11 games. He joined the Falcons on November 19, 2010 on a Professional Tryout Agreement and scored one goal and added two assists in his AHL debut on November 20, 2010 at Syracuse.
Prior to turning pro, D’Alvise played in 145 games with Clarkson University from 2005-2009 where he netted 49 goals and 56 assists for 105 points. D’Alvise was named the Most Outstanding Player of the ECAC Hockey Tournament playoffs during the 2006-07 season. Chris collected 18 power play goals during his career and was a three-time selection as the ECAC’s Player of the Week honors.
Dainton concluded last season with the Falcons after finishing his four-year collegiate career with UMass-Amherst. The Sudbury, Ontario native made his AHL debut on March 23, 2011 at Hartford stopping 31 of 34 shots. He earned his first AHL win on March 26, 2011 at Worcester turning aside 39 of 41 shots on goal.
In four seasons with the Minutemen, Dainton played in 123 games posting a record of 69-61-12 with a 2.78 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Dainton served as a captain of UMass-Amherst during the 2010-11 campaign.
Paul Dainton
--Regular Season--
|
Season |
Team
|
Lge |
GP
|
Min |
GA |
EN |
SO |
GAA |
W |
L |
T |
Saves |
SV% |
|
2007-08 |
UMass-Amherst
|
NCAA |
33
|
1947 |
83 |
0 |
1 |
2.56 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
848 |
.911 |
|
2008-09 |
UMass-Amherst
|
NCAA |
28
|
1615 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
2.45 |
12 |
14 |
1 |
691 |
.913 |
|
2009-10 |
UMass-Amherst
|
NCAA |
30
|
1736 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
3.08 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
808 |
.901 |
|
2010-11 |
UMass-Amherst
|
NCAA |
32
|
1744 |
89 |
0 |
1 |
3.06 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
879 |
.908 |
|
|
Springfield
|
AHL |
5
|
273 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
2.63 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
124 |
.912 |
Chris D’Alvise
- - Regular Season - - - - Playoffs - -
|
Season |
Team |
Lge |
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
PTS
|
PIM
|
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
PTS
|
PIM |
|
2005-06 |
Clarkson |
NCAA |
|
37 |
8 |
17 |
25 |
10 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2006-07 |
Clarkson |
NCAA |
|
37 |
16 |
10 |
26 |
31 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2007-08 |
Clarkson |
NCAA |
|
39 |
12 |
17 |
29 |
20 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2008-09 |
Clarkson |
NCAA |
|
32 |
13 |
12 |
25 |
56 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
ECHL |
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2009-10 |
|
ECHL |
|
68 |
34 |
33 |
67 |
38 |
|
13 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
|
2010-11 |
|
ECHL |
|
11 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
12 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
AHL |
|
43 |
11 |
12 |
23 |
25 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
