| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Wakefield, MA |
| Position: | G |
| Major: | Business |
| Shoots/Catches: | L |
| Last Team: | USNDT U18 (USHL) |
2009-10: Started and played in 24 games…recorded a 10-13-1 record with a 3.04 goals-against-average and a .902 save percentage…picked up two shutouts at UMass (2/20) and at Providence (3/5)…Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on 2/22 after earning two victories in weekend sweep of UMass…runner-up for HEA Defensive Player of the Month in February…posted a 7-4-1 record with a 2.24 goals-against and .928 save percentage in final 12 games of the season...allowed just 12 even strength goals in that span…made 30+ saves in eight games, including 38 in game one of HEA Quarterfinals at Boston Univ. (3/12)…notched first collegiate assist vs. Maine (2/26) …attended Vancouver’s NHL Rookie Camp in July.
2008-09: Played in 23 games, making 21 starts
in net…recorded 2.35 goals-against average and .918 save
percentage…earned four Hockey East weekly honors, getting
two Defensive Player of the Week awards and two Rookie of the Week
honors…first goaltender in school history to record a
shutout in his first career start, as he stopped 44 shots in 1-0
win over Army (10/18)…had shutout streak of 101:09 to start
his career…posted second career shutout in 2-0 win over
Brown (2/7)…earned first Hockey East win, stopping 33 shots
and earning Hockey East weekly honors in 4-3 win at #15 UNH
(11/29)…posted 7-10-4 record…did not allow an even
strength goal until overtime of his fourth career game, spanning
228:05 minutes…made 38 saves in 5-1 win over Providence
(2/22)…stopped 30 shots in 3-2 OT win vs. UMass (3/6).
Personal/Last Team: Born January 2, 1990…son of
Joe and Joan Cannata…has two siblings, Mike and
Brian…selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round
173rd overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft…posted a 16-14-3
record with a 2.56 goals-against and a .899 save percentage playing
against Division-I competition with the U.S. National Under-18
Team… went 2-0 with a 2.67 goals against average there at
the 2008 U-18 Five Nations tournament, a tournament won by Team
USA...ranked first among all NCAA goaltenders and fourth overall in
Hockey’s Future 2009 draft preview that focused on all
collegiate players who are undrafted…ranked 13th among North
American goaltenders by NHL Central Scouting for the 2008 NHL
Draft…recorded a 16-1-1 record with a 1.01 goals-against
while being named MVP at Boston College High School in
2006-07…Boston Globe Catholic Conference
all-star…Boston Herald Dream Team selection…business
major at Merrimack.







































