As a Senior (2007-08): Signed an entry-level contract with the NHL's Nashville Predators at the conclusion of the season ... Started 41 of 42 games in goal ... Named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS All-Senior All-America first team ... One of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... Selected to the all-ECAC Hockey third team ... Earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey all-academic team ... Honored as Colgate's Male Athlete of the Year, and received the Director of Athletics Award ... Named the team's Best Defensive Player and received the Coaches Award ... Finished his career as Colgate's all-time leader in games played (118), saves (3,071), save percentage (.923), shutouts (11), and ties (16) ... Broke Colgate's single-season records for games played (41), minutes played (2388:53), saves (1,043) and shutouts (6) ... Finished second in the league and 13th in the nation with a 2.16 goals against average and .924 save percentage on the year ... Made a career-high 52 saves in the double-overtime win over No. 7 Clarkson in the deciding game of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series on March 16 ... Posted 31 saves in each win of the ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series with St. Lawrence, March 7-9 ... Ranked third in ECAC Hockey with a 2.02 goals against average and .928 save percentage during league play ... Made 21 saves against Dartmouth on March 1 ... Registered 26 saves in the tie with No. 20 Harvard on February 29 ... Recorded 26 saves in the overtime win at No. 19 Quinnipiac on February 24 ... Posted 34 saves at No. 15/17 Princeton on February 22 ... Put together a league- and school-record shutout streak of 217:16, which ranks seventh in NCAA history, between February 8 and February 22 ... Named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week on February 18 ... Made 33 saves against Union to tie the school record with his third consecutive shutout on February 16 ... Broke Colgate's single-season shutouts record with his sixth of the year in the 8-0 win over the Dutchmen ... Recorded nine saves in his shutout of Rensselaer on February 15 ... Named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week on February 11 ... Stopped 49 of the 50 shots he faced in a three-point weekend at St. Lawrence and No. 13 Clarkson, February 8-9 ... Broke Colgate's career shutouts record with the ninth of his career in the 0-0 tie with the Golden Knights ... Recorded 54 saves during the weekend series with Cornell, February 1-2 ... Tied Colgate's career shutouts record with his eighth against Brown on January 26 ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on January 21 ... Made 26 saves in the win over St. Lawrence on January 19 ... Stopped 36 of the 37 shots he faced in the 1-1 tie with No. 12 Clarkson on January 18 ... Selected to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on January 14 ... Recorded 28 saves in a shutout of Rensselaer on January 12 ... Posted 26 stops at Union on January 11 ... Named a runner-up for the Hockey Commissioners' Association Player of the Month award for December ... Earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on January 2 ... Made 33 saves in the 2-2 tie at No. 13 Wisconsin in the opening round of the Badger Showdown on December 28 ... Stopped all eight players he faced in the shootout with UW to help Colgate advance to the title game of the Badger Showdown ... Selected to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on December 3 ... Made 38 saves to earn his first shutout of the season against Robert Morris on December 2 ... Registered 25 saves versus RMU on December 1 ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on November 26 ... Posted 34 saves versus Connecticut on November 24 ... Recorded 26 saves and an assist against Connecticut on November 23 ... Earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on November 19 ... Registered 26 saves in the 2-1 win at No. 19 Harvard on November 19 ... Made a season-high 42 saves and recorded an assist in the tie at Dartmouth on November 16 ... Posted 20 saves in 45 minutes of play at Yale on November 11, before leaving the game with an injury ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on November 5 ... Recorded 29 saves in the tie with Quinnipiac on November 2 ... Posted 27 saves in the win against No. 15 St. Lawrence in the Citizens Bank Governor's Cup on October 26 ... Registered 25 saves in the second game at No. 9 Michigan State on October 20 ... Made 37 saves in the win against RIT on October 13.
As a Junior (2006-07): Started 36 of Colgate’s 40 games in goal ... Selected to the all-ECACHL second team ... Named the team’s Best Defensive Player ... Earned a spot on the ECACHL all-academic team ... Broke his own single-season saves record with 993 on the year ... Finished the season with a 2.33 goals against average, which ranks sixth all-time at Colgate, and ranked fourth in the league ... His .923 save percentage is tied for third on Colgate’s single-season list, and ranked 11th in the nation and second in the ECACHL ... Tied his sophomore games played total for second place in Colgate history with 36 ... Finished second in school history with 2135:35 minutes played ... Was in goal for all 15 Raider wins, which is tied for 10th on the school’s season record list ... Played in two of Colgate's four playoff games before ending his season early due to injury ... His playoff stats of a 1.01 goals against average and .953 save percentage led the ECACHL ... Selected to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on March 5 ... Stopped 41 of 43 shots during Colgate's two-game sweep of Rensselaer during the first round of the ECACHL playoffs, March 2-3 ... Finished the ECACHL schedule with a 2.51 goals against average and .923 save percentage in league games ... His league save percentage ranked second among ECACHL goalies ... Made 33 saves in the regular-season finale at Dartmouth on February 24 ... Posted 31 stops at Harvard on February 23 ... Made 52 saves during the final home games of the regular season against Princeton and No. 20 Quinnipiac, February 16-17 ... Stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win at Union on February 10 ... Recorded 29 saves in a one-goal loss to No. 8 Clarkson on February 3 ... Backstopped Colgate to a 6-2 win against No. 17 St. Lawrence on February 2 ... Earned the league's Goaltender of the Week award on January 29 ... Made 73 saves in the home-and-home split with No. 18 Cornell on January 25 and 27 ... Named the ECACHL co-Goaltender of the Week on January 22 ... Registered 20 saves in the win against Yale on January 20 ... Stopped 37 shots in the tie with Brown on January 19 ... Posted 21 saves at St. Lawrence on January 13 ... Made 28 saves on 29 shots at No. 9 Clarkson on January 12 ... Recorded 30 saves against No. 19 Niagara on January 5 ... Honored as the ECACHL Goaltender of the Week on January 2 ... Named the tournament MVP of the Toyota UConn Classic ... Registered 27 saves on 28 shots at Connecticut in the title game of the Toyota UConn Classic on December 30 ... Made 35 saves in a 5-2 win versus Northeastern in the first game of the Toyota UConn Classic on December 29 ... Stopped 38 of 41 shots at No. 8 St. Cloud State on December 8 ... Recorded 20 saves in a come-from-behind win against Rensselaer on December 2 ... Had 25 stops versus Union on December 1 ... Posted 27 saves against Niagara on November 25 ... Made 28 saves versus Ohio State on November 24 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on November 20 ... Registered a career-high 49 saves at Princeton on November 18 ... Recorded 38 saves at Quinnipiac on November 17 ... Made 44 saves at Brown on November 4 ... Stopped 22 shots at Yale on November 3 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on October 31 ... Posted 20 stops versus Rensselear on October 29 ... Made 23 saves in a tie with Quinnipiac on October 28 ... Stopped all four Bobcat shots in the shootout as the Raiders advanced to the championship game of the Governor's Cup ... Posted 16 saves to shut out Canisius on October 24 ... Recorded 17 saves in the victory against Bentley on October 15 ... Made 21 saves to earn a win against Niagara on October 12 ... Registered 28 saves versus No. 9 Denver on October 7 ... Made 23 saves against Vermont on October 6 ... Named to the all-ECACHL preseason media and coaches teams ... Was a unanimous selection to the coaches team ... Hailed as a "player to watch" in College Hockey News' preseason All-America release.
As a Sophomore (2005-06): Selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 146th overall pick ... Started 36 of Colgate’s 39 games in goal ... Received the Ken Dryden Award as the ECACHL Goaltender of the Year ... Named to the all-ECACHL first team ... Earned the team’s Best Defensive Player award ... Achieved a spot on the ECACHL all-academic team ... Made a then-school-record 988 saves on the season ... Posted a 2.29 goals against average, which ranks fifth all-time at Colgate, and ranked 16th in the nation and second in the league ... Was third all-time at Colgate with a .924 save percentage, and ranked 10th in the nation and first in the ECACHL ... His 36 games played ranks second all-time ... Played 2125:51 minutes, which ranks third in school history ... Tied for third on the single-season list with four shutouts ... Tied for fifth all-time with 18 wins on the season ... Posted a school-record six ties ... Finished the ECACHL playoffs with a 2.01 goals against average, which ranked third in the league, and a .937 save percentage, which ranked fourth ... Stopped 39 of the 42 shots he faced against Dartmouth in the ECACHL third-place game on March 18 ... Made 29 saves on 30 shots versus Cornell in the ECACHL semifinals on March 17 ... Recorded 80 saves in the three-game ECACHL quarterfinal series against Quinnipiac, March 10-12, including 30 stops in a 4-0 shutout on Sunday ... Led the ECACHL with a 1.98 goals against average and .934 save percentage in conference games ... Named the ECACHL Goaltender of the Week and a runner up for the INCH National Player of the Week award on February 27 ... Stopped 35 of 36 shots to lead the Raiders to a 2-1 win at Rensselaer on February 25 ... Shut out Union for the second time with 29 saves on February 24 ... Made 27 saves against Dartmouth on February 18 ... Stopped 29 of 30 shots versus Harvard on February 17 ... Posted 24 saves in a 1-1 tie at Clarkson on February 11 ... Made 41 saves at St. Lawrence on February 10 ... Stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 2-1 overtime win against Yale on January 27 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 23 ... Recorded 27 saves in an overtime victory versus St. Lawrence on January 21 ... Made 41 saves, including 22 in the third period, to backstop the Raiders to a 4-2 win against Clarkson on January 20 ... Stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 3-1 win at Quinnipiac on January 14 ... Recorded 39 saves in a 5-5 tie with St. Cloud State on January 7 ... Named to Inside College Hockey's first-half all-ECACHL team ... Honored as the ECACHL Goaltender of the Half-Year by the New England Hockey Journal ... Named the ECACHL Best Player of the first half by the College Hockey News ... Made 27 saves in a 3-2 win against Princeton on December 3 ... Recorded 28 saves versus Quinnipiac on December 2 ... Posted 12 of his 25 saves in a 4-3 overtime win against Western Michigan on November 26 during Bronco power-play opportunities ... Made 26 saves in a 2-2 tie with WMU on November 25 ... Honored as the ECACHL Goaltender of the week and a runner up for the INCH National Player of the Week award on November 21 ... Recorded 17 saves in a 5-0 shutout of Union on November 19 ... Made 30 saves in a 1-1 tie with Rensselaer on November 18 ... Posted a career-high 42 saves at Dartmouth on November 11 ... Named the ECACHL Goaltender of the Week on November 7 ... Recorded 24 saves on 26 shots at Yale on November 5 ... Made 26 saves to record his first career shutout at Brown on November 4 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on October 24 ... Posted 21 saves on 22 shots versus Army on October 21 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on October 17 ... Recorded 30 saves in a 2-2 tie with Lake Superior State on October 14 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on October 10 ... Made 32 saves on 34 shots to earn the win in Colgate's season-opener versus UMass-Lowell on October 7.
As a Freshman (2004-05): Played in five games … Finished the season with a 1.85 goals against average and a .904 save percentage … Compiled a 1-1-0 record … Saw his first career ECAC Hockey League action against St. Lawrence on February 26 … Made 10 saves on 10 shots in 13:50 versus the Saints … Played 13:25 in relief versus Northeastern on January 1 in the Denver Cup … Saved all four of the shots he faced against the Huskies … Earned his first career victory versus Mercyhurst on November 27 … Saved 20 of 22 shots against the Lakers … Played 15:15 in relief versus UMass-Lowell on November 12 … Saved all three shots he faced against the River Hawks … Made his first career start versus Army on October 30 … Recorded 10 saves on 13 shots against the Black Knights.
Before Colgate: Played for the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League … Finished his final season with a 3.76 goals against average in 30 games … Ranked third in the BCHL with a .910 save percentage … Posted an overall record of 13-15-1 … Team was eliminated in the playoffs by current teammate Tyler Burton's Chilliwack Chiefs.
Personal: Mark Adam Dekanich was born on May 10, 1986 in North Vancouver, British Columbia … Son of Ron and Nancy Dekanich … Has one brother … Majoring in history.
