Julien Ellis

<sub>Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Goaltender
shoots = Left
nickname = Jeppy, Jules
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 177
team = Vancouver Canucks
league = NHL
prospect_league = ECHL
prospect_team = Victoria Salmon Kings
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|01|27
birth_place = Sorel, Quebec
draft = 189th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = Vancouver Canucks
career_start = 2006</sub>

Julien Ellis (born January 27, 1986 in Sorel, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Victoria Salmon Kings of the East Coast Hockey League and is a prospect for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Ellis played junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Shawinigan Cataractes. He recorded a 2.85 goals-against-average and a .903 save-percentage in 59 games played during his draft year, in 2003-04. Ellis was chosen in the sixth round, 189th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Upon being drafted, Ellis returned to the Cataractes for two more seasons, which included a junior career high 2.41 GAA, .921 SV% campaign in 2004-05.

Ellis turned professional in 2006-07, entering the Canucks' farm system in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League. He played the majority of the season with the Victoria Salmon Kings while playing eight games for the Manitoba Moose.

In 2007-08, won 24 games in 42 appearances and was chosen to the ECHL All-Star Game. [citeweb|title=Canucks enter new era|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379680|publisher=National Hockey League|accessdate=2008-09-21|date=2008-09-20]

Awards & achievements

*East Coast Hockey League All-Star Game - 2008

External links

*hockeydb|70694
* [http://www.canucks.com/inthesystem.asp?sectionID=25&id=213#career Profile at Canucks.com]