By Andy Prest

North Vancouver's Mark Dekanich is a lot of things - husband, prolific Tweeter, liberal arts nerd, white knight - but one title he's aspired to but never attained is that of a fulltime NHL player.

That should change this year as the 25-year-old goaltender starts the 2011-12 season with a new team - the Columbus Blue Jackets - and a new oneway contract that should keep him in the NHL for good this year.

Drafted in 2006 by the Nashville Predators, Dekanich found himself low on the depth chart behind a number of talented goalies and managed to crack the team's lineup for just one 50-minute stint in a regular season game, spending the rest of his time putting up stellar numbers in the minors.

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