Canadiens Add Depth At The AHL Level With Free Agent Signing

Small piece of news in the world of the Montreal Canadiens as the team has announced that they have signed forward Lucas Condotta to a one-year entry level deal for the 2022-23 season.

Condotta, 24, is a product of the UMass-Lowell River Hawks and was their captain playing in his senior year. The Georgetown, Ontario native is related to Matt Martin of the New York Islanders.

Mostly recognized as a top six forward with a physical presence and relentless drive, the 6’2″ 209 lbs left winger will report to the Laval Rocket of the AHL on a Professional Tryout. The Rocket are in need of some depth as they prepare and hope to make a deep playoff run this season.

He also notably faced Cale Makar, star defender for the Colorado Avalanche, while the latter was a member of UMass-Amherst.

The River Hawks official website notes that Condotta is “A student in the Manning School of Business, Condotta was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team the last three years. In his 121 games as a River Hawk, Condotta amassed 24 goals and 28 assists for 52 career points.”

Condotta also led the River Hawks to the 2022 NCAA Tournament where they fell to Denver 3-2 in the opening bracket.

The Laval Rocket sit second in the North Division with 67 points, 16 points behind division leaders Utica Comets. The team is currently led by Raphael Harvey-Pinard who leads the team with 39 points. Jean-Sebastien Dea leads the team with 19 goals while captain Xavier Ouellet leads the team with 24 assists.

Goaltender Kevin Poulin has been a story of redemption as he went from the Montreal Canadiens training camp all the way down to the ECHL in Trois-Rivieres. Now with the Rocket, the former New York Islander has a 13-6-1 record in 21 games with a 2.30 GAA and .926 save percentage, all best statistics on the team.

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