The Montreal Canadiens now have a new goalie to keep an eye on in their system next season.
The Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket, have announced that they have signed goaltender Benjamin Gaudreau to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2025-26 season.
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Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, two-way AHL contract with goaltender Benjamin Gaudreau
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Gaudreau spent most of the 2024-25 season at the ECHL level with the Indy Fuel. In 43 appearances with the ECHL squad, he posted a 21-16-6 record, a .902 save percentage, and a 2.46 goals-against average. He also had a 2-2-0 record, a .868 save percentage, and a 3.19 goals-against average in five AHL games with the Rockford IceHogs in 2024-25.
This was Gaudreau's first professional season, as he played his last season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2023-24 split between the Sarnia Sting and Erie Otters. In 151 OHL games over four seasons, he had a 74-54-15 record.
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Gaudreau was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the 81st overall pick of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Overall, there is no harm in Laval bringing in a prospect goalie like Gaudreau on this two-way AHL Deal. He is still only 22 years old, and he has the potential to improve as he continues to gain more experience, whether that is in the AHL or ECHL. At worst, he will simply give the Canadiens more goalie depth in the minors, which is never a bad thing.
It will be intriguing to see if Gaudreau can take a nice step forward in his game next season from here.
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