Boston Bruins' Jake DeBrusk (74) looks for the rebound off Ottawa Senators' Kevin Mandolese (70) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The Ottawa Senators announced Tuesday that the team has signed goaltender Kevin Mandolese to a one-year, two-way contract. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Kevin Mandolese to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday.
The contract is worth US$775,000 at the NHL level and $110,000 in the American Hockey League.
The 22-year-old from Blainville, Que., made 46 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders in his NHL debut Feb. 14.
The performance tied him for the fifth-most saves in a goaltending debut in NHL history.
Mandolese went 1-2-0 over three games with Ottawa last season.
He went 6-8-3 over 17 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators and 5-1-0 mark over seven contests with the ECHL’s Allen Americans.
Mandolese was the Senators’sixth-round pick (157th overall) at the 2018 NHL draft.
“Kevin made some good strides last season,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a release. “He’s a talented goaltender who gained confidence throughout the year, especially after experiencing his first taste of NHL action.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2023.
