One day after completing a trade for the rights to Kevin Mandolese, the Avalanche and the 23-year-old goaltender agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Mandolese signed a two-way contract worth $775,000, a league source told The Denver Post, with the Canadian netminder likely to compete with Trent Miner for playing time with the Colorado Eagles in the AHL.
The Avs acquired Mandolese’s rights in a trade with the Ottawa Senators, with the two teams also swapping draft picks in the deal. The Avs sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to Ottawa in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the same draft.
The 23-year-old has minimal NHL experience (1-2-0, .916 save percentage, 3.29 goals-against average) that all came during the 2022-23 season. The majority of the 2018 sixth-round pick’s pro career has been spent in the AHL with the Belleville Senators.
He appeared in 23 games this past season with Belleville, posting a 10-9-2 record with a .901 save percentage and 3.07 goals-against average. Over four years with the club, he was 28-28-5 with a .896 save percentage and 3.30 goals-against average over 66 appearances.
