Goaltender Kevin Poulin signed a one-year contract with the Laval Rocket, the Montreal Canadiens’ academy in the American League (AHL), on Tuesday.
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Consequently, the veteran will thus spend the entirety of the next campaign within this circuit. In 2021-2022, he played eight games with the Lions of Trois-Rivières, in the ECHL, before coming to lend a hand to the Rocket.
Poulin was a big reason for Laval’s success this past season, his performances helping the team finish third in the AHL North Division. He went 18-8-3 with a 2.34 goals-against average and .920 save percentage. However, head coach Jean-François Houle mainly bet on Cayden Primeau in the playoffs, so the Quebecer was limited to one game, during the series against the Syracuse Crunch.
Moreover, the 32-year-old goaltender has not played in the National League since 2014-2015.
