LAVAL (July 9, 2022) –The Laval Rocket announced on Saturday that the team has agreed to terms on a two-year, one-way AHL contract (2022-23 and 2023-2024) with Quebec-born forward Brandon Gignac. Gignac, 24 (5’11” and 185 lb) spent last season with the Laval Rocket, where he recorded 10 goals and 16 assists in 48 games. Gignac also recorded five […]
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Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract with Danick Martel
LAVAL (July 6, 2022) –The Laval Rocket announced on Wednesday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2022-23) with Quebec-born forward Danick Martel. Martel, 27 (5’08” and 176 lb) spent last season with the Laval Rocket, where he recorded 17 goals and 16 assists in 70 games. Martel also recorded nine goals […]
Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract with Xavier Simoneau
LAVAL (July 4, 2022) –The Laval Rocket announced on Monday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2022-23) with Quebec-born forward Xavier Simoneau.Simoneau, 21 (5’07” and 178 lb) spent last season with the Charlottetown Islanders, where he recorded 24 goals and 62 assists in 48 games. Simoneau also began his junior career […]
Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, two-way AHL contract with Olivier Galipeau, Anthony Beauregard and Santino Centorame
LAVAL (June 24, 2022) – The Laval Rocket announced on Friday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way AHL contract (2022-23) with defenseman Olivier Galipeau, with forward Anthony Beauregard and with defenseman Santino Centorame. Galipeau, 25 (6’00’’ and 203 lb) spent the last season between the Laval Rocket and the Trois-Rivières Lions. Galipeau […]
Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract with Peter Abbandonato and Tory Dello
LAVAL (June 24, 2022) – The Laval Rocket announced on Friday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2022-23) with Quebec-born forward Peter Abbandonato and agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2022-23) with defenseman Tory Dello. Abbandonato, 24, spent a good part of last season with the Laval Rocket, […]
Rocket win to force a Game 7
The Rocket came through in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals series and will meet the Thunderbirds again on Wednesday at MassMutual Center for a Game 7. Danick Martel had a three-point night (2 goals, 1 assist) to contribute to the Rocket’s best offensive performance in the series against Springfield. Laval had a quiet […]
Laval’s penalty kill is imperial
The Rocket will have their backs against the wall in Springfield against the Thunderbirds on Monday night. It’s obviously an important situation in a series that has been tight from the beginning with three out of the five games needing overtime to decide the winner. Once again, it will be an emotional but also stressful […]
Harvey-Pinard scores in overtime and Laval wins Game 4
The Rocket won in overtime, thanks to a goal from Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, in the fourth game of the Eastern Conference final, Friday night at Place Bell. Laval had a tougher start and the Thunderbirds took advantage of it. They scored two goals, to take a 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of play. The […]
Tobie Bisson, the Rocket’s unsung hero
For a team to get this far in the Calder Cup playoffs, they need contributions from pretty much everyone on the roster. Since the beginning of the postseason, that’s exactly what has happened with the Laval Rocket. It’s easy to think about guys like Cayden Primeau, Danick Martel, Brandon Gignac, Sami Niku and a bunch […]
Laval Evens Out the Series Versus Springfield, Rebounds with a 4-2 Victory against the Thunderbirds
By Matthew Tkatch Laval handed Springfield their first loss of the Calder Cup playoffs, after a solid showing Sunday afternoon at MassMutual Center. The series-tying game showed much offensive improvement, and gives the Rocket something to build off of as they now head back home to Laval. Game 3 will be played on Wednesday June […]
