The Laval Rocket have signed defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson, forwards Jared Davidson and Jakov Novak, and goaltender Strauss Mann to one-year contracts.
The Laval Rocket have signed defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson, forwards Jared Davidson and Jakov Novak, and goaltender Strauss Mann to one-year contracts.
Four new players signed one-year, one-way AHL contract with the Laval Rocket on Monday: forwards Jared Davidson and Jakov Novak, defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson, and goaltender Strauss Mann.
20-year-old Davidson was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round (130th overall) in 2022. The 6-foot, 183-pound center spent the past five seasons playing in the WHL for the Seattle Thunderbirds, winning the WHL championship this past season while also being named to the WHL's First All-Star Team for two consecutive years. In the 2022-23 season, Davidson scored 38 goals and registered 44 assists for 82 points in 60 regular season games played. He added another 11 goals and 12 assists in 19 playoff games.
Novak finished his NCAA career with Northeastern University last year, scoring eight goals and adding four assists in 35 games played. The 6-foot-3, 203-pound forward then made his professional debut in the ECHL with the Allen Americans, registering seven goals and five assists in 14 games played.
Defenseman Paquette-Bisson will be a familiar face in the Laval lineup, having spent two seasons with the Rocket in the 2020-22 seasons. During that time, the 26-year-old tallied four goals and 22 assists in 83 games played. Last season, the 6-foot-3, 194-pound blueliner signed with the AHL's Ontario Reign, affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. There he registered four goals and 12 assists in 61 games played.
Mann also spent last season playing on the west coast of the United States in the AHL. The 6-foot, 174-pound netminder played 20 games with the San Joe Barracuda in the 2022-23 season, affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, posting a .894 save percentage and a 3.32 goals-against average. The Greenwich, Connecticut native also played 13 games for the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL, earning a .932 save percentage and a 2.51 goals-against average in that time.