Penguins sign minor league forward Frederick Gaudreau, goaltender Maxime Lagace
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to stock up on players for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.
On Saturday, the team signed forward Frederick Gaudreau and goaltender Maxim Lagace to one-year, two-way contracts each worth $700,000.
Gaudreau, 27, appeared in 42 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals last season and scored 28 points (11 goals, 17 points). A native of Bromont, Quebec, Gaudreau (6-foot, 179 pounds) has spent the first six seasons of his professional career as a member of the Nashville Predators organization. In 84 career regular-season games with the Predators, he had eight points (three goals, five assists).
A member of the Predators’ team that lost the 2017 Stanley Cup Final to the Penguins, Gaudreau scored winning goals in Nashville’s only wins in that series, Games 3 and 4.
Lagace, 27, was one of the AHL’s top goaltenders in 2019-20, finishing second in wins with a 22-7-3 record in 33 games with the Providence Bruins. Additionally, Lagace had a 22-7-3 record along with a 2.37 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage and five shutouts, also the second-best total in the AHL last season.
A native of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Lagace has spent most of his professional career in the AHL. His only NHL experience came in the form of 17 games with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18 and 2018-19. In those contests, he has a 6-8-1 record, a 3.92 goals-against average and an .868 save percentage.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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