The role of the new goaltender Hughes is now known

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Tommy Boudreault
June 4, 2024 (1:11 PM)

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This signing has gone relatively unnoticed, but Connor Hughes, a 27-year-old goaltender from London, Ontario, with an impressive frame of 6 feet 4 inches and 231 pounds, had quite a season in Switzerland.

It will be interesting to see Connor Hughes and Kasimir Kaskisuo battle for the backup goalie position with the Rocket.

"No, Connor Hughes is not Kent's son. He is a 27-year-old goaltender from Ontario who also has Swiss nationality. He has been playing in Switzerland since 2017. Are they bringing him in to be Dobes' backup in Laval? I wonder if this will be another try like Demchenko." - Marc Antoine Godin

"Stellar numbers in the Swiss NL this season, particularly in the playoffs helping lead Lausanne to the finals. Instantly improves the goaltending situation in Laval, in addition to the improvement of Jakub Dobe�. Important item checked off the summer to-do list." - Arpon Basu

There have been many positive comments about him in the last few hours. He has a good frame and is coming off a very strong season.

"He was very good. You need to put traffic in front of him to beat him," one of his opponents from last year just told me.

- Via Anthony Martineau, of TVA Sports

With a goals-against average of 1.73 and a save percentage of 0.940, Hughes dominated the Swiss league, even continuing his excellent performance throughout the playoffs to the finals.

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4 JUIN \| 371 ANSWERS The role of the new goaltender Hughes is now known Will Connor Hughes be able to dethrone Jakub Dobes as the number one goaltender for the Laval Rocket?
Yes	169	45.6 %
No	202	54.4 %
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