Mike Condon (ice hockey)

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| image = Mike Condon, Montreal Canadiens 3, Ottawa Senators 4, Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec (29773480240) (cropped).jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|27}}

| birth_place = Holliston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| weight_lb = 197

| position = Goaltender

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| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators

| ntl_team = USA

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2013

| career_end = 2020

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| alma_mater = Princeton University

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Michael Johnston Condon (born April 27, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who currently serves as a volunteer assistant goalie coach at Northeastern.{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/2936034/2021/11/08/mike-condons-crash-and-comeback-finding-inspiration-in-a-new-career-after-the-pressure-and-pain-of-the-nhl/ |title=Mike Condon's crash and comeback: Finding inspiration in a new career after the pressure and pain of the NHL |work=The Athletic |last=Shinzawa |first=Fluto |date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2024}} Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Condon has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.

Early life

Condon was born on April 27, 1990, to Mary and Teddy Condon in Holliston, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3758178|title=Mike Condon Bio|accessdate=January 2, 2016|publisher=Princeton Tigers}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/condon-initially-deemed-traitor-by-friends-family/|title=Condon Initially Deemed Traitor By Friends & Family|date=January 1, 2016|accessdate=January 2, 2016|publisher=Sportsnet}} He has one older brother, Zach. His father is a sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police, and his mother is a real estate broker. His father was involved in the manhunt of the Boston Marathon bombers. Condon attended the Belmont Hill School before attending Princeton University, where he majored in politics.

Playing career

Undrafted at the conclusion of his career with Princeton, Condon signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL{{cite news|last=Whyno|first=Stephen|title=Canadiens goalie Mike Condon takes improbable journey to NHL debut|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canadiens-goalie-mike-condon-takes-improbable-journey-to-nhl-debut/article26774509/|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=October 12, 2015|access-date=October 16, 2015}} On April 7, 2013, after four games with the Reign where he went 3–1–0 with a 1.48 goals against average, Condon signed a professional tryout agreement with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL).{{cite web|title=Condon Gets Chance in Houston|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/princeton/20130704_CondonHoustonPTO|publisher=ECAC Hockey|date=April 7, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2015}}

On May 8, 2013, Condon signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web|title=Canadiens sign goaltender Mike Condon to a two-year contract|url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=669827|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|date=May 8, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2015}}

On October 11, 2015, Condon started his first NHL game, leading the Canadiens to a 3–1 win against the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web|title=Mike Condon earns first NHL win as Canadiens beat Senators 3–1|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=782749|publisher=National Hockey League|date=October 11, 2015|access-date=October 16, 2015}} He stopped 20 of 21 shots, only allowing one goal against from Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Senators goaltender Matt O'Connor made his NHL debut in the same game, making the two the first goaltenders to make their first NHL start on the same night since October 14, 1967. On November 9, Condon was named the NHL third star of the week for his play filling in for the injured Carey Price.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/40018/nhls-3-stars-patrick-kane-tyler-seguin-and-mike-condon|title=NHL's 3 stars: Patrick Kane, Tyler Seguin and Mike Condon|work=ESPN|access-date=November 30, 2015|date=November 9, 2015}}

On October 11, 2016, Condon was claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens by the Pittsburgh Penguins after being waived the previous day.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-claim-goaltender-mike-condon/c-282554926|title=Penguins Claim Goaltender Mike Condon|work=nhl.com|date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016}} He would only play one period (20 minutes) in relief for the Penguins before being traded to the Ottawa Senators on November 2 for a fifth-round draft pick in 2017.{{cite web|title=Senators acquire Mike Condon from Pittsburgh|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-acquire-goaltender-mike-condon-from-the-pittsburgh-penguins/c-283341234|website=NHL.com|access-date=November 2, 2016|date=November 2, 2016}} Condon was acquired due to Senators' starter Craig Anderson facing an uncertain future after his wife was diagnosed with cancer, and backup Andrew Hammond being sidelined with an injury.{{cite web |title=Mike Condon traded to Senators for draft pick|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/mike-condon-traded-senators-draft-pick/|website=Sportsnet|access-date=November 3, 2016|date=November 2, 2016}}

In June 2017, Condon signed a three-year $7.2M contract extension with the Ottawa Senators after being credited with saving the Senators' 2016–17 season by filling in for starter Anderson during which time Condon set team records both for the most consecutive starts by a goalie (27 games) and for the fewest games needed to achieve five shutouts (32 games).{{cite news|title=Ottawa Senators lock up Mike Condon with new three-year, $7.2 million deal |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/nhl/senatorsextra/ottawa-senators-lock-up-mike-condon-to-new-three-year-7-2-million-deal |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=June 28, 2017 |date=June 28, 2017}} In the following 2017–18 season, Condon's play dropped to a save percentage of .902, and he only won five games all season in the backup role to Anderson. However, the abysmal season the Senators had as a whole, in which the team finished second-last in the entire league, heavily contributed to this decline in Condon's performance. Condon suffered a concussion towards the end of the season, ending it early for him.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/ottawa-senators-place-veteran-goaltender-mike-condon-on-waivers |title=Ottawa Senators place veteran goaltender Mike Condon on waivers |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |work=Ottawa Sun |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=October 15, 2023}}

On October 31, 2018, after two dreadful starts to begin Condon's 2018–19 season, the Senators decided to waive Condon and send him down to their AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators. Condon was injured with Belleville and spent most of the season on the injured list, only appearing in one game, a 7–6 win against the Toronto Marlies.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/condon-bursting-with-confidence-following-long-recovery-from-hip-surgery |title=Condon bursting with confidence following long recovery from hip surgery |work=Ottawa Sun |last=Warren |first=Ken |date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=October 15, 2023}} On July 30, 2019, Condon was traded from the Senators, along with a 6th-round pick in 2020 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Ryan Callahan and a 5th-round pick in 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-senators-acquire-ryan-callahan-from-tampa-bay-lightning-for-mike-condon-1.1344099 | title = Ottawa Senators acquire Callahan from Lightning for Condon | work = TSN | date = July 30, 2019 | access-date = July 30, 2019}}

Continuing his rehabilitation from injury, Condon was sidelined to start the 2019–20 season. Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, he appeared in his first game in over a year on December 14, 2019. After six games with the Crunch, Condon was re-assigned to the ECHL for the first time in six years, loaned to the Orlando Solar Bears on February 5, 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.orlandosolarbearshockey.com/news/2020/2/lightning-reassign-mike-condon-to-solar-bears | title = Lightning re-assign Mike Condon to Solar Bears | publisher = Orlando Solar Bears | date = February 5, 2020 | access-date = February 5, 2020}} Condon made four appearances with the Solar Bears before he returned to the AHL, assigned on loan by the Lightning to the Charlotte Checkers, the affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 26, 2020.{{cite web| url = http://gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/mike-condon-added-to-charlotte-roster | title = Mike Condon added to Charlotte roster | publisher = Charlotte Checkers | date = February 26, 2020 | access-date = February 26, 2020}} Condon made a lone appearance with the Checkers, allowing 4 goals in a 5–3 defeat to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on February 23, before he was recalled from his loan by the Lightning and returned to the Crunch.{{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1020472 | title = Checkers, Phantoms Game Summary | publisher = American Hockey League | date = February 23, 2020 | access-date = February 23, 2020}}

International play

Condon was selected as a member of the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2426917-2016-u-s-men-s-national-team-roster |title=2016 U.S. Men's National Team|date=May 2, 2016|work=usahockey.com}} On May 7, 2016, he started the second game of the tournament leading the United States to a 6–3 win against Belarus, making 20 saves.{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/645945 |title=U.S. Defeats Belarus, 6-3, at Men's Worlds |publisher=USA Hockey |date=May 7, 2016 |access-date=October 15, 2023}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
2006–07 \| Belmont Hill School \| HS-MA \| 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.71	.941 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Belmont Hill School \| HS-MA \| 31	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.13	.931 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09 \| Belmont Hill School \| HS-MA \| 31	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.12	.934 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Princeton University \| ECAC \| 4	0	1	0	123	5	0	2.44	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11 \| Princeton University \| ECAC \| 11	6	4	1	660	31	1	2.82	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Princeton University \| ECAC \| 14	4	6	3	832	40	0	2.88	.919 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13 \| Princeton University \| ECAC \| 24	8	11	4	1354	56	2	2.48	.923 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Ontario Reign \| ECHL \| 4	3	1	0	243	6	1	1.48	.943 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13 \| Houston Aeros \| AHL \| 5	3	0	0	226	9	0	2.39	.919 \| 3	1	2	179	11	0	3.69	.909
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Wheeling Nailers \| ECHL \| 39	23	12	4	2315	84	6	2.18	.931 \| 10	6	3	625	26	2	2.50	.926
2013–14 \| Hamilton Bulldogs \| AHL \| 3	1	1	0	145	6	0	2.48	.909 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Hamilton Bulldogs \| AHL \| 48	23	19	6	2857	116	4	2.44	.921 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 55	21	25	3	3123	141	1	2.71	.903 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	20	0	0	0.00	1.000 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| Ottawa Senators \| NHL \| 40	19	14	6	2305	96	5	2.50	.914 \| 2	0	0	61	4	0	3.92	.875
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Ottawa Senators \| NHL \| 31	5	17	5	1627	88	0	3.25	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Ottawa Senators \| NHL \| 2	0	2	0	75	8	0	6.40	.800 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19 \| Belleville Senators \| AHL \| 1	1	0	0	60	6	0	6.01	.739 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20 \| Syracuse Crunch \| AHL \| 6	3	2	1	293	20	0	4.10	.877 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Orlando Solar Bears \| ECHL \| 4	0	3	0	211	15	0	4.27	.867 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20 \| Charlotte Checkers \| AHL \| 1	0	1	0	59	4	0	4.09	.789 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 129 !! 45 !! 58 !! 17 !! 7,149 !! 333 !! 6 !! 2.79 !! .905 ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 61 !! 4 !! 0 !! 3.92 !! .875