Michael Johnston Condon (born April 27, 1990) is an American former professional

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who currently serves as a volunteer assistant goalie coach at Northeastern. Originally

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by teams in the

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(NHL), Condon has previously played for the

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and

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

Early life

Condon was born on April 27, 1990, to Mary and Teddy Condon in Holliston,

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. He has one older brother, Zach. His father is a

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for the

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, and his mother is a

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. His father was involved in the manhunt of the Boston Marathon bombers. Condon attended the

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before attending

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, where he majored in

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Playing career

Undrafted at the conclusion of his career with Princeton, Condon signed an amateur tryout agreement with the

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of the

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On April 7, 2013, after four games with the Reign where he went 3–1–0 with a 1.48

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, Condon signed a professional tryout agreement with the Houston Aeros of the

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(AHL). On May 8, 2013, Condon signed his first professional contract with the

of the

(NHL). On October 11, 2015, Condon started his first NHL game, leading the Canadiens to a 3–1 win against the

. 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

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. On October 11, 2016, Condon was claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens by the

after being waived the previous day. 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

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. 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. 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). 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. 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

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. 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

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. On July 30, 2019, Condon was traded from the Senators, along with a 6th-round pick in

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to the

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in exchange for Ryan Callahan and a 5th-round pick in 2020. Continuing his rehabilitation from injury, Condon was sidelined to start the 2019–20 season. Assigned to AHL affiliate, the

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play in they home games at the Upstate Medical Univer ...

, 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

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on 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 Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

, the affiliate to the

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on February 26, 2020. Condon made a lone appearance with the Checkers, allowing 4 goals in a 5–3 defeat to the

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on February 23, before he was recalled from his loan by the Lightning and returned to the Crunch.

International play

Condon was selected as a member of the

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at the 2016 IIHF World Championship. On May 7, 2016, he started the second game of the tournament leading the United States to a 6–3 win against

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, making 20 saves.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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