Laurent Brossoit shares the same agent and off-season training base and employs the same goaltending guru as Winnipeg Jets all-star puckstopper Connor Hellebuyck, so it probably seemed like a natural fit when he landed in Winnipeg during the off-season.
The 25-year-old from Cloverdale, B.C., signed a one-year, one-way deal worth US$650,000 with the Jets after spending the previous five seasons in the Edmonton Oilers organization, including 28 regular-season games with the big club over that span.
In 2017-18, Brossoit made 14 appearances (3.26 goals-against average, .883 save percentage) for the Oilers as Cam Talbot’s backup but lost his job when Al Montoya arrived via trade.