Just days after their NCAA Tournament loss to Quinnipiac, ASU junior goaltender Joey Daccord signed an official NHL contract to join the Ottawa Senators on Monday afternoon.
A seventh round draft pick of Ottawa in 2015, Daccord had a decision to make in regards to either signing with the Senators or becoming an free agent this summer. He started every game in net for ASU in the 2018-19 season and he posted a 2.35 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. He had one year left in Tempe if he did not sign with the Senators.
Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold described Daccord as one of the “top-three goalies in the country” after Saturday’s game against the Sun Devils.