MONTREAL – Mike Condon’s road to the NHL was long and winding, but key pit stops helped to pave his way to hockey’s highest ranks.
As someone who’s had to prove himself time and again throughout his career, the 26-year-old knows how close he came to seeing his NHL dreams disappear with every unexpected twist and turn. Perhaps that’s why the soon-to-be sophomore netminder is so quick to make certain that he doesn’t take people like John McNamara – one of his former coaches in Belmont, MA – for granted.
“John was an enormous part of my road to the NHL.