Condors sign 2 with knockout potential
| Thursday, Jul 02 2009 10:26 PM
Last Updated Thursday, Jul 02 2009 10:26 PM
Bakersfield Condors coach Marty Raymond went for a knockout Thursday. Raymond brought in a defenseman wih scoring punch and a forward with well, punch, with the signings of Pierre-Luc Lessard and Erick Lizon.
Lessard, 21, was selected in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators in 2006. A five-year veteran defenseman of the Canadian junior hockey ranks, he recorded 42 goals and 134 assists for 176 points in 307 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Lessard has recorded at least 10 goals in each of the past three seasons.
"We're signing one of the best defensemen in the QMJHL," Raymond said. "Pierre-Luc is a two-way defenseman, who excels in the offensive zone, especially on the power play."
The Thetford Mines, Quebec native was sixth in the league with 52 points in 67 games last season.
Lizon, 23, has made a name for himself in just two professional seasons. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound forward amassed more than 100 penalty minutes in both seasons. Last season with Laredo of the Central Hockey League, Lizon had 7 goals and 9 assists, along with 115 PIM in 60 games.
"He's the type of player fans will get excited about seeing each night," Raymond said.
