• Mandolese appeared in 37 games for Cape Breton in his sophomore season of 2017-18, amassing a 15-13-2 record with a 3.46 goals-against average, .884 save percentage and one shutout.

• He joined Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury as one of seven netminders in the history of the QMJHL to collect at least six regular-season overtime wins over the span of their junior hockey career. Teammate Kyle Jessiman holds the QMJHL all-time record with seven such victories from 2015-18.

• Mandolese turned aside 18 of 20 shots for Team Orr in 30:10 of action at the 2018 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

• Models his style of play after Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen.

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	GAA	Min	SO	Sv%
2018-2019	CAPE BRETON	QMJHL	50	2.87	2846	3	0.895
2017-2018	CAPE BRETON	QMJHL	37	3.46	1769	1	0.884
2016-2017	CAPE BRETON	QMJHL	27	3.47	1468	0	0.890