The Bruins checked off one more item before training camp opened, locking up Matt Poitras on Wednesday with a contract extension through the 2026-27 season.
Boston announced the move after reaching agreement on a one-year, two-way deal that carries an $850,000 cap hit. The 22-year-old forward, a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, is now set to battle for a roster spot as camp gets underway.
Poitras spent most of last season with the Providence Bruins, where he played in 69 AHL games and put up 44 points on 13 goals and 31 assists. He also appeared in three games with Boston during the 2025-26 campaign.
Across 69 career NHL games, Poitras has totaled 27 points with seven goals and 20 assists.
His Bruins career so far includes 33 games in 2023-24, when he posted 15 points, then another 33 games in 2024-25 with 11 points. In three games last season, he added one goal.
With his new deal in place, Poitras joins a crowded training camp group that features a long list of forwards, defensemen and goaltenders as Boston gets ready for the preseason. Among the forwards on the roster are David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, Casey Mittelstadt, Morgan Geekie, Tanner Jeannot and James Hagens.
The Bruins open their preseason on Sept. 20 against the Capitals at 5 p.m., then face the Flyers on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Boston visits Philadelphia on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. before wrapping the preseason slate at Washington on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
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