The Boston Bruins have locked in forward Riley Duran on a new deal, keeping the Woburn native in the organization as the club continues to reshape its AHL group.
According to the team announcement, Duran is signed through the 2026-27 season on a two-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $850,000.
Duran, 24, spent the 2025-26 season with the Providence Bruins and put together the best offensive year of his pro career. In 72 games, he finished with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points, while also posting a plus-19 rating. The 6-foot-2, 198-pound forward has now appeared in 143 career AHL games, all with Providence, and has produced 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points over that stretch.
He also got his first taste of the NHL with Boston, making his debut on April 10, 2025. So far, he has played in two career NHL games.
Duran’s path to this point started when Boston picked him 182nd overall in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Before turning pro, he played college hockey at Providence from 2021 to 2024, where he scored 55 points in 102 games. During that same span, he also represented the United States at the World Junior Championships and recorded five points in five games in 2021-22.
His return comes as Boston works through a roster revamp in its AHL ranks. Duran is now the second returning Bruins-drafted forward in the Providence mix alongside Latvian standout Dans Locmelis. The Bruins still have one remaining RFA to sort out in Matthew Poitras, their second-round pick from 2022.
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