Bruins sign goaltender Michael DiPietro to contract extension

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 20, 2024 - 5:31pm

Buffalo Sabres' Brandon Biro collides with Boston Bruins goalie Michael DiPietro during the third period of an NHL hockey preseason game. (Joshua Bessex/AP)

The Boston Bruins have signed goaltender Michael DiPietro to a one-year, two-way contract extension through the 2024-25 season.

DiPietro's deal will pay him a $775,000 cap hit when he is at the NHL level.

The 24-year-old has a 17-8-0-4 record plus a 2.52 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in 26 appearances in the AHL with the Providence Bruins. He has appeared in three career NHL games where he has a 0-2 record with a 5.25 goals-against average and a .771 save percentage.

DiPietro was originally selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

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