Milan Lucic re-joining Boston Bruins on one-year deal

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetJuly 01, 2023 - 1:39pm

Calgary Flames left wing Milan Lucic (17) skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Elmont, N.Y. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

Burly winger Milan Lucic is returning to where his NHL career started, agreeing to a one-year, $1-million deal with the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

Lucic, 35, is coming off a four-year stint with the Calgary Flames.

Drafted by the Bruins 50th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, the Vancouver native spent his first eight seasons with Boston, highlighted by the team’s Stanley Cup championship in 2011.

In 1,173 career games with the Bruins, Kings, Oilers and Flames, Lucic has 233 goals and 351 assists for 584 points to go along with 1,299 minutes in penalties.

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