Trent Frederic signs two-year, $4.6M deal with Bruins, avoids arbitration

August 01, 2023 - 10:24am

Boston Bruins centre Trent Frederic (82) and Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin (8) battle along the board behind the net during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. (Frank Gunn/CP)

Forward Trent Frederic and the Boston Bruins have reached a contract agreement and avoided arbitration, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported Tuesday.

Frederic, 25, has agreed to a two-year deal worth $4.6 million, for an AAV of $2.3 million. The two parties were scheduled to have their arbitration hearing on Tuesday. Frederic will be a UFA at the end of the contract.

The St. Louis-born Frederic has 29 goals and 54 points in 198 NHL games, all with the Bruins, who drafted him 29th overall in 2016.