Boston Bruins‘ 8th year defenseman Alex Petrovic(6) was signed to a one-year two-way deal on a successful tryout as the new session was about to begin to bolster their blue line after spending all but 9 games last season with draft club Florida Panthers (2nd round, 2010, #36 overall).
He was actually traded to hometown Edmonton Oilers before the new year started but was basically a healthy scratch for most of his time there.
A mostly stay-at-home d-man he has played 263 NHL games with only 5 goals but a pretty good 45 assists.
The 6’4″ 209 lbs. big man had 50 assists in his third year with Red Deer Rebels and another 36 in his final WHL session before turning pro.
At 27-years old, he has been playing for affiliate Providence Bruins (his first return to the AHL since 2014/2015) and has a very solid 2 goals and 13 assists in 19 games.
He could score a recall for a few games in the current calendar but it looks like he’ll leave for some other hockey overseas for his next move.