Boston Bruins‘ 7th year right wing Chris Wagner(14) is having a career year with his new club, scoring a new best 11 goals and 17 points including one game winning tally with a +4 rating.
Signed on the opening day of unrestricted free agency, the 27-year comes home.
He was born in Walpole, MA.
The decently-sized, feisty forward is on a two-year one-way deal worth $1.25M AAV doubling his pay from the last contract he signed with draft club Anaheim Ducks.
He spent 6 years in their prospect system.
It truly appears that he’s found a solid place to lace up his skates that could become a long-term fit.
Chris Wagner (21)
Anaheim Ducks‘ 5th round pick in the 2010 draft (#122 overall), third year center Chris Wagner(21) is enjoying a quick start to his 2014/2015 campaign.
He notched his first career hat trick (including a pair of short-handed tallies and the game-winning goal) in minor league affiliate Norfolk Admirals‘ season opener and added another strike in his next game.
The 6’ 195 lbs. forward was named CCM Player Of The Week for his strong offensive outburst and recalled for his NHL debut.
He only skated 9 shifts for 4:10 of total ice time and 2 penalty minutes but is still up with the parent club so will get another crack at the ice.
In 148 AHL games he has 26 goals and 27 assists, setting high point marks in 2013/2014 (14-14-28 in a complete 76 game effort) but seemed to be waiting for the kind of point production he enjoyed in a pair of years at Colgate University and two seasons of American juniors in the EJHL.
The 23-year old is in the final season of his three-year entry level deal and trying to make it a no-brainer for an extension.