Bruins signal Massachusetts native Marc McLaughlin to 1-year contract

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McLaughlin hails from North Billerica and performed his collegiate profession at Boston Faculty.

Boston Bruins' Marc McLaughlin during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Boston.
Marc McLaughlin will look to get his shot up within the NHL ranks this upcoming season. (AP Picture/Winslow Townson)

A day after doling out a brand new contract to defenseman Ian Mitchell, the Bruins re-signed an area product seeking to make a push for the NHL roster this fall.

Boston introduced on Tuesday that it signed right-shot ahead Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way contract with an annual cap hit of $775,000 on the NHL stage.

The 23-year-old McLaughlin hails from North Billerica and served as captain at Boston Faculty for his closing two seasons at Chestnut Hill.

Signed as an undrafted free agent out of BC again in March 2022, McLaughlin has appeared in 13 profession video games with the Bruins, scoring three targets over that stretch.

He spent most of final season with the Windfall Bruins, posting 30 factors (13 targets, 17 assists) over 66 video games in his first full marketing campaign towards AHL competitors.

McLaughlin made a robust case for NHL reps out of coaching camp final September, with the poised ahead standing as arguably Boston’s most constant contributor throughout preseason motion.

Nonetheless, with McLaughlin exempt from waivers, the Bruins opted to ship him right down to Windfall and gave fellow teen Jakub Lauko a glance to start out the 2022-23 marketing campaign.

McLaughlin needs to be one among many youthful gamers in Boston’s pipeline that will likely be vying for constant taking part in day out of the gate in 2023-24.

Armed with a heavy shot and a gradual, two-way recreation, McLaughlin may slot in because the Bruins’ fourth-line heart if he leapfrogs the competitors on the depth chart, and has the flexibility to fit over to the wing.

Past Milan Lucic’s anticipated position at left wing on Boston’s checking unit, there are two vacancies presently on the fourth line.

If one (or each) of Patrice Bergeron or David Krejci return, the next domino impact may push an NHL common like Morgan Geekie or Trent Frederic down into the fourth line.

But when Boston doesn’t acquire extra reinforcements down the center, a youthful participant like McLaughlin or Lauko may see common minutes beginning in mid-October.

Fellow BC Eagle Patrick Brown can be a contender for fourth-line duties after Boston signed him to a two-year deal on July 1.