Bruins Officially Sign QMJHL’s Goal Leader, Five Others To AHL Contracts

by abournenesn

Jul 8, 2019

The Bruins are in the midst of a busy offseason.

Boston announced Monday it signed Samuel Asselin and Brendan Woods to two-year AHL contracts, while inking Chris Breen, Robert Lantosi, Joel MessnerĀ and Alexey Solovyev to one-year AHL deals.

Asselin highlights the group coming off an 86-point season with the Halifax Mooseheads of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 21-year-old led the QMJHL with 48 goals, tallying the highest season total for a Mooseheads player since 1994, per a Bruins press release.

Woods played for the AHL’s Utica Comets last season, collecting seven goals and 10 assists in 53 games.

Solovyev is a Bentley University product. In his fourth and final year with the Falcons, the 24-year-old Moscow, Russia native posted five goals and eight assists in 37 games.

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