Bruins Extend Brad Marchand’s Contract Another Eight Years for $49M

Ken Bell

  BOSTON (AP) _ The Boston Bruins have signed forward Brad Marchand to an eight-year, $49 million contract extension.  

       The team announced the deal on Monday as Marchand prepares to play for Canada in the finals of the hockey World Cup.

        The 28-year-old Marchand had a career-high 37 goals and 60 points last season. In seven NHL seasons _ all with the Bruins _ he has 153 goals and 136 assists.      

  He was a member of Boston’s Stanley Cup-winning team in 2011, with 11 goals in the playoffs, the second-most on the team. 
 

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