Bruins sign Hunwick to extension

The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Matt Hunwick to a multiyear contract extension. Hunwick scored six goals with 21 assists as a rookie last season. The 27 points placed him third among Bruins defensemen. He played in one postseason game before having his spleen removed and missing the rest of the playoffs. Hunwick, 24, was a seventh-round draft pick in 2004 and played four years of college hockey at Michigan.