New Jersey Devils fans might've looked the other way when the team signed Riley Tufte this offseason. After all, the ex-Boston Bruins forward has played just 28 games over five NHL seasons, totaling three goals, one assist, and a -7 rating in those games.
In one of the more under the radar moves today, the Devils announced the signing of 28-year-old winger Riley Tufte to a one-year, one-way NHL contract.
The New Jersey Devils announced that they’ve signed forwards Xavier Parent, Riley Tufte and Marc McLaughlin to one-year contracts at league-minimum cap hits of $850,000.
The New Jersey Devils are signing forward Riley Tufte to a one-year contract. Tufte is coming off a 30-goal season with the Providence Bruins, leading the team, as he finished with 32 goals.
The Providence Bruins and Bridgeport Islanders faced off tonight for the final time in the regular season. These two could meet in the playoffs, but if they don’t, it will be the last ever meeting between the two.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Providence Bruins hit the road for the first of two in Charlotte. Today’s game had been moved up to 1:00 PM EST from 4:00 PM EST. The Bruins came in riding a five-game winning streak.
The Boston Bruins brought back forward Riley Tufte last night, signing a one-year, two-way contract with a $ 775,000 AAV. Tufte last season in 58 games with Providence had 42 points on 21 goals and 21 assists.
The Boston Bruins announced they made a number of depth signings on Tuesday. Forward Riley Tufte signed a one-year, two-way deal with an NHL cap hit of $775,000.
The Bruins are potentially shipping out captain Brad Marchand to the Panthers, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports the trade is happening, pending league call.
It’s officially NHL Trade Deadline week, as the deadline is Friday, March 7, when teams can make their last attempts to tweak their rosters. There are 44 days left in the 2024-25 regular season before the start of the 2025 NHL Playoffs.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
There’s not much else to say about this raging hot mess that is the Boston Bruins right now. At this point, nothing is going to change significantly until B’s management decides to act decisively and boldly with a hockey team that’s continuously underperforming at a very noticeable level.
The Bruins promoted winger Jeffrey Viel from AHL Providence on Monday, per a team announcement. Boston had an open roster spot after reassigning Riley Tufte on Sunday, so no corresponding transaction is necessary.
A free agent signing by the Boston Bruins this past summer has already run out of time with the team. First reported by Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Bruins placed forward Riley Tufte on waivers Friday afternoon.
On Friday, the Utah Hockey Club placed forward Kailer Yamamoto on waivers, while Boston Bruins forward Riley Tufte was also placed on the wire. Also, the Minnesota Wild placed forward Pavel Novak on waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
BOSTON – Riley Tufte is turning some heads at Boston Bruins training camp. The towering 6-foot-6, 230-pound left winger is among a handful of forwards taking their best shot at making the team this October.
The Boston Bruins just keep on adding. On Monday, the Boston Bruins announced they have signed forwards Riley Tufte and Max Jones to contracts. Tufte is signing a one-year, $775,000 contract, he spent the 2023-24 season with the Colorado Avalanche and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Colorado Eagles.