This first appeared on the Boston Bruins Website

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, June 2, that the team has signed forward Joona Koppanen to a one-year, two-way contract extension with an annual NHL cap hit of $750,000. 

Koppanen, 24, played in 62 games for the Providence Bruins in 2021-22, recording 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points and a plus-21 rating. The 6-foot-5, 208-pound forward has appeared in 181 career AHL games with Providence, recording 27 goals and 31 assists for 58 points and a plus-22 rating.

The Tampere, Finland native was originally drafted by the Bruins in the fifth round (135th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.