BOSTON – Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, January 3, that the team has signed forward Mark Kastelic to a three-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season with an annual cap hit of $1.

General Manager Don Sweeney announced on Friday that the Bruins and Kastelic have agreed on a three-year extension at an average annual value of $1.567 million. It runs through the 2027-28 season. Kastelic would have been a restricted free agency after this season.

The Boston Bruins have signed forward Mark Kastelic to a three-year contract extension. Starting next season, the gritty forward will carry a $1.567 million cap hit.

Hampus Lindholm is still not cleared to return from a months-long injury after taking a puck off his knee in St. Louis.

Lindholm was felled in the first period of the Nov. 12 game against the Blues, struck by a puck that appeared to make contact on or above a knee.