Bruins sign Carlo to a long-term deal worth nearly $25 million

The Boston Bruins have re-signed pending restricted free agent Brandon Carlo to a six year contract that carries a cap hit of $4.1 million per season.

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"The Bruins are very pleased to have extended Brandon on a long-term deal," said Bruins GM Don Sweeney in a prepared statement from the team's official website. "Brandon is a player who has grown into a foundational defenseman with our team while also emerging as an important leader on and off the ice."

Carlo, 24, skated in 27 games with the Bruins in 2020-21, tallying three goals and one assist for four points while averaging 18:43 time on ice per game. The 6-foot-4, 227-pound defenseman also appeared in eight playoff games in 2021.

Since his rookie season in 2016-17, Carlo ranks second on the Bruins in shorthanded time on ice (908:57), fourth in games played (324), fifth in time on ice per game (20:13) and tied for fifth in plus-minus (plus-58).

The Colorado Springs, Colorado native was originally selected by the Bruins in the second round (37th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.