Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Bruins bring back star goaltender Tuukka Rask on one-year contract

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Zach Laing | Last updated 1/11/22

Tuukka Rask is back with the B’s.

The club reportedly signed the goaltender to a one-year, $1 million salary. The signing was first reported by PuckPedia.

The #NHLBruins are signing 34 y/o G Tuukka Rask to a 1 year $1M (all base salary) contract.

Due to signing during the year, he'll actually earn $545K.

Last year he had a 913 SV% in 24 GP.

He's represented by Markus Lehto @wassermanhockey https://t.co/hDVeS0lbDR
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) January 11, 2022

Earlier Tuesday, the Bruins’ AHL affiliate in Providence released the veteran from a professional tryout without him playing any games. His agent, Markus Lehto, meanwhile teased a potential signing.

Rask, 34, has been recovering from hip surgery that has kept him from playing since the Bruins were eliminated in the playoffs last season. He appeared in 24 games last year, posting a 15-5-2 record, a .913 save percentage, a 2.28 GAA and saved 3.3 goals above average.

Acquired by the Bruins in 2006, Rask has had a storied career in Boston, appearing in 560 games over 14 years. He won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top netminder in 2013-14 and has been named to two All-Star Games.

This article first appeared on Daily Faceoff and was syndicated with permission.

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