The Boston Bruins announced they have signed University of Wisconsin center and team captain Cameron Hughes to a three-year entry-level deal Saturday, which will start in the 2018-19 season. The 21-year-0ld will report to the Providence Bruins of the AHL on an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) for the rest of the year.
The Bruins sixth-round pick in 2015, Hughes played four years for the Badgers and put up eight goals and 14 assists this year. Wisconsin’s season ended last Sunday in a Big Ten quarterfinal loss to Michigan, despite Hughes scoring a goal. While his overall offensive numbers were down from his past two years, his eight goals were a career high this year. He put up seven goals and 25 assists as a junior as well as served as alternate captain that year.
Since he had played for four years at Wisconsin, Hughes could have chosen to wait until August to become an unrestricted free agent, but instead chose to sign with the Bruins.