Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

July 17, 2023

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today that Boston has signed former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Michael DiPietro to a 1-year, 2-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $775,000.

DiPietro, 24, appeared in one AHL game with Providence during the 2022-23 season, recording a win with a 2.00 goals against average and .943 save percentage. He also appeared in 29 ECHL games with Maine, compiling a 19-9-0 record with a 2.61 goals against average and .918 save percentage.

The 6-foot, 200-pound goaltender has played in 75 career AHL games with Providence, Utica and Abbotsford, putting up a career record of 40-25-6-1 with a 2.83 goals against average and .906 save percentage.

Highlights

– Michael DiPietro was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2017 NHL Draft, being selected 64th overall.
– He joined the Vancouver Canucks organization in May 2018.
– DiPietro was considered a potential goalie of the future for the Canucks.
– He played for the Canucks’ AHL affiliate team, the Utica Comets, in 2019.
– DiPietro’s time with the Canucks also included a trade involving the Boston Bruins. The Bruins acquired DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg from the Canucks for Jack Studnicka on October 27, 2022.
– He appeared in 34 AHL games with the Abbotsford Canucks in the 2021-2022 season, recording a 15-13-4 record with a 2.95 goals against average and .901 save percentage.
– DiPietro’s time with the Vancouver Canucks organization ended when he accepted a one-year qualifying offer from the team and was given permission to talk with other teams about a trade in 2022.

Source: nhl.com