The Boston Bruins have signed forward James Hagens to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced on Wednesday.
The contract carries an average annual value of $975,000.
Hagens, 19, was selected with the seventh overall pick of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and spent this season playing with the Boston College Eagles in NCAA.
Hagens recorded 23 goals and 47 points in 34 games with Boston College before the team was eliminated in the second round of the Hockey East tournament.
The Bruins subsequently signed Hagens to an amateur tryout agreement with the Providence Bruins of the AHL, where he appeared in six games and recorded one goal and four points.
Hagens represented the United States at the World Juniors in each of the past two tournament, helping them win gold in 2025 before a fifth-place finish in this year’s tournament. He has seven goals and 16 points in 12 games at the World Juniors.