{"id":520248,"date":"2026-03-24T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/520248\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:45:12","slug":"bruins-sign-james-hagens-to-ahl-amateur-tryout-agreement-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/520248\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins Sign James Hagens To AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-bruins\/news\/bruins-sign-james-hagens-ahl-amateur-tryout-agreement\/806623780a9981a53fbc7986?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bruins Sign James Hagens To AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bruins Sign James Hagens To AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bruins Sign James Hagens To AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NESN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NESN&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/nesn.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-bruins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Bruins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Boston Bruins&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Boston Bruins<\/a> have finally made a decision on top prospect James Hagens.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Boston selected Hagens seventh overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, and he spent the past season at Boston College. After his season came to an end, reports came out that Hagens would sign with the Bruins, but nothing was agreed to.<\/p>\n<p>However, late Monday night, the Bruins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/bruins\/news\/bruins-sign-james-hagens-to-ahl-amateur-tryout-agreement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced the team;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced the team&quot;}\" class=\"link \">announced the team<\/a> signed Hagens\u00a0to an AHL amateur tryout agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to have James join the Bruins organization and take this next step,\u201d said general manager Don Sweeney in a statement. \u201cJames is an important part of our future, and this is a great opportunity for him to get immediate experience at the professional level in Providence and continue his development, while keeping all options open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Hagens will report to Providence for their team practice on Tuesday morning. By agreeing to the ATO, Hagens has the option to go to AHL and prove he\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n<p>If Hagens shows enough in the AHL, Boston could sign him to his entry-level deal and allow him to play in the NHL, and potentially the playoffs this season. If Hagens does sign later on, it would burn the first year of his entry-level deal.<\/p>\n<p>Hagens recorded 23 goals and 24 assists for 47 points in 34 games at Boston College this season.<\/p>\n<p>More NHL:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-bruins\/news\/marco-sturm-opens-bruins-potentially-adding-james-hagens\/2491bd78a5fc4379414345a6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marco Sturm Opens Up On Bruins Potentially Adding James Hagens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Marco Sturm Opens Up On Bruins Potentially Adding James Hagens&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Marco Sturm Opens Up On Bruins Potentially Adding James Hagens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bruins Sign James Hagens To AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement originally appeared on NESN. 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