Jun 15, 2009 5:29 pm US/Eastern
Bruins GM Chiarelli Gets Contract Extension
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The Boston Bruins signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a multi-year contract extension on Monday.
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The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a
multi-year contract extension.
Chiarelli helped build the team that finished with the second-best record in the NHL last season at 53-19-10. The Bruins were the top seed in the Eastern Conference and swept the rival Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. The series victory was the Bruins' first since 1999.
Boston went on to lose in the conference semifinals to the Carolina Hurricanes when Scott Walker scored on a rebound in overtime of Game 7.
According to Bruins officials, the team led the NHL in goals against (196) and goal differential (+78). They led the Eastern Conference in goals for (274) and were second overall in the NHL to the Detroit Red Wings (295).
Chiarelli had one year remaining on the four-year contract he signed in 2006. Terms of the new deal were not disclosed.
Chiarelli also serves as General Manager for Boston's American Hockey League affiliate in Providence and that club has posted a 142-77-21 record and .635 win percentage in his three seasons.
Prior to joining the Bruins, Chiarelli spent seven seasons with the Ottawa Senators, five as their director of Legal Relations and two as Assistant General Manager.
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