General Manager of the Boston Bruins Don Sweeney announced on Friday that the organization has signed defensemen Alec Regula and Michael Callahan to one-year, two-way contracts, each having a $775,000 salary budget charge.
During the 2023–24 American Hockey League season, Callahan, 24, appeared in 70 games with the Providence Bruins, tallying four goals and thirteen assists. With 140 AHL games played, all with Providence, the 6-foot-2, 196-pound defenceman has totaled six goals and 21 assists. Callahan played 138 games over his four seasons at Providence College, tallying 13 goals and 53 assists. The native of Franklin, Massachusetts, was chosen in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL selection by the Arizona Coyotes. On February 22, 2022, Boston acquired him in exchange for a seventh-round selection pick.
During the 2023–24 season, Regula, who is 23 years old, played in 55 games for the Providence Bruins, tallying four goals, 22 assists, and a plus–36 rating. In 163 AHL games with Providence and the Rockford IceHogs, the 6-foot-4, 218-pound defenceman has skated for 16 goals, 61 assists, and a plus-42 rating. In his 22 NHL appearances, Regula has only scored one goal with the Chicago Blackhawks. The native of West Bloomfield, Michigan, was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round (67th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. On June 26, 2003, the team traded forwards Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to Boston for defenseman Ian Mitchell.
