The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired ahead Nick Bonino in a three-team commerce involving the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens, it was introduced at this time by normal supervisor Ron Hextall. Details of the commerce are under:
- Pittsburgh acquires ahead Nick Bonino
- San Jose acquires defenseman Arvid Henriksson, in addition to a conditional 2024 fifth-round choose and a 2023 seventh-round choose from Pittsburgh
- Montreal acquires defenseman Tony Sund and San Jose’s 2024 fifth-round draft choose
Bonino, 34, is signed by way of the 2022-23 season and carries a mean annual worth of $2.05 million. Montreal is retaining 50% of the wage.
Bonino, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17, is returning for his second tour of obligation with the Penguins. The ahead performed with Pittsburgh from 2015-17 and recorded 27 objectives, 39 assists and 66 factors in 143 regular-season video games. He performed an integral a part of the Penguins’ back-to-back championships, recording eight objectives, 17 assists and 25 factors in 45 playoff video games, together with the series-clinching purpose in opposition to the Washington Capitals in 2016.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead has skated in 59 video games with the Sharks this season, recording 10 objectives, 9 assists and 19 factors. This marks his seventh-straight season with 10-plus objectives, and ninth total. Bonino leads all Sharks forwards with 2:14 minutes of shorthanded time on ice per recreation, in addition to 74 blocked pictures on the season.
Bonino has skated in 820 profession NHL video games with San Jose, Minnesota, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Vancouver and Anaheim, and has recorded 158 objectives, 195 assists, 353 factors and is a plus-41. His finest NHL season got here in 2013-14 with Anaheim when he set profession highs throughout the board with 22 objectives, 27 assists and 49 factors in 77 video games.
The ahead has performed in 105 profession playoff video games and recorded 19 objectives, 29 assists and 48 factors. Throughout Pittsburgh’s two championship runs, Bonino’s 17 assists and 25 factors ranked fourth on the group, together with a team-leading 14 assists in 2016.
Prior to turning skilled, Bonino performed three seasons of collegiate hockey at Boston University. He recorded 45 objectives, 72 assists and 117 factors in 116 profession video games and gained the National Championship with the Terriers in 2009.
The Hartford, Connecticut native has performed in two World Championships with Team USA in 2015 and ’18, successful the bronze medal at every event.
Bonino was initially drafted within the sixth spherical (173rd total) of the 2007 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
