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Bruins' P.J. Axelsson has resigned with Boston for the next three years.
General manager Mike O'Connell said recently he was trying to sign Axelsson to a contract extension, and the sides were able to agree to a deal earlier today.
“P.J. has said before that he likes it here and likes the city of Boston,” said O’Connell. “And we like him. He’s a good player and in today’s game he is even more valuable. January 1 we told him we would like to have him back.”
Axelsson, 31, was drafted by the Bruins as their seventh pick, 177th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his eighth season with Boston and has recorded 73-128=201 totals in 592 NHL games played. Axelsson has 10-18=28 totals this season in 59 games played. P.J. participated in the 2006 Torino Olympic games where he won a gold medal with Team Sweden. According to the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Swedish forward was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2005-06 season.
“I wanted to stay here, so it was easy,” said Axelsson in reference to his decision not to test the free agent market at the end of the season. “(Boston) has been the only place I have played and I like it here, so I’m happy. We have a lot of young kids this year and they’re only going to get better. That’s my philosophy, so I’m happy I’m coming back.”
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