Bruins sign defenseman Gill to one-year contract
August 30, 2005
BOSTON (AP) -- Restricted free agent defenseman Hal Gill resigned with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year contract.
The 30-year-old Gill has 19 goals and 68 assists in seven seasons with the Bruins. He played 31 games for Lukko Rauma in Finland during the recent NHL lockout.
"He is one of our steadiest and most reliable players,'' general manager Mike O'Connell said.
Gill, a Concord native, was Boston's eighth pick in the 1993 NHL draft. He turned pro in 1997 after four years at Providence College.