NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins Expected to Sign NCAA Goalie

According to college hockey reporter Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald, the Boston Bruins are close to signing Western Michigan Broncos goaltender Brandon Bussi. Bussi recently helped the Broncos capture their first ever NCAA tournament victory.

The Boston Bruins are close to signing 6-foot-5 Western Michigan goalie Brandon Bussi, who backstopped the Broncos to their first NCAA tournament victory this season.
— Brad Elliott Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) March 30, 2022

Bussi is a 23-year old undrafted goaltender who played three years for Western Michigan. His deal is expected to be a one-year entry-level contract with the Bruins. The deal is also only expected to start at the beginning of the 2022-23 hockey season. There is also the possibility that he will be joining the Providence Bruins of the AHL on a professional tryout the rest of the way according to reports.

In 39 games this past season, the 23-year old netminder had a 2.55 GAA and .912 save percentage along with 26 wins. His Western Michigan career ends, following a 3-0 loss against Minnesota on Sunday.

Despite the loss, the fact that Bussi led the Broncos to beat the Northeastern Huskies in a 2-1 victory in overtime on Friday allowed him to cement his name in Western Michigan sports history. That win was the first victory the Western Michigan men's hockey team have ever had at an NCAA tournament. In that win, Bussi made 30 saves to help his team to victory. Bussi leaves Western Michigan after a historical season that will always be remembered.

With the Bruins, Bussi will be joining an NHL organization who may be losing organizational goalie depth in the off-season with netminders Troy Grosenick and Callum Booth expected to be unrestricted free agents in the off-season.

The undrafted goaltender is not the only Bronco that has signed with an NHL team as of late, as Ty Glover joined the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ronnie Attard signed with the Philadelphia Flyers.