Bruins sign Justin Hickman to entry-level contract
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The Boston Bruins signed forward Justin Hickman to an entry-level contract on Thursday.
The undrafted 20-year-old has spent the past five seasons playing for the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds, recording 55 goals and 77 assists in 285 junior games. He has also served as team captain for the past two seasons.
Hickman has five games of pro hockey experience, scoring a goal for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on an amateur tryout agreement last season.
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