Blackhawks sign Nick Foligno to 1-year, $4M deal

The Chicago Blackhawks inked veteran forward Nick Foligno to a one-year, $4-million contract, the club announced Tuesday.

The Blackhawks acquired Foligno along with Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins on Monday, sending defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula the other way.

Foligno was a pending unrestricted free agent coming off a two-year pact he signed with the Bruins in July 2021. That agreement carried a $3.8-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.

The former Columbus Blue Jackets captain, who turns 36 on Halloween, collected 10 goals and 16 assists over 60 regular-season games with the Bruins this past season. He added a goal and two assists in six playoff contests this spring.

The Blue Jackets sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a three-way swap involving the San Jose Sharks in April 2021. Foligno played seven regular-season games and four postseason contests with the Leafs and then signed with the Bruins as a free agent that July.

Foligno spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ottawa Senators before they traded him to the Blue Jackets for blue-liner Marc Methot in 2012. Foligno suited up for nine campaigns with the Jackets, wearing the "C" for six of them. He notched 31 goals and 42 assists - both career highs - with Columbus in 2014-15.

The Senators drafted Foligno 28th overall in 2006.