Boston has brought a pair of talented youngsters into the fold.
Forward Ryan Fitzgerald, who just wrapped his senior season at Boston College, and defenseman Emil Johansson -- who spent this year playing in the Swedish Hockey League -- have signed their entry-level deals and will begin playing with the club’s AHL affiliate in Providence.
Fitzgerald -- who’s father, Tom, is the assistant GM in New Jersey -- scored 31 points in 34 games for BC this year, serving as an alternate captain. He was originally taken by Boston in the fourth round (120th overall) of the ’13 draft.
Johansson, 20, was a seventh-round pick in ’14 that’s panned out pretty well. He scored a career-high seven goals and 17 points in 49 games for Djugardens this year, appearing in three playoff contests.