Bruins extend Luke Cavallin, keep affordable goaltending depth in system

Boston kept Luke Cavallin in its goaltending pipeline on July 1, signing the 25-year-old to a one-year, two-way extension through the 2026-27 season with an NHL cap hit of $850,000. The deal gives the Bruins an affordable crease option who already handled work at both the American Hockey League and ECHL levels last season.

Cavallin split 2025-26 between the Maine Mariners and Providence Bruins, appearing in 34 games for Maine and going 18-10-5 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage. He also made eight appearances for Providence and went 6-2-0 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. Those numbers matter because Boston did not sign him as a one-league placeholder; it used him as a swing goaltender, and his March 9 reassignment from Providence to Maine showed how the organization moved him up and down to keep both affiliates covered.

The Bruins have reasons to believe the ceiling is higher than simple depth. Cavallin has played 125 career ECHL games with Newfoundland, Trois-Rivières and Maine, going 76-35-8 with a .920 save percentage. His 2025 postseason run with Trois-Rivières was even louder: he won the ECHL’s June M. Kelly Award as playoff MVP after going 15-5 with a 1.53 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage in 20 playoff appearances. Trois-Rivières reached the Kelly Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, and the Lions became only the second Canadian team to win the title, joining Newfoundland in 2019.

Boston’s July 1 moves were built around the back end, and general manager Don Sweeney said, “We feel good about the depth of our hockey club now,” while noting the club had focused on the backend. The Bruins also added Will Borgen, Jordan Harris, Connor Clifton, Brendan Gaunce, Brian Halonen, Maxence Guenette, Jiri Patera and Kalle Vaisanen, reinforcing a day aimed at building organizational layers rather than chasing a single splash.

Cavallin’s return fits that approach. At 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds, the Greely, Ontario, native has already earned a place in the system with his ECHL results and enough AHL exposure to suggest more than emergency duty. If he turns that split season into steadier Providence minutes, Boston will have another low-cost goalie who can climb the hierarchy instead of just occupying a spot in it.