Justin Brazeau signs two-year, $3M deal with Penguins

July 01, 2025 - 6:51pm

Minnesota Wild right wing Justin Brazeau (15) handles the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (Stacy Bengs/AP)

The Pittsburgh Penguins are adding some size up front.

Justin Brazeau agreed to a two-year, $3-million deal with six-foot-six forward Justin Brazeau on Tuesday, per the team.

The six-foot-six Brazeau split the 2024-25 season between the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild after a mid-season trade sent him to the Western Conference. In 76 total games, the 27-year-old winger scored 11 goals and 22 points while delivering 123 hits.

The right-shot winger made his NHL debut with the Bruins in 2023-24 after signing a two-way free-agent deal with the in February 2024.

A native of New Liskeard, Ont., Brazeau played his junior hockey with the North Bay Battalion and played in the AHL with Toronto and Providence before officially signing with the Bruins.