- Boston lands German winger JJ Peterka from the Utah Mammoth
- The Mammoth get the No. 23 pick and a top-10 protected 2028 first
- Read below for Peterka’s numbers, his contract, and the Marco Sturm angle
The Bruins found their scorer on draft night.
Boston acquired JJ Peterka from the Utah Mammoth on Friday for the No. 23 pick in the 2026 draft and a top-10 protected 2028 first-rounder. The Bruins announced the move:
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the 2028 first originally belonged to Florida. Two first-round picks bought Boston a 24-year-old winger with speed to burn and a real shot.
Utah moved fast on the other end. The Mammoth confirmed the return:
Peterka scored 25 goals and 47 points in 82 games during his lone season in Utah. He hit a career-high 68 points with Buffalo the year before, which is what convinced the Mammoth to deal Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring for him last summer.
His Utah stay didn’t end clean. Andre Tourigny benched Peterka late in a Game 4 overtime loss to Vegas, and the Golden Knights closed out the series a game later.
Boston gets him with plenty of term left. Peterka carries a $7.7 million cap hit through 2029-30, so the Bruins lock down a top-six scorer for four more years.
He also lands a coach who speaks his language. Marco Sturm is the only German head coach in the NHL, and now he has the league’s most dangerous German forward on his wing. The NHL made it official too:
The Bruins paid a steep price in picks. They came away with a winger who has already put up a 68-point season, and they have him signed for four more years.
