Johnny Beecher Targeting Bounce-Back Campaign With Bruins

After a slow season for Bruins forward Johnny Beecher, he is hoping to prove that he deserves a roster spot during the 2025-26 season.

Beecher signed a one-year contract with a cap hit of $900,000 during the offseason. Many of his Boston teammates were signed to multi-year deals the same week. With his one-year contract, the 24-year-old knows that this is the year he needs to produce.

“I mean, I got a one-year contract. At the end of the day, it’s an opportunity contract,” Beecher told WEEI’s Scott McLaughlin. “So, I gotta go out there and prove to them and prove to myself that I belong here, and it’s my spot in that lineup. I’m confident I can do that.”

During the 2024-25 season, Beecher scored three goals and added eight assists through 78 games. He averaged 11:17 minutes of ice time while playing on the fourth line with Mark Kastelic and Cole Koepke.

A majority of his points were from the start of the season, totaling six points in nine games. As the season went along, though, Beecher’s production dried up.

He is going into his third year with the Bruins after being drafted in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft.

With a new team and coaching staff going into the season, Beecher is hopeful for a fresh start to erase last season from the team’s mind.

“I mean, we got new bodies coming in, some new coaching staff,” Beecher said. “I think at the end of the day, we just kind of have to put last year in the rearview mirror and focus on what’s ahead. I mean, obviously last year wasn’t what any of us wanted by any means – us, the fans, management. I mean, that’s pretty disappointing. So, I think it’s just coming in and kind of putting that behind us, and just hit the ground running, and just kind of see what happens.”