SUNRISE, Fla.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Florida\u00a0Panthers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager\u00a0Bill Zito\u00a0announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward\u00a0John Beecher on a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n
Beecher, 25, appeared in 35 contests between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in 2025-26, totaling seven points (3-4-7).<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound native of Elmira, New York has skated in 165 career NHL games between Boston (2023-24 to 2025-26) and Calgary (2025-26), producing 28 points (13-15-28). He also posted 36 points (16-20-36) over 87 career American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Providence Bruins (2021-22 to 2023-24).<\/p>\n
Prior to his professional career, Beecher played in 81 games over three seasons (2019-20 to 2021-22) with the NCAA\u2019s University of Michigan Wolverines. He was named to the NCAA (B1G) All-Rookie Team in his freshman season and became the NCAA (B1G) Champion in his third year.<\/p>\n
Beecher was originally selected in the first round (30th\u00a0overall) by Boston in the 2019 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
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