Former Lakewood Ranch resident Drew Bavaro signs a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins

A professional hockey player is named Drew Bavaro.

On Tuesday, the former Lakewood Ranch resident agreed to an entry-level one-year contract with the Boston Bruins. Bavaro has never had a professional contract before.

Bavaro, who was reared in Lakewood Ranch and was born in Bradenton, will spend the rest of the season as an amateur trial for the American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins.

The 6-foot-3, 202-pound right-shot defenceman played in 35 games for Notre Dame during the previous campaign. He led the Fighting Irish defense in goals scored with ten, and he also had ten assists.

He participated in 37 games for Notre Dame in 2022–2023 and finished with six goals, 13 assists, and 19 points.