Bruins sign Riley Duran to one-year contract

The Boston Bruins have signed center Riley Duran to a one-year contract with a league-minimum cap hit of $850,000. Duran was a restricted free agent with arbitration rights after the conclusion of his two-year, entry-level contract with a cap hit of $867,500. It was a contract he had signed in 2024 after three years with Providence College, beginning in the 2024-25 season, but he was able to get some professional hockey action at the tail end of the 2023-24 season on an amateur tryout contract. Duran could only sign for two years compared to the usual three because he was…