NHL signings

BOSTON — Forward Jimmy Hayes’ new deal with the Boston Bruins will pay him $2.3 million a year for three years.

The Bruins also signed forward Brett Connolly to a one-year contract with a cap figure of $1,025,000. Forward Brandon DeFazio got a one-year, twoway contract worth a cap figure of $575,000 at the NHL level.

Hayes is a Boston native who played 72 games for the Florida Panthers last season and had 19 goals and 16 assists. He was acquired from the Panthers last week for forward Reilly Smith and the contract of centre Marc Savard, who has not played since 2011 because of post-concussion syndrome.

The Arizona Coyotes have signed left wing Mikkel Boedker to a oneyear, $3.75 million deal.

Boedker filed for salary arbitration on Sunday, but the sides were able to iron out a deal Tuesday before they went before a mediator.

The 25-year-old from Denmark has been one of Arizona’s most creative scorers during seven seasons with the team.

The Carolina Hurricanes and forward Zach Boychuk have agreed on a one-year, two-way contract.

The deal announced Tuesday will pay him $600,000 in the NHL or $200,000 in the minors with a guarantee of $250,000.

This will be Boychuk’s eighth year in the Carolina organization and general manager Ron Francis calls him “a reliable depth forward who we know is capable of contributing offensively at either level.”

Defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk and the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.

The 23-year-old van Riemsdyk had one assist in 18 regular-season games with the Blackhawks last season. He skated in four Stanley Cup Final games.