Fraser Minten Reacts to His Seven-Year Deal: ‘Couldn’t Be More Excited’

BOSTON –– Fraser Minten’s parents, Chantal and Trevor, were part of his contract discussions from the start.

What advice did they give their son?

“Just make sure you sign that,” Minten recalled with a laugh.  

​On Tuesday, he did just that, inking a seven-year extension through the 2033-34 season in Boston with an annual cap hit of $7.2 million.

Chantal and Trevor used to watch Minten play street hockey under the Cambie Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. They will now have permanent seats at TD Garden for the foreseeable future.

“I want to thank my family, of course, for everything throughout my whole life so far,” Minten said. “They were very proud and happy and excited for me. Something that me and them probably could have never imagined…I always believed in myself, but something like this is pretty cool."​

Minten worked the deal into reality. The 22-year-old forward skated in all 82 regular-season games with the Bruins during the 2025-26 season and set career highs with 17 goals, 18 assists and 35 points, marking the most points by a Bruins rookie since 2017-18. Minten ranked fifth on the team with 142 hits and 27 takeaways.

“Thankfully, I got lots of opportunity from Marco throughout the year. I’ve always just been a guy who tries to play the way the coach wants and what’s best for the team and helps your chance of winning the most,” Minten said. “Just come in and do everything I can to be as good as I can and help the team as much as I can.”

There is no contentment for Minten despite his new contract. It was a heavy on-and-off-ice training summer at home, and he is now back in Boston getting ready for training camp. On Tuesday, Minten, along with a good bulk of his teammates, participated in the first of two Captains’ Practices this week at Warrior Ice Arena.

“It probably doesn’t change too much right now. I want to have a good camp, start the year off right. Still pretty fresh in this league, so I have a long way to go to establish myself as a long-term core guy who is really valuable to the team. Just continue the process and continue to improve,” Minten said. “You get respect through your actions, not through your contract. So continue to work hard, be a good teammate – gain the respect of everyone and become a leader that way.”

Minten was met with lots of hugs and congratulations in the locker room after the group’s skate. In true Minten fashion, he kept it all quiet before and let everyone find out for themselves on Tuesday.

“Everyone was very happy,” Minten said. “[Mason Lohrei] was really happy. Sent me a really nice text the other day.”

Since getting traded to Boston from the Toronto Maple Leafs in March 2025, Minten has carved a clear role for himself on the Bruins roster with his reliability, hockey sense and two-way game. Now, he has seven more years to create a legacy.

“I’ve loved everything since I’ve been here. The fans, the city, the organization, the culture that is here. The history of winning – and we’ve got the belief here that we can get to that again. I am super happy to get signed up for a long time and get a chance to do that,” Minten said. “I knew right away that if it was something that was appealing to them, it would be appealing to me. Super happy to be here and couldn’t be more excited to be a Bruin.”