Bowers Signs with Devils | RELEASE

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team signed restricted free-agent forward Shane Bowers to a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald.

Bowers, 23, was acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Reilly Walsh on Mon., June 26, 2023. Both skaters were restricted free agents at the time of the transaction.

The centerman played in 37 games for Colorado's AHL affiliate (Colorado Eagles) last season and totaled 14 points (4g-10a). He was traded to Boston on February 25, 2023, and played in 20 AHL regular-season contests for Providence.

The 6'2", 185lbs. forward recorded 21 points (8g-13a) in 57 contests between Colorado and Providence in the last season. Bowers also played in three Calder Cup Playoff games with Providence and logged four penalty minutes.

While with Colorado's affiliate, from 2018-19 to 2022-23, he earned 59 career points (27g-32a) in 154 regular-season games for the Eagles.

Born on July 30, 1999, the native of Halifax, N.S., was selected by Ottawa in the first round, 28th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft. Before his professional experience, Bowers played in the NCAA for Boston University from 2017-18 to 2018-19 and finished in the top five of scoring on the Terriers both seasons. He totaled 53 career points (28g-25a) in 77 contests at Boston and helped the Terriers win a Hockey East title in 2018. Bowers was also named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2017-18. From 2015-16 to 2016-17, he played in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for Waterloo and was tied for first on the team with 51 points in 2016-17 (22g-29a).

Bowers represented Canada on the international stage at the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 2019 World Junior Championship where he tallied two assists in five games played.