The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forwards Michael Pezzetta, Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Travis Boyd and re-signed defenseman Dakota Mermis, the team announced Tuesday.
Pezzetta, Mermis and Groulx's deals are all two-year contracts that will see them make $812,500 while Boyd's deal is for one year at $775,000.
Mermis, a product of Alton, Ill., spent the 2024-25 season splitting time between the Maple Leafs organization and the Utah Mammoth. In four NHL games, he collected an assist while putting up seven assists in 32 AHL games with the Toronto Marlies.
Over parts of eight NHL seasons with the Mammoth, Maple Leafs, Arizona Coyotes, New Jersey Devils and Minnesota Wild, Mermis scored four goals and added nine assists for 13 points in 78 games.
Boyd, who spent time with the Maple Leads during the 2020-21 season, spent this past year playing in the Minnesota Wild organization. While he went pointless in three games with Minnesota, Boyd accumulated 22 goals and 31 assists for 53 points in 63 regular season games with Iowa. Across a total of 299 career NHL games, he has put up 47 goals and 71 assists for 118 points.
Groulx, a 2018 second round pick of the Anaheim Ducks, spent this past season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, adding 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 47 regular season games. Over 65 career NHL games with the Ducks, Groulx had one goal and five points.
The only one inked by the Leafs to spend the entire 2024-25 season in the NHL, Pezzetta joins the Leafs after spending last year with the Montreal Canadiens. In 25 games with the Habs, Pezzetta went pointless but collected 24 penalty minutes. Known for his physicality and energy, Pezzetta has 15 goals and 38 points in 200 career NHL games.
With the Maple Leafs announcing these deals, all of the players mentioned above add solid depth to the organization. While they might find it tough to carve out a full-time NHL role, Groulx, Pezzetta, Boyd and Mermis will likely be upon the first players called on in case of injury or suspension.
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