The Anaheim Ducks have acquired left wing Jeffrey Viel from the Boston Bruins. In return, the Bruins will receive a 2026 fourth-round draft pick. This pick will be the better of either Detroit's or Philadelphia's 2026 fourth-round selections.
Viel, 28 years old, has participated in 10 games for Boston during the 2025-26 season, accumulating 20 penalty minutes. His National Hockey League (NHL) career statistics include 3 goals and 2 assists, alongside 183 penalty minutes across 64 games with both Boston (2024-26) and San Jose (2020-23).
During the 2024-25 season, Viel split his time between the NHL's Boston Bruins, appearing in five games, and the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Providence Bruins, where he recorded 13 goals, 24 assists, 37 points, and 148 penalty minutes in 68 games. A native of Rimouski, Quebec, Viel's AHL career spans 349 games with Providence, Manitoba, and San Jose, totaling 75 goals, 95 assists, 170 points, and 688 penalty minutes. He achieved an AHL career high of 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 69 games with Manitoba in the 2023-24 season.
In his junior hockey career, Viel registered 115 goals, 81 assists, and 196 points with 488 penalty minutes in 259 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) games. He was part of the Acadia-Bathurst team that won the 2018 QMJHL Championship and the 2018 CHL Memorial Cup. During the 2018 QMJHL playoffs, he scored 14 goals and 9 assists for 23 points in 20 contests, earning him the QMJHL Playoffs MVP award. He was also named to the 2018 Memorial Cup All-Star team.