WILMINGTON — The Bruins announced Friday morning that they have given defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk, who played the last three seasons in Providence with the club’s AHL affiliate, a one-year deal. He will be in camp when it opens next Friday.

Bodnarchuk is definitely a depth guy, but he’s a good guy to have in the fold. Now 23, he has five NHL games under his belt, all of which were played in the 2009-10 season. Last season in Providence, he had 15 goals and 16 assists in 75 games.

Bodnarchuk was drafted by the Bruins in the fifth round of the 2006 draft.