Report: Bruins sign Justin Hickman. No, not that one. The other one.

Per Kirk Luedeke, the Bruins have signed Seattle Thunderbirds captain Justin Hickman as he undergoes shoulder surgery:

Prospect news: Multiple sources have told me the Boston Bruins have signed Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) free agent '94 forward Justin Hickman

— Kirk Luedeke (@kluedeke29) January 7, 2015

Skinny on Hickman: Big, rugged power forward& T-Birds captain. Hits hard, fights, some skill, too-22 goals last yr, 2nd on team in pts 14-15

— Kirk Luedeke (@kluedeke29) January 7, 2015

The bad news: He's having shoulder surgery & is out for the rest of the year, so Hickman not an option for B's until 15-16 season.

— Kirk Luedeke (@kluedeke29) January 7, 2015

Who is Justin Hickman? No, not the UCLA Bruin special-teamer for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats:

Justin Hickman the hockey player scored 34 points in 70 games in his age-18 WHL year. He was named captain the following year, and as a twenty year old didn't quite hit point per game before his season was shortened by the afore-mentioned shoulder surgery. For reference, here are all of our forwards from this year, plus Dougie Hamilton, listed by their Points Per Game at age 18 in the CHL:

And then there's this:

I'm actually pretty pumped bout the U2 album! #thatsgenius #rocknroll

— Justin Hickman (@jhick9) September 18, 2014

Granted, most hockey players have terrible taste in music. I hope this isn't THE MOVE that'll save the team, because at first glance it looks like this guy shouldn't spend a lot of time on NHL ice.