The Buffalo Beauts announced the team agreed to terms with defenseman Blake Bolden.
Bolden (age 27, 5'7") most recently played in the NWHL for the Boston Pride from 2015 to 2017 and recorded 15 points (2 goals, 13 assists) in 35 games played during those two seasons. She has also added two goals and two assists in six career Isobel Cup Playoff contests and was a member of the Boston team that captured the first ever Isobel Cup in 2016.
Last season, the two-time NWHL All-Star played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Women's Hockey League. In her only season in Switzerland, Bolden led her team's defensemen and ranked fourth overall with 27 points (16/11) in 20 games played.
A native of Cleveland, Bolden played collegiately at Boston College, where she ranks among the school's top 10 defensemen in career goals (tied-second, 26), assists (fifth, 56) and points (fifth, 82). During her tenure with the Eagles, she was named an AHCA Second-Team All-American and Hockey East's Best Defenseman in 2013, and garnered Hockey East First All-Star Team honors in 2012 and 2013.
