The Bruins have a lot of business to take care of in this offseason, but they completed a small bit of it on Tuesday.

The B’s signed forward Patrick Brown, the veteran captain of the Providence Bruins, to a one-year, two-way extension worth $775,000.

The 32-year-old Brown notched 17-29-46 totals in 56 games with Providence this season. The Boston College product also played 15 games with Boston (0-1-1), most of which came after the trade deadline when the B’s shipped out a handful of regulars out of town.

While Brown does not possess the foot speed to be an every day NHL player, he is a highly regarded leader at the AHL level with a strong work ethic, something management no doubt took into account.

Brown has played 164 NHL games with Carolina, Vegas, Philadelphia and Ottawa before arriving in the Bruins’ organization two years ago. He’s played 501 AHL games with 91-141-232 totals.