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Getting to Know Beckett Hendrickson

With the 124th pick at the 2023 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins select from the NTDP center Beckett Hendrickson. Some of the public rankings: NHLCS FC HOCKEY MCKEEN’S RED LINE EP UPSIDE SCOUTING 67 NA 115 139 148 58 116 Dom – Hockey Ratings (Scale 3 – 9): SKATING PHYSICALITY SKILLS IQContinue reading “Getting to Know Beckett Hendrickson”

Getting to Know Christopher Pelosi

With the 92nd pick at the 2023 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins select from the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, center Christopher Pelosi. Some of the public rankings: NHLCS FC HOCKEY MCKEEN’S RED LINE EP UPSIDE SCOUTING 127 NA NR HM NR NR NR Dom – Hockey Ratings (Scale 3 –Continue reading “Getting to Know Christopher Pelosi”

Rumors Continue to Swirl Around the Bruins

Everyone knew something had to happen to help alleviate the Boston Bruins cap issues. And on NHL Awards Day with a few Bruins in attendance including General Manager Don Sweeney, the first shoe dropped when he dealt Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a couple of right shot defencemenContinue reading “Rumors Continue to Swirl Around the Bruins”

Bruins Trade Hall, Foligno to Hawks; Acquire Regula and Mitchell

You knew there was going to be some cap clearing trades involving the Boston Bruins and today the team has announced that they’ve traded Taylor Hall and pending unrestricted free agent Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks. In return, the Bruins receive the signing rights to Alec Regula and Ian Mitchell, both restricted free agents.Continue reading “Bruins Trade Hall, Foligno to Hawks; Acquire Regula and Mitchell”

Boston Bruins 2023 Entry Draft Preview

By now you are (should be) aware the Bruins have traded picks in the first, second and fifth rounds of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. They also gained the Los Angeles Kings pick in the seventh round giving them five picks in the draft. The prospect pool is depleted as is their draft capital soContinue reading “Boston Bruins 2023 Entry Draft Preview”

Bruins Sign Brandon Bussi

The Boston Bruins announced today that they have signed netminder Brandon Bussi to a one-year contract extension. Bussi, who was one of three Bruins netminders about to hit restricted free agency, was arbitration eligible. The deal is a two-way, one-year deal that will pay him $775,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the AHL. WhenContinue reading “Bruins Sign Brandon Bussi”

Bruins Walk Away from Matias Mantykivi

The Collective Bargaining Agreement states that an NHL team holds the rights of players drafted from Europe until the fourth June following the NHL Entry Draft they were selected in (as long as that nation has a transfer agreement in place with the NHL). It also states that they hold the rights to players draftedContinue reading “Bruins Walk Away from Matias Mantykivi”

P-Bruins Sign Owen Pederson

Providence Bruins General Manager Evan Gold announced today that the club has signed Owen Pederson to a standard American Hockey League contract. The deal is for two years beginning with the 2023-2024 season. The 6’3” – 198-pound center/left wing spent four seasons with the Winnipeg ICE of the Western Hockey League. He was a formerContinue reading “P-Bruins Sign Owen Pederson”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 28, 2023

All that remains of Bruins prospects for the 2022-2023 is the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championships and Tuesday was the final day of round-robin action. Germany defeated France 5-0 to finish 4th in Group A with a 4-0-3-0 record and a birth in the quarter finals. Kai Wissmann had 2 helpers in the game, wasContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 28, 2023”