Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 12, 2024
On Tuesday, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation officially announced that Dans Locmelis has been selected for the 2024 Latvian Men’s National Team for the IIHF Men’s World Championships taking place from May 10 to 26. Locmelis will be playing alongside two former Bruins, Eduards Tralmaks and Kaspars Daugavins. Two Bruins prospects were chosen in the…
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 5, 2024
The London Knights were without defenseman Jackson Edward for the third straight game against the Saginaw Spirit on Monday. Without Edward, the Spirit defeated the Knights 6-1 in game 3, though London still leads the best-of-seven OHL Western Conference Final series 2-1. Edward’s absence forced the Knights to play three rookie defensemen. Stalwarts Sam Dickinson,…
Rematch: Bruins Versus Panthers
It took overtime in game 7, but the Boston Bruins dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs again in NHL playoff action. The Prize: A rematch with the Florida Panthers. I don’t need to remind anyone what happened last season. Game 1 will take place Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida. The Panthers are favored…
Baby Steps for Frederic Brunet in His First Pro Season
Frederic Brunet had heart, determination, motivation, and skills, but needed to fine-tune and refine his development. The Bruins selected Brunet in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with the 132nd overall pick, fully aware that the draft re-entry player, also known as an overaged pick, needed further development. The 6’3″, 189-pound defenseman…
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 28, 2024
Game 3 between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Youngstown Phantoms was a nail-biter on Tuesday, with the teams locked in a scoreless tie until late in the third period. Dubuque finally broke through to take a 1-0 lead at the 13:33 mark, but Youngstown evened the score at 1-1 with just 1:42 remaining to…
Trevor Kuntar Impressive in First Pro Season
I have often praised Trevor Kuntar’s impressive game in my writing, as regular readers here would know. The Boston Bruins selected Kuntar with the 89th overall pick in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Kuntar had spent the previous three seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, joining the team for…
The Progression of Georgii Merkulov
Having spent two successful seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, Georgii Merkulov went on to have an outstanding freshman year at Ohio State University before leaving after just one season. The Bruins closely followed the undrafted prospect from Ryazan, Russia during his time playing alongside Mason Lohrei, with head collegiate scout Brett Harkins…
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 21, 2024
Jackson Edward was in consideration for the OHL Player of the Week honors for the week ending April 14, 2024 by the OHL. On Monday, the Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the Tri-City Storm 6-5 in overtime to win game 1 of their best-of-seven playoff series. This marked the Stampede’s first postseason victory in 5 years.…
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 14, 2024
On Wednesday, Latvia played another exhibition game in preparation for the World Hockey Championships, this time against Finland. The Finns took this one by a score of 3-2 in overtime. After scoring once in regulation and another in a shootout in two games against Austria last week, Dans Locmelis was held off the scoreboard in…
If It Looks Like Tampa, And It Smells Like Tampa, Is It Tampa? Not Yet!
With just one or two games remaining in the NHL regular season, the playoff picture is still uncertain for teams in the Metropolitan and Atlantic Divisions of the Eastern Conference. Let’s take a look. Metropolitan Division The New York Rangers hold a 3-point lead over the Carolina Hurricanes for first place in the division with…
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