Boston College winger Will Moore (51st overall, 2025) and North Dakota forward Cooper Simpson (79th overall, 2025) have earned invitations to Team USA’s 2026 World Junior Championship Showcase — a key summer proving ground that often serves as the first real sorting mechanism for the eventual WJC roster. Their selections underscore how both prospects haveContinue reading “Two Bruins Prospects Are Heading to the WJC Summer Showcase”
Category Archives: Prospects
Welcome to Boston Cullen McCrate
With their final pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, the Bruins used the 216th selection to take Cullen McCrate of the USHL’s Fargo Force. The Michigan State commit flew under the radar, posting 10 goals and 20 assists over 61 games from the Fargo blue line, then adding another goal and three assists in nineContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Cullen McCrate”
Welcome to Boston Roberto Henriquez
With their sixth‑round pick in the 2026 draft, 170th overall, the Bruins selected their second goaltender of the day: Roberto Henriquez of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. A draft re‑entry from Bratislava, Slovakia, Henriquez arrives with some intriguing upside. He is headed to Boston College for the 2026-27 season. At 6‑foot‑2, he brings adequate sizeContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Roberto Henriquez”
Welcome to Boston Jacob Vandeven
With their fifth-round pick, 157th overall, the Bruins selected from the London Knights of the OHL Jacob Vandeven. Vandeven spent the bulk of his draft year in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League — a Junior B circuit that feeds into the OHL — rather than with London. He saw only eight regular‑season games withContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Jacob Vandeven”
Welcome to Boston Oscar Olsson
The Bruins traded one of their fourth-round picks – number 111 – to Pittsburgh for a sixth-round pick – number 170 – and Winnipeg’s fourth round pick in 2027. They still held the 122nd pick in round four and used it to select Oscar Olsson from Orebro HK of the U20 Nationell in Sweden. OlssonContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Oscar Olsson”
Welcome to Boston Matvei Kotkov
Last year, the Bruins dipped into Russia for Kirill Yemelyanov. This year, they added young goaltender Yuri Ivanov. And with the 104th pick, Boston doubled down again, turning to Yemelyanov’s Loko Yaroslavl teammate in the MHL, Matvei Kotkov. A clear pattern is emerging — and the Bruins aren’t shying away from Russia any longer. KotkovContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Matvei Kotkov”
Welcome to Boston Nils Bartholdsson
With their second pick of the draft, at 88th overall, the Bruins turned to Sweden, selecting right winger Nils Bartholdsson from Rögle BK’s U20 program — a prospect who also earned a brief look in the SHL. It’s a swing on skill, pace, and upside from a system known for developing modern, pro‑ready talent. BartholdssonContinue reading “Welcome to Boston Nils Bartholdsson”
Boston Bruins 2026 End of Season Prospect Report: Rankings
This marks the final installment of the Bruins prospect report following the conclusion of the 2025–26 season. Parts one, two, and three have already broken down the earlier segments of the pipeline, leaving this as the closing chapter in the series. There’s been plenty of movement compared to last year’s rankings — partly because theContinue reading “Boston Bruins 2026 End of Season Prospect Report: Rankings”
Boston Bruins End Of Season Prospect Report 2026: Part Three
Part one of this series broke down each player’s production against the projections generated by my proprietary model. If you missed that installment, you can find it here. Part two continued the evaluation with the first group of prospects, and that edition is available here. This segment covers the remaining prospects. I’ve intentionally left outContinue reading “Boston Bruins End Of Season Prospect Report 2026: Part Three”
Boston Bruins End Of Season Prospect Report 2026: Part Two
Part one of this series broke down each player’s production against the projections generated by my proprietary model. Here are some quick-hit thoughts on each player and how their seasons stacked up. Development is rarely a straight line, so trajectories can shift, but I hope this gives you a clear snapshot of where each prospectContinue reading “Boston Bruins End Of Season Prospect Report 2026: Part Two”