John Farinacci Has a Solid First-Year Pro Season

After a stellar freshman season with Harvard in 2019-2020, when he tallied 10 goals and 12 assists in 31 games, John Farinacci’s development was stymied by the COVID pandemic, which caused players to lose most of the following year of competition. Farinacci entered the 2022-2023 season aiming to refine his skills. In just 19 gamesContinue reading “John Farinacci Has a Solid First-Year Pro Season”

Bruins Sign Riley Duran

The Boston Bruins announced on Sunday that Riley Duran has been signed to a two-year entry-level contract, commencing with the 2024-2025 season. This is the maximum duration permissible under the collective bargaining agreement. The agreement stipulates a base salary of $775,000, alongside a signing bonus of $92,500 at the NHL level, with the possibility ofContinue reading “Bruins Sign Riley Duran”

Providence Bruins Sign Ryan Bischel

Providence Bruins General Manager Evan Gold announced today, March 18, that the team has signed goaltender Ryan Bischel to an American Hockey League contract beginning with the 2024-2025 season. It is a one-year deal. Bischel spent three seasons with the Fargo Force of the USHL from 2016-2017 to 2018-2019. He posted a combined 49-32-11 recordContinue reading “Providence Bruins Sign Ryan Bischel”

Providence Sends Curtis Hall to Grand Rapids Receive Jared McIsaac in Return

The American Hockey League trade/loan deadline came and went Friday and one deal has some scratching their heads. The Boston Bruins loaned Curtis Hall to the Grand Rapids Griffins while the Detroit Red Wings assigned Jared McIsaac to the Providence Bruins. Officially, when it comes to the NHL, that’s what this transaction is. The BruinsContinue reading “Providence Sends Curtis Hall to Grand Rapids Receive Jared McIsaac in Return”

Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Three

Welcome to Part Three of the Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update. Be sure to check out Part One and Part Two if you haven’t already. Here, we will look at prospects playing at the AHL level with the Providence Bruins and the ECHL level with the Maine Mariners. It must be noted that playersContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Three”

The Boston-Providence Affiliation

NHL-AHL affiliation agreements are difficult to understand at the best of times and the agreement between the Boston Bruins and Providence Bruins is no different. In the end, the AHL is the top minor league in the world, a separate entity running a business and looking for profits just like the NHL. But they areContinue reading “The Boston-Providence Affiliation”

Things Not Going as Planned for Providence Bruins

Things didn’t end well in the 2023 playoffs for the Providence Bruins and during the offseason they revamped the roster much like the parent club. They reloaded with some younger veterans and a plethora of prospects. Wednesday evening the P-Bruins defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3-1 for just their second win in eight tries. Things are not direContinue reading “Things Not Going as Planned for Providence Bruins”

Massive Logjam for Providence Bruins

We now know what the Boston Bruins roster will look like for opening night. What we don’t know, is what the Providence Bruins roster will look like with all the bodies the parent club has loaned to the AHL club. I’m a firm believer of keeping the young prospects under NHL contracts in prime positionsContinue reading “Massive Logjam for Providence Bruins”

Bruins Sign Trio

The Boston Bruins announced today that they have signed goaltender Michael DiPietro and defencemen Alec Regula and Reilly Walsh to one-year, two-way contracts for the 2023-2024 season. DiPietro was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks along with Jonathan Myrenberg on October17, 2022 for Jack Studnicka. Regula was acquired with Ian Mitchell in the June 26, 2023Continue reading “Bruins Sign Trio”

Providence Signs Ethan Ritchie

The Providence Bruins announced Sunday that they have signed former Sarnia Sting defenceman Ethan Ritchie to a one-year AHL contract. He is not related to the two former Bruins Nick and Brett Ritchie but is the older brother of 2023 first round pick Calum Ritchie. I find this signing interesting because he played the lastContinue reading “Providence Signs Ethan Ritchie”