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 forContinue reading “Trevor Kuntar Impressive in First Pro Season”
Category Archives: Providence Bruins
Brett Harrison Makes Strides in His First Year of Pro Hockey
If you have read my work here or on my OHL site regularly, then you know I have held the same position on Brett Harrison for a few years: He has long shown the raw talent to make the NHL, but his disengagement has hindered his progress; without more consistent effort and intensity, his skillsContinue reading “Brett Harrison Makes Strides in His First Year of Pro Hockey”
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”