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”
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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”
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: April 30, 2023
There are just two remaining prospects playing outside the AHL: Ryan Mast of the Sarnia Sting and Jackson Edward of the London Knights who are going head-to-head in the Ontario Hockey League Conference Finals and battling for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy and a chance at the OHL Championship and a Memorial Cup Birth. One ofContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 30, 2023”
Bruins Sign Mason Lohrei to Amateur Try Out Agreement
It was the worst kept secret in off-ice moves for the Bruins. And today, the Bruins made it official signing 58th overall pick in 2020 Mason Lohrei to an Amateur Try Out Agreement (ATO), which will allow him to play in Providence for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs. Some believe heContinue reading “Bruins Sign Mason Lohrei to Amateur Try Out Agreement”