In Thursday’s USHL matchup, the Dubuque Fighting Saints traveled to Fargo and beat the defending champions 7-4, bringing their season record to 5-1-0-0, which places them at the top of the league standings. While Dubuque showcased strong offensive skills, players Jonathan Morello and Kristian Kostadinski did not score any points. Morello performed better than inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 13, 2024”
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Takeaways From the Prospects Challenge
The Boston Bruins prospects finished a three-game series at the Prospects Challenge in Buffalo. However, not all of them participated. Thirteen prospects are currently in the NCAA, and three others are in the USHL, aiming to play in the NCAA. As a result, the Bruins had to invite 11 additional players to fill the gapsContinue reading “Takeaways From the Prospects Challenge”
Wednesday Mailbag; Offseason Edition
We are in the dog days of summer when it comes to the National Hockey League, but there is still some work for general managers across the league, and things are no different for Don Sweeney. Obviously, the biggest piece is getting Goaltender Jeremy Swayman under contract. What better time to take your questions andContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag; Offseason Edition”
A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2021
Previous drafts: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 What constitutes a successful draft or a failing draft? The hockey community looks at NHL games played to determine success, although some choose to look at 100 games as successful while others look at 200 games. Fans in droves prefer to look at stats. Harman Dayal andContinue reading “A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2021”
Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 4: Your Questions
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 Mike has four questions: Lysell- interesting first half of the season, was called out, then showed marked improvement from what I can tell. What are the next steps for him to make that final push/jump? I maintained my belief in Fabian Lysell, and bluntly put, I thought he neededContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 4: Your Questions”
Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 3: The Rankings
PART 1 PART 2 The Boston Bruins prospect rankings are criticized for lacking top-tier prospects, attributed to their consistent competitiveness leading to low draft positions and trading high picks to pursue Stanley Cup victories. Building a championship-quality roster requires a variety of players. Despite lacking top prospects, the Bruins have a strong prospect pool forContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 3: The Rankings”
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”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 28, 2024
In Thursday’s SHL action, Jonathan Myrenberg went pointless in his 12th consecutive game as Linkoping dropped a 4-2 decision to Vaxjo. Myrenberg did not register a SOG and had 2 hits in 17:06 TOI. I know I’m sounding like a broken record at this point, but I’m still not concerned about point production this season.Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 28, 2024”
Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update Part Four: The Conclusion
Part One: Prospect Chances Part Two: Prospect Production Part Three: Providence Bruins This is the conclusion to my four-part series looking at Boston Bruins prospects. If you missed the first three parts, you can find them at the links above. Much has been written about the Bruins prospect pool and it hasn’t been kind toContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update Part Four: The Conclusion”
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”
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