Monday October 14 In QMJHL action, the Moncton Wildcats beat the Charlottetown Islanders 5-1, marking their fourth win in a row. This victory pushed them into second place in the Eastern Conference and earned them the top ranking in the CHL Top-10. Loke Johansson stood out with solid defense, especially in the second period whenContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 20, 2024”
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A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2022
Previous drafts: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. 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 DayalContinue reading “A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2022”
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”
Baby Steps for Frederic Brunet in His First Pro Season
Frederic Brunet had heart, determination, motivation, and skills, but needed to fine-tune and refine his development. The Bruins selected Brunet in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with the 132nd overall pick, fully aware that the draft re-entry player, also known as an overaged pick, needed further development. The 6’3″, 189-pound defensemanContinue reading “Baby Steps for Frederic Brunet in His First Pro Season”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 28, 2024
Game 3 between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Youngstown Phantoms was a nail-biter on Tuesday, with the teams locked in a scoreless tie until late in the third period. Dubuque finally broke through to take a 1-0 lead at the 13:33 mark, but Youngstown evened the score at 1-1 with just 1:42 remaining toContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 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”
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 2022 Fifth Round Pick Frederic Brunet
There were concerns (among fans) this offseason on whether the Boston Bruins would sign Frederic Brunet to his entry level contract even though all the signs pointed to it happening. Today, it became a reality as the Bruins announced they’ve signed the defenceman to a 3-year ELC and an AAV of $860,000. The deal isContinue reading “Bruins Sign 2022 Fifth Round Pick Frederic Brunet”
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