Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo fell 7-3 to IF Malmo on Saturday, with Pettersson absent as he remains with the SHL club. With Vaxjo of the SHL, Pettersson did not register a point, was a minus-1 and played just 6:45. On Sunday, he returned to the U20 as Vaxjo defeated LinkopingContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 7, 2025”
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Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 30, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo defeated Vasteras IK 5-2 on Saturday and moved to within one point of the top-8, the U20 Nationell run to the playoffs. Pettersson did not factor in the scoring. On Sunday, Vaxjo defeated Sodertalje 3-2. Pettersson did not register a point. He was a plus-1 andContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 30, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 23, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell It was a battle of rising stars in the U20 circuit Wednesday as Vashek Blanar’s HV71 skated past Pettersson’s Vaxjo Lakers with a decisive 5–2 win. Pettersson did not register a point and was a minus-1 in the loss. Vaxjo returned to the win column Saturday withContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 23, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 16, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell After missing 12 games with an undisclosed injury, Pettersson made his return to the lineup for Vaxjo in Saturday’s U20 Nationell matchup against Linkoping HC. While his presence was a welcome sight, it wasn’t enough to spark a turnaround, as Vaxjo fell 4–1. Pettersson was held offContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 16, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 9, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell The U20 Nationell is on pause for IIHF Tournaments taking place. Vashek Blanar – HV71 – U20 Nationell The Five-Nations Under-20 tournament opened with a strong statement from Czechia, who rolled to a 5-2 win on Thursday. Blanar chipped in with a power-play assist on Czechia’s fifthContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 9, 2025”
The Upcoming Providence Bruins Season Has as Many Questions as the Big Club
It’s a debate that’s lingered for years: is the AHL a proving ground for prospects or a business built around winning? The truth, whether fans embrace it or not, lies somewhere in between. Development and results aren’t mutually exclusive—they’re two sides of the same coin. Fans will passionately debate—often deep into the night—whether Providence shouldContinue reading “The Upcoming Providence Bruins Season Has as Many Questions as the Big Club”
Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part Three
This is the part some have you been waiting for: My Rankings. To be eligible for the list, a player must have been drafted by the Bruins, signed as a free agent, or acquired via trade. While they don’t need to be on an NHL contract, those on AHL-only deals who weren’t originally drafted byContinue reading “Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part Three”
Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part Two
This part of the series confuses many fans and I am often asked to explain the meaning of the graph below again. If you missed last summers, you can find it here and compare. Every hockey player possesses the potential to reach a certain level in their career, whether it’s the AHL, European professional leagues,Continue reading “Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part Two”
Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part One
Each preseason, I publish an article that utilizes a proprietary formula I developed to forecast a player’s projected performance for the upcoming season. Ahead of the 2024-2025 season, I applied this formula to analyze and predict player production. Today’s discussion focuses on evaluating the results—highlighting the players who met or exceeded expectations, as well asContinue reading “Boston Bruins End of Season Prospect Report: Part One”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 6, 2025
Dans Locmelis Locmelis signed his entry level contract beginning next season and is with Providence on an ATO for the remainder of this season. Mason Langenbrunner Harvard announced on Thursday that Mason Langenbrunner has been named captain of the squad for the 2025-2026 season. Well, co-captain. What makes this announcement intriguing is that until theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 6, 2025”
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