Let’s begin this week with the European playoffs. In the Finnish Liiga on Monday, Assat shocked Matias Mantykivi and Ilves 5-2 to even up their best-of-seven series at one game each. Mantykivi had a goal and an assist in a losing effort but showed he was still offensively capable. On Wednesday, Ilves took a 2-1Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 26, 2023”
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Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 19, 2023
After last week’s Prospect Update, I was asked via Twitter how long the Bruins hold the rights to players before they become unrestricted free agents. If you don’t like following the blog here, you can refer to CapFriendly which provides you with the date the Bruins hold onto the rights of players here. But howContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 19, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 12, 2023
Let’s begin with the NCAA. Hockey East Riley Duran missed Wednesday’s First Round Hockey East matchup against New Hampshire with his ongoing injury. However, Philip Svedeback did his part stopping 22 of 23 shots in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over UNH. That meant number 7 seed Providence would face number 3 seed Northeastern inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 12, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 5, 2023
As you know by now, the Boston Bruins have a couple of significant injuries on the club and that injury bug has trickled down to some key prospects for their respective teams. Riley Duran and Philip Svedeback for Providence College and Brett Harrison for the Windsor Spitfires. I’m told Harrison “Could miss significant time” asContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 5, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 19, 2022
Some of the Bruins brass were visible in the OHL last week. Obviously, they are doing some prep work for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but also, Matthew Poitras and Jackson Edward are looking to sign Entry Level Contracts. But I ask myself whether they are keeping tabs on Development Camp invitee James Hardie ofContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 19, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 12, 2022
I am periodically asked how I set my expectations for a player at the start of the season. Well, there are two things. First, I watch what some might say is too much hockey. But in order to get a sense of how a player is progressing, there is no other choice. Not only areContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 12, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 1, 2023
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2023 brings you good health and happiness. We are unofficially into the second half of the season so I thought this would be a good time to do some player grades on the season to date. A lot of it is based off my expectations coming into the seasonContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 1, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 4, 2022
The Boston Bruins have Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman at the NHL level. Keith Kinkaid was signed as their number three goaltender and that may just be for this season unless management feels it necessary to bring a veteran once again. Then there is Kyle Keyser and Brandon Bussi developing in minor professional leagues, notContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 4, 2022”
The Road to the NHL Takes Many Turns
Last week for my Wednesday Mailbag, the following question was raised: To give that the answer it deserves, it couldn’t come in the form of a paragraph in a question-and-answer format that is my Wednesday Mailbag. Instead, I informed Mike, I would give it the answer it deserves here. And here we are. The pathContinue reading “The Road to the NHL Takes Many Turns”
Boston Bruins Top-10 Prospect Rankings
All of the Boston Bruins prospects around the world are well into their 2022-2023 seasons and the sample size is enough to see if those players have improved in any specific areas of their games. To be considered a prospect they must be playing outside the National Hockey League, be under 24 years of ageContinue reading “Boston Bruins Top-10 Prospect Rankings”
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