FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to recognize 44 players and prospects who were invited to participate in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence summer meetings in preparation for the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. A total of 45 players wereContinue reading “44 OHL PLAYERS AND PROSPECTS PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE SUMMER MEETINGS”
Tag Archives: Matthew Poitras
Boston Bruins Prospect Rankings
If you’re wondering whether there has been a change in where I ranked the players at the start of the season, the answer is yes. The criteria is this: 1) Must be playing in any league outside the NHL including the AHL and ECHL. 2) Must be drafted by the Boston OR 3) Signed asContinue reading “Boston Bruins Prospect Rankings”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 7, 2023
I guess we’ll begin with the top news story: The Bruins signed 2022 second-round draft pick Matthew Poitras to a three-year entry-level contract the team announced on Friday. With a June 1, 2023 deadline to ink Matias Mantykivi to his entry level contract, time is ticking away. Moving on to the Ontario Hockey League playoffs,Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 7, 2023”
Bruins sign Matthew Poitras to Entry Level Contract
The Boston Bruins today announced they have signed 2022 second-round pick Matthew Poitras to a three-year entry level contract that begins with the 2023-2024 season. The deal is reportedly worth $775,000 in base salary with $95,000 signing bonus in each year and $80,000 in performance bonuses in each year. His AHL salary would be $82,500.Continue reading “Bruins sign Matthew Poitras to Entry Level Contract”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 16, 2023
Well, it wasn’t meant to be for Matias Mantykivi and his Ilves squad as they lost to the Pelicans 3-1 on Thursday and dropping the series in 6 games. Ilves will now play in the third-place game on April 20, 2023 against IFK Helsinki. Following that and the end of Liiga play is the IIHFContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 16, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 9, 2023
Plenty of disappointing ends to their season for Boston Bruins prospects last week. But hey, they should be happy with the seasons they have had. Today I am going to do it a little different and break it down by day. Monday Jonathan Myrenberg was the only prospect playing and Mora was down 1 gameContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 9, 2023”
A Look at What Bruins Prospects Accomplished This Season
Prior to each season, whether a prospect is playing in the Finnish Liiga, Sweden’s J20 Nationell, the NCAA or the Canadian Hockey League, I attempt to come up with expectations for each player and I call them forecast. I have a little formula I use that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t work. But the majorityContinue reading “A Look at What Bruins Prospects Accomplished This Season”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 2, 2023
Some teams recognized individual awards to pass along to begin this week’s addition. The Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League awarded goaltender Reid Dyck the Charlotte Letkemman Memorial Award for Desire and Leadership. Matthew Poitras took home 3 awards awarded from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. He received the TopContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 2, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 26, 2023
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”
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”