The week didn’t really begin until Thursday when Linkoping defeated Oskarshamn 6-4 in SHL action. Midway through the first period, Oskarshamn built up a 3-0 lead when Linkoping switched goalies and Jesper Myrenberg came in. Yes, he is the older brother of Jonathan Myrenberg who both signed two-year contract extensions last month. Oskarshamn was ableContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 5, 2023”
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Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 22, 2023
On Monday, McKeen’s Hockey released their top-10 candidates for AHL Rookie of the Year for the 2023-2024 season. Mason Lohrei did not make the top-10 but was an honorable mention with the likes of Brandt Clarke, Logan Stankoven, Shane Wright and Zachary Bolduc to name a few. On Tuesday, Reid Dyck showed off his athleticismContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 22, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 15, 2023
After being loaned to Molot Perm of the VHL for 7 games, Roman Bychkov was recalled by Lokomotiv of the KHL and appeared in Monday’s 1-0 victory over Torpedo. Bychkov did not hit the scoresheet and had 10:04 TOI – all even strength – as the seventh defenceman to dress. Tuesday was not kind toContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 15, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 8, 2023
On Wednesday, Roman Bychkov scored his first goal (and the game winner) in any league (MHL, VHL, KHL) since December of 2020 when he notched one for Buran Yaroslavl in the VHL. Things have just not gone well for Bychkov since the Bruins drafted him in the fifth round, 154th overall at the 2019 NHLContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 8, 2023”
Boston Bruins Prospect Update: Preseason
As we get set for another season of Boston Bruins prospects from around the world, I thought it would be good to start with my preseason outlook and expectations. Let’s begin by looking at what I call my “chances” chart. Here, I determine what I believe the chances are of each prospect reaching a certainContinue reading “Boston Bruins Prospect Update: Preseason”
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”
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 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”