As you probably know by now, the Boston Bruins traded Jack Studnicka to the Vancouver Canucks for Goaltender Michael DiPietro and Defenceman Jonathan Myrenberg. My focus this week is on the right shot blueliner and what we can expect. Yes, he was a former fifth round selection – 140th overall – at the 2021 NHLContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 20, 2022”
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Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 23, 2022
Congratulations to Philip Svedeback on being named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Week last week. One game, three prospects, same team; That was the situation Tuesday as Trevor Kuntar, Oskar Jellvik and Andre Gasseau and Boston College skated to a 3-3 draw with Northeastern. Jellvik set up Kuntar for his first goal of theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 23, 2022”
Wednesday Mailbag October 19, 2022
We are back for another season of hockey and that means another season of the Wednesday Mailbag. You can ask a question, make a comment, or just rant if you wish. It’s totally up to you. You can mention me on Twitter to get heard or you can email me at ohlwriters@gmail.com. We have aContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag October 19, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 16, 2022
It was a busy week for Frederic Brunet and Rimouski Oceanic with 4 games that began with a 4-2 victory over the Victoriaville Tigres on Monday. Brunet had a powerplay helper on the game’s opening goal just over 7 minutes into the second period and Rimouski never looked back. It was the first game inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 16, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 9, 2022
Let’s begin by looking at game action from the week: On Tuesday, Matias Mantykivi had a helper in Ilves Tampere’s Champions League victory over the Stavanger Oilers by a 4-1 score. It was Mantykivi’s first Champions League point. Roman Bychkov will miss time with a lower body injury. No word from the KHL club LokomotivContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 9, 2022”
What Has Been Don Sweeney’s Best Draft?
When Don Sweeney took over as General Manager of the Boston Bruins on May 2015, he inherited a prospect pool that was lacking in depth and quality. It wasn’t just the on-ice product that was lacking. The scouting department needed a makeover as well. He moved forward with a plan to rectify both and itContinue reading “What Has Been Don Sweeney’s Best Draft?”
Boston Bruins Prospect Ratings
I’ll begin by saying this is not a ranking – that will come at a later date – but rather a rating on the player’s performance from the 2021-2022 season. The players on this rating are: either drafted or free agent signings of the Bruins; played outside the NHL or AHL; and the Bruins mustContinue reading “Boston Bruins Prospect Ratings”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 13, 2022
Peter Cehlarik and his number 5 seed Avangard Omsk eliminated number 4 seed Ak Bars in 6 games in the KHL Playoffs. Cehlarik had 4 helpers in what was actually a close series with three of the games going into overtime. Avangard will now take on top seed Metallurg MG in the Eastern Conference QuarterContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 13, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 27, 2022
The NCAA regular season has come to an end with the exception of a couple of stragglers and exhibition games on the schedule. For the Bruins, they’ll have a decision to make in the coming weeks on a couple of their prospects. First on the list is Arizona State Sun Devils Jack Becker. Selected inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 27, 2022”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 20, 2022
On Wednesday morning, Slovakia upset the United States 3-2 in the quarter finals and moved onto the semi finals with a matchup against Finland at the Winter Olympics. Peter Cehlarik did not score in regulation or overtime but he notched the only goal in the shootout to send the Slovaks to victory. Cehlarik managed 20:59Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 20, 2022”