NOTE: Because of issues uploading stats from HockeyDB, I have switched to Quant Hockey. This should not affect you in any way. Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo squared off against Vashek Blanar and HV71 on Wednesday and came away with a 5–1 victory. Pettersson added a late power‑play marker to makeContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 15, 2026”
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Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 8, 2026
Teammates James Hagens and Andre Gasseau of Boston College and Chris Pelosi of Quinnipiac were named semi-finalists for the Walter Brown Award, awarded to the top U.S. born D-1 hockey player in New England. There are 25 players remaining for contention. Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell The U-20 Nationell had an offContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 8, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 1, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo defeated Sodertalje SK 4-2 Saturday. Pettersson was not involved in the scoring and was a plus-1. Vaxjo defeated Vasteras IK 5-1 on Sunday morning. Pettersson scored his fourth goal of the season midway through the second period. He finished a plus-2. Vashek Blanar – HV71 –Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 1, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 25, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Liam Pettersson spent a game with Kungalvs IK in the HockeyEttan league – Sweden’s equivalent to the ECHL last week, scoring a goal in his only game. Vaxjo fell 3–2 to Frolunda HC on Saturday morning, though they continue to hold onto a precarious playoff position. PetterssonContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 25, 2026”
Bruins Have Decisions to Make Even Before Trade Deadline
The NHL operates under a hard cap of 50 standard player contracts, but there’s an important wrinkle built into that rule. When a signed prospect is returned to junior, their deal “slides” to a future season, effectively removing it from the club’s active contract count. It’s a built‑in safeguard that allows teams to lock inContinue reading “Bruins Have Decisions to Make Even Before Trade Deadline”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 18, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo fell 4–2 to Sodertalje SK on Saturday, despite a tightly played opening 40 minutes that featured a scoreless first period and a penalty‑filled second without a breakthrough. All four goals came in the final frame, but Pettersson was held off the scoresheet. Vaxjo defeated Vasteras IKContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 18, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 11, 2026
The OHL trade deadline opened with a curveball. The London Knights made a surprising splash by acquiring the rights to Bruins’ prospect Will Moore, a move that immediately raised eyebrows across the league. Moore slid down the 2023 OHL Draft board due to his commitment to the U.S. National Team Development Program, but that didn’tContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 11, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 4, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Returns to action January 10. Vashek Blanar – HV71 – U20 Nationell Returns to action January 10. Kirill Yemelyanov – Loko Yaroslav – MHL Returns to action January 5. William Zellers, James Hagens – USA – World Junior Championships Team USA found itself in some difficulty againstContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 4, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 28, 2025
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Boston Bruins Mid-Season Prospect Report
Each preseason, I break down the Bruins’ amateur prospects and use my own model to project their expected offensive output. Historically, the model has performed well, but this year the results have been far more volatile — driven in part by a few overachievers, but largely by underperformance across the board. This season’s full setContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid-Season Prospect Report”