By: Eamonn McLean | Follow me on Twitter/X @EamonnMcLean44
Before snapping their six-game losing skid Saturday afternoon against the Colorado Avalanche, the Boston Bruins and their American Hockey League affiliate, Providence, were going on very different paths. While Boston has struggled this season, currently tied for last in the NHL’s Eastern Conference at the time of writing, the P-Bruins are rolling, sitting in second in the AHL’s Atlantic Division, with a 6-0-0 record. Providence picked up two wins this weekend, and will take on fellow undefeated Atlantic Division team, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins on Wednesday. How did everyone else do?
Europe
Vashek Blanar this week for HV71 (U20 Nationell): Two games played, one assist, no penalties, -2 rating.
Blanar had a decent week, but perhaps more notably, he was called up to Czechia’s under-20 team for the upcoming Five Nations Tournament. The tournament will serve as an audition for eligible players for Czechia’s team at the upcoming World Junior Championship later this year.
Kirill Yemelyanov this week for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (MHL): Three games played, one assist, no penalties, -1 rating.
Juniors
Cole Chandler this week for the Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL): Two games played, two assists, two penalty minutes, +3 rating.
The Northeastern commit had a solid week, playing in his 100th career regular-season game in the QMJHL. The Bedford, Nova Scotia, native helped his team record two victories this weekend in addition to his individual milestone.
Cooper Simpson this week for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL): Two games played, no points, no penalties, -3 rating.
NCAA
Andre Gasseau this week for Boston College (Hockey East): One game played, one goal, two penalty minutes, -3 rating.
Gasseau recorded his first goal of the season this weekend. However, the captain’s actions weren’t enough to keep BC from falling to the University of Denver Friday night.
Elliott Groenewold this week for Quinnipiac University (ECAC): Three games played, no points, two penalty minutes, Even Plus/Minus.
James Hagens this week for Boston College (Hockey East): One game played, one goal, no penalties, -4 rating.
Beckett Hendrickson this week for the University of Minnesota (Big Ten): Two games played, one assist, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Kristian Kostadinski this week for Boston College (Hockey East): One game played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Dean Letourneau this week for Boston College (Hockey East): One game played, one assist, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
William Moore this week for Boston College (Hockey East): One game played, one assist, no penalties, -1 rating.
Jonathan Morello this week for Boston University (Hockey East): Two games played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Casper Nassen this week for Miami University (OH) (NCHC): Two games played, no points, two penalty minutes, +1 rating.
Chris Pelosi this week for Quinnipiac University (ECAC): Three games played, two goals, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Pelosi came up big offensively this weekend for the Bobcats, scoring the game-winning goal against the University of New Hampshire, and added another goal against Merrimack College. The Sewell, New Jersey, native has four goals and two assists in eight games this season.
Philip Svedeback this week for Providence College (Hockey East): Two games played, .857% save percentage, 2.50 goals-against average, 0-0-1 record.
Will Zellers this week for the University of North Dakota (NCHC): Two games played, one goal, no penalties, -3 rating.
For more coverage of Bruins prospects playing college hockey, give company colleague Neil Simmons a follow. You can read his coverage of this past week’s games here.
Providence and Maine
As mentioned before, Providence picked up two victories this weekend, in part due to Fabian Lysell’s heroics on Friday night against the Springfield Thunderbirds. Lysell scored the game-winning goal with 1:47 remaining in the contest, improving the B’s record to 5-0-0 at the time. On Sunday afternoon, Providence got two goals from Georgii Merkulov, as well as goals from Frederic Brunet and Brett Harrison, as they beat the Bridgeport Islanders, 4-1.
Meanwhile, the Maine Mariners split their weekend series against the Wheeling Nailers, with Stockholm, Sweden, native Loke Johansson picking up his first professional point in North America in Saturday’s 7-3 victory. Luke Cavallin got the start in net for the Mariners, making 24 saves.
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