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Hosts Heather Ingerson and Mark Allred got back in the studio to talk Boston Bruins and a few other hockey-related topics. We started recording this episode 166 before the afternoon tilt against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins continue to roll post the All-Star/Bye-Week break and have a tough test ahead of them with a four-game road trip which started in New York and heading out west to play Canadian teams such as the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and the Vancouver Canucks.
Please give a listen to our Bruins banter below in episode 166 as Heather and myself talk about last week’s games and the upcoming week for our beloved National Hockey League Boston Bruins. Below is a timeframe of when the discussion changes to a new hockey related topic.
Intro – 00:00
Last Weeks Games – 6:33
Upcoming Weeks Schedule – 22:30
Talking About the Jay Bouwmeester Collapse & Update – 38:30
Chara Fined By Player Safety 5K – 46:30
Charlie McAvoy Emergence After Scoring First Goal – 1:05:00
Bergeron Notches 3 Straight 25+ Goal Seasons – 1:13:55
Cassidy Gets 200th Career NHL Coaching Victory – 1:20:45
Jeremy Lauzon Signs Two-Year Contract Extension – 1:27:30
Time Is Now To Pull The Trigger On A Toffoli Trade With LA – 1:37:00
General Discussion – 1:49:10
End Of Show – 2:07:40
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Hosts Heather Ingerson and Mark Allred got back in the studio to talk Boston Bruins and a few other hockey-related topics. We started recording this episode 165 before the afternoon tilt against the Detriot Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Motown and finished at the beginning of the second period. I know most Boston Bruins fans don’t want to relive the memory of losing a road game to the last-place team in the league as Boston sits atop the best league in the world. Just a minor bump in the road and hope we figure it out before the next game on Wednesday night at TD Garden against the Montreal Canadians and Saturday with yet another afternoon tilt against the bottom-dwelling Red Wings.
Please give a listen to our Bruins banter below in episode 165 as Heather and myself talk about last week’s games and the upcoming week for our beloved National Hockey League Boston Bruins. Below is a timeframe of when the discussion changes to a new hockey related topic.
Intro – 00:00
Upcoming Bruins Schedule – 26:45
Carlo Steps Away For Family Matter, And Overall Play – 39:40
Heinen Misses Four Straight Games As Speculation Heats Up – 51:11
Kuraly-Coyle-Bjork Third Line Has Been Fun To Watch – 58:40
Lauzon Suspension Hit & No Call For McAvoy’s Head Shot? – 1:07:40
NESN’s Edwards Talks Composite Sticks & We Elaborate – 1:16:11
TD Garden Seating Upgrades Will Be Made After Fan Complaints – 1:27:22
2020 Olympic Updates An The Positive Talks Per Elliotte Freidman – 1:35:00
Buffalo Duane’s Meltdown On Public Radio About His Sabres Team and Ownership – 1:46:3
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Boston Bruins defensive prospect Jeremy Lauzon’s road to the National Hockey League has certainly been fun to watch as a person that tracks developing players selected in the annual league draft at the beginning of every summer. A product of the controversial 2015 Entry Draft that was held at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, Lauzon was selected in the second round (52nd Overall) and with the small sample size at the NHL level thus far, the selection of the Quebec, Canada native is definitely paying dividends and proof that the scouting staff didn’t exactly fumble the whole weekend in Florida that was Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney’s first event as an NHL executive.
Jeremy Lauzon is as competitive and tough to play against as they come. He blows an edge here in the NZ and still fights for this puck from his knees against two Charlotte players. Lauzon pokes the puck away from another and even accelerates past him. Tenacious player. #NHLBruinspic.twitter.com/6bBrdry4tM
Jeremy and his hockey development really got exposed as so many other young talented men increase their competitive edge and draft expectations in leagues like the nationwide Canadian Hockey League. Playing for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the skilled Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Lauzon caught the eyes of many thirsty scouts that were in the house on a game by game basis watching his strong defensive game and crushing hits either along the boards or opposing players entering the defensive zone. With the QMJHL Huskies, he contributed offensively with career 35-95-130 numbers in 200 games played but has seemingly transitioned his game to a shutdown role in the higher professional hockey leagues.
Jeremy Lauzon’s second career NHL goal ties things up.
Since joining the American Leagues Providence Bruins Lauzon has appeared in 126 career games production 3-24-27 and has been a workhorse getting himself noticed for opportunities like he’s currently having with his recalls to Boston. In my opinion, he boxes out players very well and has the intelligence enough to have defensive responsibilities against bigger forwards trying to create havoc in front of his fellow goaltender. Jeremy is a really good special teams asset as he forces players to make immediate decisions as he minimizes opponents space but also quick enough to get back and help with defensive coverage.
In 19 career NHL games with Boston, he’s seen 16 appearances in the 2018-19 season contributing a goal to three games thus far in the 2019-20 campaign adding his second NHL tuck. It’s going to be interesting to see what the Bruins are going to do with the young up and comer and forever question of when veteran defenseman Kevan Miller is going to make a return this season or be ready for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To me, if the Miller option of off the table, I’d like to see Lauzon get more time obviously but would hate to see him being used to go down to Providence just because he’s waiver exempt. The better players should get the time in my opinion, regardless of seniority.
Lauzon is looking very comfortable up here with the big club. The crystal ball is saying someone on the backend is getting moved. #NHLBruins
In the above tweet, co-host of the Big Bad Bruins Podcast Chris Blackey brings up a valid point of Lauzon’s presence when it comes to the B’s organization moving forward. If he’s not being shopped as mentioned above, what if he’s in fact with the higher Boston club to show what he can do while the Bruins look to move a current blueliner with the 2020 NHL trade deadline coming later this month on the 24th. Could John Moore be shopped or a player like Matt Grzelyck be a candidate to be shipped out of town to make room for the young Lauzon who in my opinions certainly deserved more time at the NHL level and adds that element of physicality on the backend that was missed during the 2019 Stanley CVup Playoffs? All remain to be seen of course.
Going back to his time with the Bruins top minor-pro affiliate the Providence Bruins, I like the game time situations Head Coach Jay Leach has put the developing defenseman to grow his game and allow him to dictate his ultimate success. He’s certainly been a rock on the blueline in his time in the AHL particularly this season with fellow players like Jakub Zboril, Urho Vaakanaienen, Alex Petrovic, and recently signed to AHL extension Josiah Didier. Hats off the Providence coaching staff and the support of veterans on the team that has all molded this work in progress into what many folks are seenin for the first time when he makes it to the NHL level.
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Per RinkSideRhodeIsland.com founder Mark Divver below, Bruins prospect forward Jakub Lauko attended a pre-practice skate session presumably for the first time since his mid-season knee injury. Lauko, a former 2018 third-round selection of the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins only managed to appear in one shift for his native Czech Republic U-20 team that happened to host this year’s 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships from the beautiful cities of Ostrava and Trinec. It honestly doesn’t matter what time of any game or everyday life an injury happens it’s certainly unfortunate but 53 seconds into the game was all that was needed before being taken off the ice seeking medical attention.
Jakub Lauko (knee) on ice at Providence College before P-Bruins practice this morning
Lauko’s development since he was selected in the summer of 2018 has been exciting to watch but it’s also come with a few unlucky times concerning the injury bug. Now I’m not saying this is trending into a prone situation or to be high alerted by my opinions but he did get banged up in his rookie year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League scoring 41 points in 44 games. During his first full season of North American hockey and smaller ice sheet the game comes, quicker and he did see time on the IR during the regular season and 2018-19 Memorial Cup Championship year for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Lauko has the capabilities to be a crafty fast forward and offensive threat on the scoresheet but his game also comes with a considerable amount of jam incorporated into his heavy style game.
This season with the American Hockey Leagues Providence Bruins the top minor-pro affiliate of the NHL’s Boston Bruins the 19-year-old versatile forward has appeared in only 18 games posting 4-4-8 since his return from NHL training camp. In his AHL rookies season, Jakub played some hard minutes learning the professional game grinding it out on the third and fourth line left side as higher seniority players get top-six roles. had an upper-body injury (shoulder) early in the campaign to return and spend another stint on the IR with another upper-body injury (concussion) in the video provided below that he suffered just before reporting to his Czech Republic team for the mentions WJC tourney.
Here’s the play which resulted in Jakub Lauko being stretchered off the ice tonight. Not really sure what happened, but looked like he just collapsed and went down hard. There was contact before this, but I’m still not sure what happened. He gave a thumbs up after. #NHLBruinspic.twitter.com/Qor8Lo264J
It’s good to hear that he’s back on the ice taking the appropriate steps to make a healthy return and his timing might be perfect as he tries to catch a Providence club who seems destined to make an eighth straight Calder Cup Playoff appearance. This playoff consistency came off of three straight years without a postseason appearance but has certainly been a player dating back to when current Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy and now Providence bench boss Jay Leach hope to bring the city’s second Calder Cup since being organized in 1992. The franchises first and only AHL league championship came in the 1998-99 campaign.
P-Bruins in Binghamton on Fri. & Syracuse on Sat. Cameron Hughes (concussion) won’t play this weekend, will likely be back next weekend, per Jay Leach. Jakub Lauko at least couple of weeks away
The Providence club sits in the third position in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 25-16-2-3 record and 55 points. The B’s only trail Conference-leading Hartford Wolf Pack by four points with 30 games remaining in the 2019-20 regular season. Judging by Divver’s “timeline” of a potential return of Lauko would put him back with the team around the middle of February and a little more than a month and a half of regular-season games to stretch the legs and regain some chemistry. Jakub is a tremendously fast player with high intelligence of making plays in tight areas and the offensive ability to possess the puck in full stride and break away cleanly with some pretty filthy hands at times finishing it off is always a welcome wagon offensively.
Lauko is currently on year one of his three-year entry-level contract so there’s plenty of time to mold this young man to gain a little muscle and round out his overall game. Although, I heard he was tough to teach the North American two-way style game in the early season of his rookie year in the “Q” his knowledge grew stronger and how to be an effective 200-foot game forward was absorbed like a sponge leading him cracking the AHL roster after his time in the B’s NHL training camp. Jakub’s NHL expectations for me if you’re asking is at least two years away as this Boston organization has seemingly been comfortable at the patients of prospects and no rush tom insert said talent into the NHL lineup as soon as they leave the draft podium.
The Providence club gets back to work tomorrow night on the road in Binghamton, New York so get everything you need to know from our very own AHL Bruins writer Tim Richardson in his weekly Providence Bruins preview articles. Click HERE to read this week’s edition!
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The annual American Hockey League All-Star festivities get underway this evening in Ontario, California with the 2020 Skills Competition and game tomorrow night from the Toyota Arena. This year’s mid-season event will be hosted by the Pacific Divisions Ontario Reign the top minor-pro affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings and sure to pack it’s 9,736 seat arena capacity with rabid hockey fans from near and far.
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This will be an inaugural event for the AHL as this is the first time since the league added the Pacific Division that an All-Star hoopla has been out to the new seven-team division with the inception at the beginning of the 2015-16 season. Speaking of firsts, this is will be a new experience for a Boston Bruins organizational player as a pro hockey veteran and another whos on his way to NHL stardom in his first full season of North American pro hockey. The Providence Bruins will be represented by two of the team’s best players this season and hope you enjoy the update of both players and how they’ve contributed thus far in the 2019-20 campaign respectfully.
The 31-year-old Weymouth, Massachusetts native has been a solid journeyman pro in his hockey career. By researching his player portfolio it seems like the Boston Bruins organization kept a close eye on him dating back to his days at nearby Boston College in the tough Hockey East Conference. Paul has had an off and on relationship in the minor-pro level when the Bruins are looking for skillful players but the never-ending need for leaders no matter in what league has a high standing value as well. Carey has been nothing but a professional waiting for his chance but in that leadership role, he’s provided enough offensive capabilities to keep a growing prospect’s mind captured with the increasing change in-game speed year-to-year. Paul’s speed is something to watch because most veterans who grid it out hard in the AHL don’t normally get better as they age.
This is the first full AHL season the 6′-1″ 201-pound versatile forward has been with the Bruins organization with both parties being involved in trades and free-agent signings dating back to March of 2015. The minor-pro journeyman career the signings of this hockey veteran have had solid returns when considering points-per-game and a solid backup plan to have in case the glass has to be broken in an emergency situation. So far this season he’s appeared in 45 games serving as the Providence Captain this year he’s contributed offensively with 17-13-30 numbers and is a workhorse in all three zones.
Paul has 100 NHL games under his belt contributing 8-8-16 numbers. Zero of his points came with his Bruins recalls but with the Providence Bruins on three separate occasions, in his short stays in Rhode Island, Carey has posted 41-29-70 and as I said grooming the future as he’s linemates with some pretty well know Boston prospects. His AHL career numbers have him at 123-149-272 in 391 games and currently has another season under his two-year, two-way contract so another year of mentorship can be expected and ready for more NHL chances next season as well. Carey’s been a great asset to Providence Bruins Head Coach Jay Leach with the bench boss along with staff and players mentioning him as a true leader of this club and isn’t a slouch when it comes to the competitive side of the game. If this was Mystery Alaska the movie, he’s John Biebe who was played by Russel Crowe as the grizzled veteran driving a team to success.
Carey is tied for the Providence lead in points this season and his first AHL All-Star appearance might be a fun one but a challenge to stay refreshed and dialed into a return to the regular season. The All-Star festivities will mean Paul will have skated for the fourth time in the last five days and seven times in the last ten days. The nine-year AHL pro should be ready to go and rest up when he rejoins his Providence team after the All-Star break and first game back on Friday night to end the month of January with a road game in Binghamton, New York against the top minor-pro affiliate of the New Jersey Devils the Binghamton Devils. Carey hopes to return and snap a three-game pointless streak after his All-Star appearance is over.
Depending on if the Boston Bruins finish strong, Carey is deserving of a game or two appreciation recall for his services as he’s seen a few times in his long career. He’ll definitely be in the mix of Black Ace players if the B’s do in fact go on a deep run again and serve as another solid replacement piece in an emergency situation.
In his first North American professional season, the former 2017 second-round selection of the NHL Bruins is having an outstanding rookie season at the minor-pro level and is starting to fill out his frame. We’ve all known about Studnicka’s offensive capabilities as a Bruins prospect but what I like about his game this year gradually throughout the season is his aggressive nature as a highly-skilled threat. On several occasions, he’s not been that guy to take liberties on when other AHL teams are targetting him to get him and the team off their game and boby slammed an opposing nuisance. That bit of aggressiveness has put the Providence club at a disadvantage late in games but as he develops you know he’ll harness that in the future. To clarify I’m not suggesting that he’s some kind of fighter or savior to the narrative of this NHL Bruins team needs to add an enforcer but I do like to see how he handles himself and that part of the game as he continues to build muscle mass.
Here’s Jack Studnicka potting his 12th of the year in a fashionable way. Studnicka sees an opening, accelerates, catches a pass from Frederic and goes forehand-backhand on Montembeault. Studnicka is the real deal, Bruins fans. #NHLBruinspic.twitter.com/ZAlufj2J5I
Since leaving the Ontario Hockey League where posted career numbers of 80-153-233 and career .92 points-per-game percentage he transitioned his game nicely as he seeks permanent placement in the NHL in the near future. Studnicka is an absolute sponge when it comes to learning and applies that very knowledge to produce an intelligent 200-foot game. Jack is a master of creativity in my opinion and a pleasure to watch live with the way he controls the game much like current Bruins center David Krejci.
This season Jack’s addition up the middle and occasionally elsewhere on a line has benefited both the player and the organization when it comes to development. Head Coach Leach has strategically placed Jack in situations where his game sways with his game on and away from the puck. A demotion to a lower line is not a bad thing for a player continuing to learn the craft of a man’s game at a higher level. In 44 games thus far in his rookie year with the AHL Providence club “Captain Jack” has contributed with 14-16-30 numbers and a .71 PPG% with 30 regular-season games remaining before a hopeful 2020 Calder Cup Playoff appearance and long postseason run.
Danton Heinen was more excited for Jack Studnicka’s first point than he was his own goal pic.twitter.com/6aMFuCOD6f
As mentioned with his Providence teammate above, Studnicka could get another look in the remaining 31 games in the NHL B’s regular season. Although Jacks gone through some offensive struggles lately without a goal in his last 12 games he does have four points in his last four games and has displayed an incredible amount of creativity doing so with helpers to fellow linemates. His roller coaster offensive production is no indication of taking steps behind and if you really want to gauge his game for yourselves I highly suggest getting a regular season subscription to end the year and prepare for some AHL Calder Cup Playoffs by going to watchtheahl.com today!
Congratulations to Paul Carey and Jack Studnicka, who will represent the #AHLBruins at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic!
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Over the past several years I’ve transitioned my attention away from Boston Sports radio and dropped the dial in search of increased Boston Bruins hockey talk. With heavy favoritism to other leagues such as football and baseball, it almost seemed like it was a struggle to talk more than 5-10 minutes about a team and a sport that’s been around the Boston area the second-longest in professional sports history. This is what happens when corporate strings are pulled in my opinion to cater to the individual strengths and popularity. There is, in fact, a rank that sets each sport apart and while I get the business side of this particular topic and who reigns supreme in the New England region, It’s not for me which have made podcast a huge asset to my daily life.
As a diehard Bruins fan, I also subscribe to over 150 other hockey-related podcasts to help me get through my long work week and travel when I’m covering the American Hockey Leagues Providence Bruins when I head south to the state of Rhode Island on the weekends. Not only is this sweet hockey talk entertaining, but it’s also a valuable tool as a credentialed writer and podcaster of two programs myself. Hockey podcasts are a great way of gathering hockey-related information from a league-wide perspective on the go and great discussion points with credit of course on our own weekly BNG programs I’ve added at the bottom of this article.
My top-12 Bruins podcasts rankings are my favorite shows with some being weekly and some more or less on a bye-weekly schedule. For their hard work and Bruins dedication to the pod waves, I wanted to say thanks to everyone on this list below for their time and dedication to the best Boston sport and also wanted to provide avenues so you the reader can find these fantastic programs for yourselves. If you happen to enjoy this list I’ve provided and do in fact subscribe, please give these folks a five-star rating and add some feedback of what you think of their shows. These five-star reviews are very important when others are searching for shows of interest on each worldwide platform. The order of my rankings below is highest to lowest with audio production quality a key factor in my decision making.
The Skate Podcast
WEEI Hosts Ken Laird and Matt Kalman do a fantastic weekly show and insightful bonus skate programs to provide Bruins fans with the hottest topics coming out of locker room media scrums and often the ridiculousness of what’s being said about this NHL club from a social media perspective. This show is starting to gain some serious traction with popular guest appearances from Don Cherry to former players and current hockey media personalities like Brian Lawton. A must-follow for an informative hockey podcast as the duo goes to great lengths to produce a knowledgable quality listening product and are some of the best when it comes to fan interaction or wisdom seeking questions. Also, Pete Blackburn returns to the program once The Skate Pod moves back to Sunday’s with the departure of New England football talk. So they got that going for them, which is nice.
This is a new program for the 2019-20 Bruins season and has sneakingly become one of my favorites from the start. Hockey analyst legend Billy Jaffe along with The Athletic Bruins beat writers Joe McDonald and Fluto Shinzawa provide news and updates from the happenings at TD Garden in Boston to on the road from high above when the team travels. All three members meet for a free podcast recording early every week and then an exclusive episode for The Athletic subscribers only ( Click HERE To Get Involved ) to end the week. The group brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and another must follow in my opinion as the shows get better every episode.
A production from the folks at 98.5 The Sports Hub, Ryan Johnston hosts this program from the flagship radio station of the Boston Bruins and is joined weekly by radio play-by-play guy Judd Sirott and his color analyst and former Bruins defenseman Bob Beers. This program is another one that gets deep into Bruins new and has tremendous guests such as aforementioned Billy Jaffe and 98.5 The Sports Hub scribe of Ty Anderson who does an awesome job pumping out related articles. This program is recorded on Saturday mornings during the regular season and features some very entertaining phone call-ins. Highly recommended!
Another new program to me regular listens is Marina’s Morning Skate hosted by Marina Molnar and is a Barstool Sports production. Another great show that I highly recommend as Marina is a very knowledgable Die Hard Bruins fan. A former active writer for the Weekend at Bergy’s website that she owned and operated, Marina’s taken that B’s insight and passion to the pod waves in this her first season of this trending hockey podcast. From Bruins prospect Zach Senyshyn to Spittin’ Chiclets host Rear Admiral, Marina has put together a sweet lineup of enjoyable guests. Big fan of this program and you should be too!
A production of the growing CLNS Media Network, UMass college student and host Evan Marinofsky juggles his busy schedule to observe the Bruins games from high above the TD Garden ice on the regular. This once a week program can be heard on Tuesday mornings and Evan is no slouch when it comes to scheduling special guests to drop even more knowledge to this tremendous weekly Bruins broadcast. From NESN’s own Dale Arnold and Jack Edwards to funny Boston Sports personalities such as DJ Bean and Conor Ryan this program is a must follow and subscribe as Evan’s is a serious up and comer when its Boston Sports media and it’s future.
Part of the Full Press Radio Network and yet another Bruins related hockey podcast that’s new to the pod waves this season hosts Ian Glendon and Chris Blackey has provided me with an entertaining level of B’s hockey talk. The show has had a few guest appearances from the aforementioned Marina Molnar of the Morning Skate Podcast to the vast amount of knowledge from Boston Herald beat writer Steve Conroy. Both Ian and Chris have formed a tremendous amount of chemistry between their two personalities since joining forces at the beginning of the 20-9-20 Boston Bruins season. If you haven’t followed these two or subscribed to their show, I heavily recommend you do!
This is another podcast that I basically claw at the door for its weekly drop usually at the beginning of the workweek. Chris Mancuso is another up and comer in the Sports media world and is a die-hard Boston Bruins fan from the Niagara, Ontario area. What sets this program away from the others I frequently listen too is the way, Chris brings his passion and I don’t give a shit attitude when it comes to his feelings and opinions for his beloved Boston hockey team. He also does an awesome job on post-game Periscope sessions that are currently found on Twitter and very entertaining so give him a follow to get involved. The reason I highly recommend this show is the details Mancuso gets into dropping a significant amount of knowledge while breaking down the week that was in Bruins nation.
This is a highly recommended Bruins related podcast if you want to get a better idea of what’s going on in the Boston Bruins minor-pro depths with the American Hockey Leagues Providence Bruins. This Program hosted by longtime season ticket holders Gary Azera and Steve DaSilva has been on the pod waves for a couple of seasons and is getting better and better with every episode drop into my podcast downloads. The 2019-20 regular season for this particular program has been my favorite thus far with the unbelievable guests these two gentlemen have had appear on the show. From RinkSideRhodeIsland.com founder/reporter Mark Divver to former player Ben Guite and current Providence Players and Bruins prospects Cameron Huges and Trent Frederic, this show has it all when you need info from the lower levels of Bruins development.
Another new Bruins hockey podcast but this one is from another part of the world as the sport of hockey continues to grow. The Brits on Bruins podcast is a production of The Hockey Podcast Network and hosted by Hayden Carpenter and Chris Gadsby. The THPN continues its efforts to bring hockey fans opinions and news covering every National Hockey League team on a weekly basis with most providing multiple shows in that timeframe. These guys definitely know their hockey and the show chemistry with an interesting agenda is well put together in an effort to deliver a quality listening experience. This is a must-add for podcast junkies like myself.
For your daily fix of sports-related content, there’s no better place than the Locked On Podcast Network but keeping the sports limited in this instance, the Locked on Bruins Podcast is a must follow and subscribe for daily news and updates concerning the NHL Boston team. Former The Score writer Ian McLaren is the host and this is the first season behind the mic and he’s been a solid addition to my regular listens. Having daily updates and even hearing the news for the first time on this program immediately gets the wheels turning for a Bruins related article as soon as I get done with my regular 40 workdays. Ian is knowledgable and down to earth with his B’s insight and highly recommend you follow him and subscribe to his program.
This is a show I’ve had the pleasure of listening to for the past few seasons and is always a good program to hear while passing the time at work. Hosts VA, Geoff Baldwin, and our very own BNG Providence Bruins writer and Black N’ Gold Prospects Podcast host Tim Richardson provide a unique look into this Boston Bruins team for a fun and intelligent conversation a few times a month. When show topics are needed to fill the program’s agenda, these guys certainly put in the time to research but most is acquired from being die-hard B’s fans and from what they witness from the ole eye test. Enjoyable Bruins banter and highly recommend.
Hosted by Alex and Brad, these two absolute diehard B’s fans have brought there insightful and fun tweets to the pod waves for knowledgeable and yet hilarious views of this Boston Bruins club. This is a new program that started this season and has increasingly gotten better and better after every listen. Definitely a program that once folks seriously pay attention to is going to go in the right direction in popularity. This duo reminds me of Pete Blackburn and DJ Bean on most occasions with their takes about this team and it at an entertaining level. For those who support Bruins related programs of all levels, this is a sweet addition and the two hard-working hosts are trying to get a consistent recording schedule down as they’ve said on previous shows. If these guys could get weekly content out, the sky’s the limit.
Anyways, thanks for checking out my Boston Bruins related podcasts rankings. The podcast world is growing by the day when it comes to your favorite entertainment and sports genres and hope the Bruins audio content continues to thrive with more Boston hockey shows to add to my regular listens and future favorite show rankings articles. If you’d like to check out our own Black N’ Gold Hockey Podcast that I record with co-host Heather Ingerson and Black N’ Gold Prospects Podcast with fellow host Tim Richardson, please take a look at our related programs below.
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Earlier this week I dropped the news of the Boston Bruins recall of goaltender Dan Vladar and the club’s top minor-pro affiliate the Providence Bruins signing of a new addition in the crease. That article I posted late on Wednesday night January 15th, 2020, can be seen HERE. The official news from the Boston organization pertaining to this transaction can be seen HERE from the team’s official website. Both can also be viewed via official tweets below.
The second part of the article I got from the same source of the Vladar recall was correct even though I mentioned it was a loan in the article when it was, in fact, the signing of a new goaltender. With the injury news of Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (Upper-Body) and his unknown timeframe of return, the organization was on full alert creating space and making additions to accommodate the multi-levels that get affected when situations like these happen at the highest level of professional hockey. A signing like this was also important due to the injury status of B’s prospect goaltender Kyle Keyser who I talked about later in this article.
The Providence club signed veteran netminder Martin Ouellette for the remainder of the 2019-20 American Hockey League regular season. The 28-year-old Ouellette has spent time already this season appearing in ten games for the Bruins affiliate the Atlanta Gladiators this season but was involved in a December 2019, trade shortly after to the Beehive State (Utah) where his game certainly garnered interest from the Providence Bruins and General Manager John Fergerson Jr. Ouellette a former Columbus Blue Jackets seventh-round draft pick in 2010 has spent a majority of his minor-pro career with the Philadelphia Flyers organization covering the crease in both the AHL and lower ECHL levels. Lately, Martin has been a bit of a journeyman and an attractive risk to take when finding suitable talent to keep any team’s minor-pro developmental system competitive.
Martin Ouellette has been named the ECHL Goaltender of the Month for December! Ouellette won all 8 games he played for Utah in the month, allowing only 1.48 goals against, with a .943 save percentage! Read more: https://t.co/nWvVUnNJKw#WeTheGrizz#GoGrizzGo 🐻🏒 pic.twitter.com/h7USmeNASr
The 6′-1′ 161-pound netminder from Quebec, Canada has New England ties as his alma mata the University of Maine Black Bears is nearby in the six-state Northeastern area. Ouellette played in 82 games in his four year NCAA hockey career in the Hockey East Men’s Division 1 Conference posting a record of 28-33-14 with a 2.82 goals-against-average and .893 save percentage. This season with the Utah Grizzlies team before coming to the Ocean State (Rhode Island), he appeared in 14 games posting an 11-1-2 record, a GAA of 2.11 and .924 Save%. This short time period with his former Utah club has been his best timeframe in the ECHL since he was with the Florida Everblades in the 2017-18 campaign when he posted a 33-5-3 record, a 2.02 GAA, and .921 Save% in 42 games played that particular season.
As soon as Boston Bruins 2020 All-Star nominated Tuukka Rask returns to the ice for the Boston club the trickle-down effect will commence having either Vladar or Max Lagace in Providence full time. Newly acquired Ouellette will most likely report back to the ECHL this time with the Atlanta club he’s already had familiar experiences with previous games as mentioned this season.
Kyle Keyser Update And What The Ouellette Addition To The Bruins Minor-Pro System Means To Him
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Per RinksideRhodeIsland.com founder/writer Mark Divver’s tweet below, the undrafted Keyser has been suffering concussion symptoms which have caused many to speculate about his injury status which I thought was shoulder related dating back to when he was with the Providence Bruins earlier this season. In six games with Providence, the 20-year-old Keyser had a 1-4-1 record with his last game before his injury in November of 2019. He only appeared in one game for the Atlanta “AA” team when we all thought he was returning from the first injury but after his ECHL debut on December 13th, 2019, where he gave up four goals in a loss to the Jacksonville IceMen news about him vanished.
If Rask is out, Boston org will be down to three healthy goalies — Halak, Lagace, Vladar. Keyser still out after concussion
So for the time being Ouellette will serve a valuable service in the AHL with Providence until things return to normal. With Keyser being out now and possibly for the foreseeable future, Martin will be a solid addition to the Gladiators team and used as a “break glass” in case of emergency scenarios if injuries happen to arise again in the Bruins organization. When Keyser returns to the Gladiators club after his head injuries it would add to the depth of the ECHL organization and not create the three-headed goaltending monster at the AHL level.
In my opinion, just by the way Ouellette has rejuvenated his minor-pro career in his short tenure with the Utah franchise. He comes to the Bruins system with determination to stay in the game at multiple professional levels and even though he might fly under the radar of the higher Boston Bruins franchise, at the lower level he seems like the perfect candidate and hard worker that can contribute whenever called upon. With Providence going with Dan Vladar in last night’s 2-1 loss to the visiting Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Max Lagace being returned to the AHL minor-pro affiliate today with the official news that can be seen HERE, I’d be surprised if Oullette gets the call tonight on the road against the Sound Tigers. With the NHL Boston club playing the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow afternoon and who knows who gets the netminding recall, I could see Ouellette getting into his first action with Providence with a game Sunday afternoon at home against the Springfield Thunderbirds as the Bruins AHL team has three games this weekend.
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Last night the Atlanta Gladiators beat the visiting Orlando Solar Bears 5-4 in overtime at the Infinite Energy Arena. The “AA” minor-pro affiliate of the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins are having an up and down 2019-20 regular season in the tough South Division. With this Friday night January 17th, 2020 win the Gladiators improve to a 17-20-0-0 record with 34 points and stuck in the middle of a tough division led by powerhouse South Carolina Stingrays who have a league-leading 29-5-3-1 record with 62 points in 38 games.
Regardless of the Gladiator’s struggles and 5-5-0 record in their last ten games as a team, there are certain individuals going above and beyond in an effort to get noticed by their parent American Hockey League team. One particular Gladiator player who’s having a good season in his first year of professional hockey lead his final season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in goals during the 2018-19 season as a member of the Halifax Mooseheads with 48. After this tremendous season in the highly respected QMJHL, the Boston Bruins scouting staff were close by to pounce on this undrafted player as soon as his commitment was over in the Canadian Hockey League.
Samuel Asselin
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Samuel has been a welcome addition to the Boston Bruins organization with a low-risk “show me” first two-year AHL contract in early July of 2019 which gives him the flexibility to further his development either with the Providence Bruins or lower ECHL Atlanta team. In five games that Asselin has been recalled to Providence the undrafted free agent forward has three assists but in the coast, with Atlanta, he’s a point-per-game player with 15-14-29 numbers in 29 career games.
Last night the 21-year-old Asselin notched the second hat trick of his rookie season with two goals in regulation and a heroic ending to seal the deal for his Glads club. Samuel’s point production on this night started in the first period with the primary assist on teammate Tommy Marchin’s 13th goal of the season at the 14:12 mark of the opening frame as seen below.
Asselin’s 13th goal and first in this game came at the 4:29 mark of the second period to give the Glads a 2-0 lead. The primary assist on this goal came from third-year Atlanta defenseman and Wilmington, Massachusetts native Zach Malatesta with the secondary helper going to Logan Nelson which can be seen below.
The second goal of Asselin’s Trifecta came at the 5:18 mark of the third period and a 4-3 lead in the final frame. Samuel’s 14th goal of the season went unassisted when he comes in on the right side untouched for a snipe past visiting netminder and former highly regarded goalie Zach Fucale.
Asselin’s final goal of the game and fourth point in the thrilling victory over the Solar Bears came in the extra frame as both clubs were deadlocked at four at the end of regulation. Samuel would only need 1:08 into overtime to send the Glads faithful home with a celebratory win over their South Division rival. Asselin received a behind the back pass on the cycle in the offensive zone from fellow teammate and Atlanta defenseman Joel Messner and protected the puck well working his way in-between the faceoff circles to snipe a wrister at the hash marks for the eventual game-winner and 15th goal of the season. The aforementioned Gladiators defenseman Malatesta his helper in the final Asselin goal was his second point of the night.
Asselin is sure to garner some attention from the higher Providence Bruins club if they need some more scoring help or in case one of their AHL players come down with an injury. The 5′-9″ 181-pound forward is currently on a two-game point streak and has 3-4-7 numbers in his last five games. His longest point streak in this his ECHL rookie season came from the October 18th, 2019, to the November 8th, 2019 timeframe where he contributed 7-7-14 numbers in his first eight games in the league.
Samuel and his Gladiators club are back on the ice tonight at the North Charleston Coliseum against the league-leading South Carolina Stingrays where the Glad could extend their winning streak to two games and Asselin could push for points in three straight games. After Asselin’s first career season-long point streak he was recalled to Providence so you never know when his talents are going to be needed with the higher parent Providence team.
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Word through the pipeline late this evening is that the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins have recalled goaltender Dan Vladar from their top minor-pro affiliate the Providence Bruins. In 12 games this season with the American Hockey League club from Rhode Island, Vladar has a 2019-20 regular-season record of 6-5-0, a 1.84 goals-against-average, a .935 save percentage along with two shutouts. Since his return from a high ankle sprain in early December of 2019, the former 2015 third-round selection has been on top of his game after spending time rehabilitating with goaltending coaches Bob Essensa and Mike Dunham and many hours of video sessions.
Hearing the #NHLBruins have recalled goaltender Dan Vladar with last nights UBI to Tuukka Rask. Also, hearing with #Boston prospect Kyle Keyser on the shelf with a concussion the #Providence club has signed Martin Ouellette who’s played with ECHL #Atlanta and #Utah this season. pic.twitter.com/j07c4TLTO5
With the departure of Vladar to the higher NHL for coverage, the Providence Bruins have accepted a loan from the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies for netminder Martin Ouellette. The 28-year-old Ouellette played for the Boston Bruins “AA” minor-pro affiliate the Atlanta Gladiators this season but has most recently been playing with the Utah club. The journeyman goalkeeper was a 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets draft pick but has spent a majority of his minor-pro career in the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers organization.
In ten games with Atlanta, this season he’s posted a record of 4-6-0 with a GAA of 3.74 and .874 Save% in ten games to posting an 11-1-2 record with the Utah club contributing with a 2.11 GAA and .924 Save%. He had a pretty decent NCAA career at the University of Maine where he might’ve received positive praise from the aforementioned Mike Dunham who also spent time in a Black Bears Jersey back in the day.
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Per the American Hockey Leagues official website’s transaction page and seen below in a Tweet from Anthony Kwetkowski ( @BruinsNetwork ), The Boston Bruins have recalled forward Anton Blidh from the top minor-pro affiliate the Providence Bruins. Blidh who sustained an upper-body injury during the NHL’s preseason had successful shoulder surgery and returned to the ice in Providence on Friday, January 3rd, 2020 on a conditioning assignment. In four games in the AHL, he has two goals, both coming in two games over the weekend in the home-and-home series with the Atlantic Division rival Springfield Thunderbirds.
According to the AHL’s transactions page, the Bruins have recalled Anton Blidh from Providence. Blidh, returning from long-term injury, just finished a conditioning loan in Providence. Blidh will now need waivers to be returned to Providence. #NHLBruins
As mentioned in @BruinsNetwork’s Tweet above, the former 2013 sixth-round selection of the NHL Bruins would need to go through the waiver process if he needs to be returned to Providence. Regardless if the 24-year-old versatile forward got injured or not in the preseason he would still need waivers to report to the AHL at the beginning of the season. Blidh has spent his entire professional career in the Bruins organization posting 43-38-81 numbers in 267 career AHL games in Providence and has 1-1-2 contributions in 21 games with the B’s at the NHL level.
Since there’s no pressing need for Blidh to be in Boston so stepping aside from the waiver priority rules, Anton could be of some service for the player that most fans are screaming for when it comes to the physical aspects of the game. Only playing in four AHL games since returning from injury the Swedish native was fully engaged in-game action for Providence and didn’t shy away around the net or along the boards hinting he was nervous of a reinjury. His speed and hitting ability were certainly on display and good to see in my opinion.
Now, if this was just a paper transaction and the NHL Bruins are taking a gamble with his waiver eligibility to send him back to the AHL, I’m not sure he’s last long as a bottom-six grinder as any other NHL team out there would want to take a chance on the young forward. Also, have to keep in mind that if he does, in fact, get sent down and another club claims him off waivers, the NHL team has to keep him in the top league of the world for a minimum of 30 days before being able to return to their respected AHL farm team.
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