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Bruins Prospect Cole Spicer Can Finish a Difficult College Career Strong

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

For the first time in three years, nothing is standing between Cole Spicer and a normal season of college hockey. Entering his senior season, Spicer has played for three different teams and in two different leagues since his last full healthy season, when he skated in 32 games for Minnesota-Duluth … Keep Reading

A New Era Dawns for Bruins Prospect Beckett Hendrickson at Minnesota

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

It’s hard to hit rock bottom more than the University of Minnesota did last season. Coming off five consecutive seasons with at least 23 wins and an NCAA Tournament berth, the Golden Gophers faceplanted out of the gate and never recovered, finishing 11-22-3, their worst record since the Nixon administration. The down year … Keep Reading

Report: Bruins Prospect Cullen McCrate Pivoting to OHL

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

After using two selections on NCAA-bound players at the NHL Draft back in June, the Boston Bruins looked set to enter the 2026-27 season with 14 prospects in the college ranks. As of Monday night, that number has been trimmed by one. 

Per Ryan Sikes of PuckPreps, Cullen McCrate, Boston’s … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Ryan Walsh Has Unfinished Business at Cornell

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

There are two things Ryan Walsh wants before his time at Cornell is over: a national championship and a diploma. The Bruins prospect has been working towards both over his first three seasons in Ithaca and enters his senior year, his second as team captain, intent on finishing the job … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Elliott Groenewold Can Join NCAA’s Best Defensemen This Fall

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

Not many defensemen can jump right into college hockey at 18 years old, let alone average nearly 20 minutes a night like Elliott Groenewold did in his freshman year at Quinnipiac. Groenewold, a fourth-round pick from the 2024 NHL Draft, is no stranger to climbing the ranks quickly and … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Chris Pelosi Is Teaching His Elders at Quinnipiac

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

While college hockey prospects take the winter break to practice, rest, or spend time with family, Chris Pelosi spent his in Switzerland, competing in the Spengler Cup. The Quinnipiac forward went abroad after being named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects, an all-star roster of NCAA players assembled to face European … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Will Zellers Building Off Breakout Freshman Year at North Dakota

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

Few Bruins prospects have hit the ground running in college hockey quite like Will Zellers did at North Dakota last season. The Minnesota-born winger carried his USHL Player of the Year form straight into the toughest conference in the NCAA, and almost immediately became an impact forward for one of … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Dean Letourneau is Taking the Lead at Boston College

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

A year ago, Dean Letourneau entered the Boston Bruins Development Camp amid criticism after a difficult freshman year at Boston College, where the 24th overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft recorded three points in 36 games. This time, he was the star of the show, coming off a … Keep Reading

Meet the Eight Free Agents at Bruins Development Camp

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

NHL development camps annually give teams and fans their first look at newly drafted prospects, along with a glimpse of the progress made by prospects already in the system. They also provide a platform for teams to bring in other undrafted or overlooked prospects, either to fill out the camp roster or with an … Keep Reading

Bruins Add Two NCAA-bound Prospects at NHL Draft

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

The Boston Bruins had an eventful, if unpredictable, NHL Draft this past weekend. While the JJ Peterka trade on Friday evening grabbed the headlines, Saturday brought seven new prospects to the organization. Some of their selections raised a few eyebrows relative to the consensus draft boards, or Black n Gold’s Keep Reading

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