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Key Dates and Matchups for Bruins Prospects in College Hockey This Season

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

The 2026-27 college hockey season is just around the corner. Two weeks from Friday, teams all across the country will open their new campaign, intent on hoisting the national championship in the nation’s capital. Of all 64 teams in Division I, Bruins fans should have a vested interest in … Keep Reading

Ranking the Boston Bruins’ College Hockey Prospects Ahead of the 2026-27 Season

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

The Boston Bruins will have 13 prospects playing college hockey this upcoming season, spread out across eight teams and five conferences, and with varying likelihoods of futures in pro hockey. With puck drop just a few weeks away, it’s a good time to take stock of the class and reacquaint yourself with … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Casper Nassen Looking For Fresh Start at Lake Superior State

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

The modern landscape of college hockey, and college sports in general, is almost unrecognizable compared with five or even ten years ago. The advent of NIL and paid athletes, along with the proliferation of the transfer portal, has transformed college hockey from the traditional four-to-five-year journey at one school into an annual offseason … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospects Pelosi & Groenewold Named Assistant Captains at Quinnipiac

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

A year after boasting three captains within their college prospect pool, the Boston Bruins added a pair of assistant captains to their ranks for the upcoming season. Quinnipiac University announced a trio of assistant captains on Tuesday to round out its leadership group, headlined by Bruins draft picks Chris Pelosi and Elliott Groenewold. … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Kristian Kostadinski Could Take On Bigger Roles at Boston College This Fall

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

The college hockey offseason hits some teams harder than others. Whether they’re recruiting the old-fashioned way, hitting the transfer portal, or counting on internal development, every program in the country has to replace one thing or another before the puck drops on the next season.

This summer, after three straight … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Cooper Simpson’s Path Forward Is Full of Familiar Faces

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

Progressing through the junior hockey ranks asks a player to do something that has nothing to do with on-ice skill: constantly adjust to a change of scenery. New rinks, new teammates, new coaches every year or two can be just as daunting as the new level of competition.

Bruins prospect Cooper Simpson has … Keep Reading

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

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