By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
The Providence Bruins announced yesterday that the club has come to terms on a one-year AHL-only deal with tough-guy forward Ian McKinnon. The undrafted 23-year-old center from Ontario, Canada, was playing in the ECHL with the Jacksonville Icemen for the last two seasons but was loaned to the top minor-pro affiliate of the
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
The American Hockey League Providence Bruins were in action this afternoon at the New England Sports Center as they hosted division rival Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The top minor-pro affiliate of the National Hockey Leagues, Boston Bruins came out with a 2-1 victory and increased their commanding Atlantic Division lead to 14 points over
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
Murray Costello was born on February 24th, 1934, in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 16-year-old forward for the St. Michael’s Majors (OHA-Jr.), suiting up for the team from 1950-1953. During those years, Costello produced 64 goals and 134 points in 152 appearances. After graduating, the forward inked his
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
John Quilty was born on January 21st, 1921, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 16-year-old forward for the Glebe Collegiate (High-ON) from 1936 to 1937. After that year, John joined the Ottawa City Junior Hockey League (OCJHL) and suited up the next three campaigns for the team. In 1939,
By Carrie Young | Follow me on Twitter @carrieyoung512
With the upcoming 2020-21 NHL season on an indefinite pause, NHL and AHL teams have been loaning players to overseas professional leagues such as the Finnish Liiga in order to provide them with conditioning and playing time. The Bruins are no different, with two prospects recently making the move to Europe. These
By Michael DiGiorgio | Follow Me On Twitter @BostonDiGiorgio
The NHL free agent period is used to sign not only the league’s biggest stars but also a time where General Managers sign collegiate hockey players their organizations have scouted for several months. The Bruins’ General Manager (Don Sweeney) has long valued National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) players, and this newest signing is no different.
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
The 2020-21 pro hockey seasons in North America continue to be in a holding pattern with the questions of “if” and “when” return-to-play scenarios will actually happen. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc, with numbers spiking upward as we’re in the early stages of the cold and flu seasons. With the top pro leagues in
By: Max Mainville | Check me out on Twitter @tkdmaxbjj
Aside from the NHL Entry Draft, there is one off-season event that excites hockey fans, unlike any other – Free Agency Frenzy. In a normal season, this would be happening on July 1st, but as we now know, the start of free agency in 2020 is on Friday, October 9th. Expiring contracts throughout the league lead to over-hyped rumors, mainly
With the official start of the free agency period in less than two days, the Boston Bruins had
By: Patrick Donnelly | Follow me on Twitter @PatDonn12
Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced on Sunday night that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Dan Vladar on a three-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $750,000. The deal is a two-way contract for the first two seasons, with the third being a one-way contract.