By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
With the first selection in the 2021 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins select Fabian Lysell from Lulea of the Swedish Hockey League with the 21st pick. Those were the words from B’s General Manager Don Sweeney last night at the 2021 virtual online draft. The 18-year-old Goteborg, Sweden native, is
By: Tom LaPlante | Follow me on Twitter @tlaplante7
The process of reshaping the roster of the Bruin’s ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners, continued today as the club announced they made a trade with the Worcester Railers, bringing defenseman Connor Doherty to Portland in exchange for the always intriguing “future considerations.” Doherty has played all four of his professional seasons in the ECHL
By Tim A Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
Jack Ahcan came to the Providence Bruins after signing a contract as an undrafted free agent in 2020. The young defenseman spent the previous four seasons with St. Cloud State University, the last of which he served as team captain. The Bruins signed him because he was a talented puck-moving defenseman. He’s a fast
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
The Boston Bruins pipeline for between-the-pipes prospects is puck promising.
Alliteration aside, our The Cup and the Crease series will now explore a few of those “potential puckstoppers with promise” who could play a pivotal part of the B’s contending for a Cup in the future.
And since we’ve already explored the possibilities of a Boston crease filled
By: Tim A Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
The Boston Bruins drafted Zach Senyshyn in the first round, 15th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. At the time of the draft, Senyshyn was a player with elite skating ability and an improving offensive ability. The young forward is also the topic of many discussions amongst Bruins’ fandom. There is a large part
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Boston Bruins prospect Victor Berglund was slated to start his North American pro career last fall, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, he was better off staying in his home country and continue to develop. With countries getting vaccinated at an aggressive rate and travel restrictions alleviating worldwide, there’s no reason Victor won’t
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
The Boston Bruins announced earlier today that they reached a deal with forward Jesper Froden to a one-year contract with an NHL cap hit of $842,500. Froden, 26, was recently awarded the Swedish Elite League Rookie of the Year award, scoring 22 goals and 40 points in 52 games played this season.
By: Matthew Cahill | Follow Me on Twitter @MWCahill5
It’s been nearly 600 days since Peter Cehlárik last played a game for the Boston Bruins, but he’s emerged back in the news over the last two and a half weeks. After announcing in August of 2020 that he would be leaving the team to play in the Swedish Hockey League, Cehlárik also voiced his frustration
By: Tim A Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
The Boston Bruins drafted Jakub Lauko in the third round, 77th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft. At the time of the selection, Lauko was a speedy winger with a lot of offensive ability. Those traits are still there, but he’s since developed into one of the best prospects in the Bruins system. Let’s
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
The United States Hockey League announced its individual awards yesterday, and Green Bay Gamblers defenseman Mason Lohrei took home this year’s USHL Defensive Player of the 2020-21 regular season. The 6′-4″ 205-pound Wisconsin native had a good rookie campaign in 2019-21, posting 8-29-37 in 48 games, but this season,