By: Ryan Duffy | Follow Me On Twitter @Rduffy26
As the Bruins’ season came to a close just over a couple of weeks ago, Boston’s management will have a busy offseason retooling and replenishing the Bruins’ roster and draft assets. As every season comes and goes, every team makes these roster adjustments to improve. In the Bruins’ case, they will be looking
By: Ryan Duffy | Follow Me On Twitter @Rduffy26
On Monday morning, the Boston Bruins and General Manager Don Sweeney announced that they’ve officially signed defenseman Jakub Zboril to a two-year extension following their first-round exit to the Carolina Hurricanes. Zboril’s two-year contract extension comes at a reasonable annual cap hit of $1,137,500 through the 2024 NHL season.
By: Joe Todd | Follow me on Twitter: @heyjoetodd
The Bruins went a respectable 3-2-1 during Brad Marchand’s six-game suspension for his antics against Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. However, when Bergeron was out with an upper-body injury during the first three games of Marchand’s suspension, the Bruins went 1-1-1, having only scored three goals in those games. Since 2016, including the most recent three games, the
By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Last night the Western Hockey League Vancouver Giants were on the road at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, to play the Kamloops Blazers. The Giants got a come-from-behind victory over an excellent Blazers team who currently sits in the first spot in the B.C. Division and second position in
By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
This weekend the Western Hockey League Vancouver Giants traveled north to Prince George, British Columbia, to play a double set of games against the host Prince George Cougars. The Giants currently sit in the fourth position in the B.C. Division and seventh in the Western Conference with 38 points in 43 games.
By: Joe Todd | Follow me on Twitter @heyjoetodd
Trent Frederic, the 6’3 210-pound 23-year-old from St. Louis, Missouri, was drafted with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. At the time of the selection, the pick was seen as controversial as future 40 goal scorer Alex DeBrincat, was taken just ten picks later. Originally projected to be drafted around
By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Yesterday Boston Bruins prospect Oskar Jellvik announced on the social media platform Twitter that he’s taking his talents from Europe to the smaller rinks of North America to join the NCAA Boston College Eagles. Boston selected the 5′-11″ 174-pound Swedish native in the fifth round of the 2021 National Hockey League virtual
By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Last night the Western Hockey League Vancouver Giants hosted the Victoria Royals at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It was the popular Teddy Bear toss night, an annual event to help less fortunate children during the Christmas holidays. After the loss to the Royals on Friday night,
By: BNG Staff | Follow us on Twitter @BlackNGoldPod
Charles McAvoy is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins in the NHL. He was selected as the 14th overall choice in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Bruins. As of 2021, he is only 23-years-old and has had quite an impressive career already.
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By: Nathan Strauss | Follow him on Twitter @NathanPStrauss
One of the hallmarks of Don Sweeney’s tenure with the Bruins has been drafting players who end up playing at the NCAA level. While many teams still elect to prioritize those who go the Major Junior route, the Bruins have found success with NCAA players, including Boston University’s own Charlie McAvoy and