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: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Last night Boston Bruins prospect Victor Berglund got his first point of the 2021/22 regular season for the Maine Mariners in a 4-3 overtime loss on the road against the Jacksonville IceMen. This was the second appearance of the year for the former seventh-round selection of the B’s in 2017, as he’s on loan from the
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
In several National Hockey League entry drafts of the past, the Boston Bruins organization tends to address future needs when it comes to defensive players being selected from rounds one to three. In this summer’s 2021 virtual entry draft, the B’s took a huge step in identifying a hole at right-wing, one that’s
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: 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: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Yesterday per reports from New England Hockey Journal contributor Mark Divver and the European hockey website Expressen.se, former Providence Bruins captain Paul Carey is leaving North America for the Swedish Hockey League. Carey has reportedly signed a one-year contract for the upcoming 2021/22 season with the Stockholm Djurgardens club, a team that went 17-26-5-4 in
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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: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
The Boston Bruins have placed forward Par Lindholm on waivers. Many thought a paper transaction to the taxi squad has now seen increased reports of Par and Bruins organization using this waiver process to start the process of contract termination.
By: Tim A Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
The 2020-2021 season is unlike any other we’ve previously had. The beginning of the season was delayed due to the global pandemic currently going on. With the AHL season in question, many of the Bruins’ prospects have decided to play on loan to teams overseas. Many of the guys playing on loan are actually playing quite well. Let’s dive into
By: Tim A Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
When talking about Boston Bruins prospects, Victor Berglund’s name doesn’t often come up. He’s a young defenseman from Sweden, who I think has a bright future ahead of him in the NHL. The Boston Bruins drafted Berglund in the seventh round (195th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft. At that time, most clubs viewed him as an offensive-minded defenseman with