By: Lucas Pearson | Follow Me On Twitter @lucaspearson_
College hockey just continues to grow and grow. Not only the popularity, but the quality of play has been incredible as of late, and it’s really starting to show with more and more NCAA players entering the NHL. In 2003, the NHL was made up of 21% NCAA alumni. That number has risen considerably since then, reaching 33% this season.
As … Keep Reading
Category: Stanley Cup Playoffs (Page 35 of 48)
By Carrie Salls | Look for me on Twitter @nittgrl73
If the Bruins win the Stanley Cup this year, Matt Grzelcyk, Chris Wagner and Charlie Coyle will be the first Massachusetts-born Bruins to have their names inscribed on the coveted hardware since Myles Lane did so in 1929.
Regardless of the outcome of this year’s Cup quest, the three current hometown heroes appear to have already cemented their spots in … Keep Reading
By: Lucas Pearson | Follow Me On Twitter @LucasPearson_
There’s no denying that this Bruins Stanley Cup roster is incredible, but how did they all get to the Bruins? Let’s take a look at their journeys to Boston.
Brad Marchand
Drafted by the Bruins in the 3rd round, 71st overall in the 2006 NHL Draft. The Bruins actually acquired this pick from the New York Islanders during the draft for … Keep Reading
The Boston Bruins shook off the inevitable rust that an eleven-day break will bring and skated to a convincing 4-2 victory over the St Louis Blues in game one of the Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on Monday night. Despite the highly entertaining game, a major focus of attention in the aftermath was whether or not a thunderous open-ice … Keep Reading
By: Tim Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
As the trade deadline approached in February, rumors swirled about what the Boston Bruins were going to do. Many people believed that the Bs needed a top-six forward to play on the second line with DeBrusk and Krejci. Right, when it looked like the Bruins were not going to make a trade before the deadline, the news came out minutes before … Keep Reading
By: Yanni Latzanakis | Follow Me On Twitter: @yanlatz
On Wednesday night the Boston Bruins looked to take a two-nothing series lead in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals after a comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues in game one. One of the bigger stories from game one was Torey Krug leveling Blues’ forward Robert Thomas. After game two, another big hit is in the headlines, and that is the … Keep Reading
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By Mike Cratty | Follow me on Twitter @Mike_Cratty
Home: Boston Bruins
Away: St. Louis Blues
Boston’s Lineup
Forwards
Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak
DeBrusk – Krejci – Backes
Johansson – Coyle – Heinen
Nordstrom – Kuraly – Acciari
Defense
Chara – McAvoy
Krug – Carlo
Grzelcyk – Clifton
Goalies
Rask
Halak
St Louis’s Lineup
Forwards
Schwartz – Schenn – Tarasenko
Blais – O’Reilly – … Keep Reading
By: Tim Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
A year ago, young defenseman Connor Clifton played in his first season with the Providence Bruins. He came to Providence as a college free agent signing an AHL contract, after not signing with the Arizona Coyotes (the team that drafted him) and electing free agency. The New Jersey native came from Quinnipiac University, where he had a very successful college career, … Keep Reading
By: Lucas Pearson | Follow Me On Twitter @LucasPearson_
With Game One just hours away, I thought it would be an intriguing idea to compare the lineups between the two teams in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues have been among the hottest teams in the NHL since the start of 2019 and play a similar physical style of hockey, so seeing how the lineups … Keep Reading
By Carrie Salls | Check me out on Twitter @nittgrl73
Earlier this season, Boston Bruins fan Leanne Baker said she wanted to attend the Stanley Cup Finals if Boston indeed made it to hockey’s holy grail. On Thursday, May 16th, 2019, Boston punched its ticket to the final round of the playoffs.
Kent, England-native Baker said her final decision to fly from London Heathrow Airport to Boston was cemented after … Keep Reading
