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Boston Bruins Select Vashek Blanár with 100th Overall Pick

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

The Boston Bruins used the 100th overall selection on Colorado-born Czech defenseman Vashek Blanár, also known as Vashen Richards. Blanár stands at 6’4” and weighs 183 lbs. He played last season for IF Troja-Ljungby in Sweden.

The Bruins seemingly went off the board with this pick; he was not listed in the EliteProspects draft guide. Last … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Select Cooper Simpson 79th Overall in 2025 NHL Entry Draft

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

The Bruins traded down from the 69th overall selection. The team added picks #79 and #108. With the 79th selection, the Bruins add Minnesota-native Cooper Simpson. Simpson played nine games with the Tri-City Storm, scoring seven goals, and added 49 goals with Shakopee High (MN) during their 31-game campaign. He is committed to the … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Use 61st Overall Pick on D Liam Pettersson

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

With their second draft pick of the second round, the Boston Bruins select defenseman Liam Pettersson with the 61st overall pick. Pettersson, hailing from Gislaved, Sweden, joins the Bruins organization after spending the last four years with the Växjö Lakers youth teams. 

According to NHL Central Scouting, Pettersson was ranked 28th among International Skaters. He is praised for … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Start Day Two by Selecting William Moore 51st Overall

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

The Boston Bruins have started the second day of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft by selecting William Moore with the 51st overall pick. The native of Mississauga, Ontario, played for the US National Team Development Program last year. The 18-year-old center is committed to Boston College next season.

The 6’2”, 174lb center has … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Select James Hagens Seventh Overall in 2025 NHL Entry Draft

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By: Eamonn McLean | Follow me on Twitter/X @EamonnMcLean44

The pick is in. James Hagens is staying in Boston. The Boston Bruins selected the Hauppauge, New York, native seventh overall in this evening’s National Hockey League Entry Draft. While Rumors of a potential homecoming to Long Island were swirling, it’s instead Boston, Massachusetts, that he will call his NHL home.

Hagens spent this past … Keep Reading

Sweeney Isn’t Limiting Options When it Comes to Boston’s 7th Overall Pick

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By: Ryan Bosworth | Follow me on Twitter / X @RyanJBosworth

Yesterday, Bruins’ general manager Don Sweeney held a press conference ahead of the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft, which is taking place out in Los Angeles. Throughout the press conference, Sweeney yielded questions about the draft, free agency, free agent extensions, and more. In terms of the Bruins’ 7th overall … Keep Reading

The Bruins Need to Resurrect an Edge to Their Game

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

The best team in hockey doesn’t always win the Stanley Cup; it’s won by the toughest. It sounds so simple to say, but if it hasn’t been evident for decades, the Florida Panthers emphatically hammered it home with their second consecutive Stanley Cup last week. The Panthers have dominated the playoffs … Keep Reading

Zdeno Chara Reinvigorated the Bruins Franchise

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By: Chad Jones | Follow me on Twitter/X @ShutUpChadJones

Earlier this week, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that former Boston Bruins captain and Stanley Cup champion Zdeno Chara will be part of the 2025 induction class. Chara was selected in his first year of eligibility.

As one of the best defensemen in the National Hockey League’s history, the six-foot-nine Czechoslovakian logged 1,680 … Keep Reading

National Hockey League’s New CBA – Does It Affect the Bruins?

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By: Ryan Bosworth | Follow me on Twitter / X @RyanJBosworth

This week, the National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have been meeting to discuss the new collective bargaining agreement that seems to be nearing completion. Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun, of The Athletic, reported earlier today that, while no memorandum of understanding had been signed as of … Keep Reading

Three Former Bruins Could Highlight 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Class

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By: Ryan Jainchill | Follow me on Twitter / X @Jainchill_Ryan

In the aftermath of two former Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton, being elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame for the Class of 2025, the 2026 class has its fair share of former Bruins eligible. With a three-year gap post-playing career to become eligible, the trio of … Keep Reading

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