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BnGM – Our Bruins Offseason Moves

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

The Boston Bruins enter the 2026 NHL offseason in a unique and pivotal position for the franchise. They’re coming off a 45-win, 100-point season, a 24-point improvement from a year ago, and a return to the Stanley Cup playoffs. However, their first-round loss to Buffalo exposed glaring … Keep Reading

2026 Bruins Draft Profile: Juho Piiparinen

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

The Boston Bruins have not picked a defenseman in the first round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft since 2017, when they drafted Urho Vaakanainen 18th overall. The Joensuu, Finland, native played 31 games over four seasons with the B’s, and is currently a member of the New York Rangers organization. Nine years later, could they draft … Keep Reading

Hits and Misses: Grading All of Don Sweeney’s Boston Bruins Trades (The Finale)

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By: Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino

The Boston Bruins, coming off of a heartbreaking game seven loss to the St Louis Blues in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, had a very quiet offseason. They signed Brett Ritchie and Par Lindholm on the first day of free agency and added some depth pieces for the Providence Bruins.

Entering the 2019-2020 season, the Bruins … Keep Reading

Checking In On The 2018 Boston Bruins Draft Picks

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By: Joey Partridge | Follow Me On Twitter @joey_partridge

The 2018 Boston Bruins draft picks have officially been prospects for two complete seasons now, most still with the Boston Bruins. Where are they in their development now? Let’s take a look and see where they are.

Axel Andersson

Axel Andersson was the Bruins’ second-round selection in 2018. The Bruins did not have a first-round pick in this … Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni: Happy Birthday David Backes

By: Mark Allred  |  Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

Happy 36th Birthday To Former Boston Bruins Player David Backes!

David Backes was born on May 1st, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and per EliteProspects.com, played his high school hockey for Spring Lake Park High, where he appeared in 73 games for the Panthers contributing 77-102-179 numbers. During his final season of USHS-MN hockey, where he captained the team in 2001-02, … Keep Reading

Bruins Dodged a Bullet at Trade Deadline

By: Will Montanez | Follow me on Twitter @Willfro3

The NHL season is stumbling forward into what very well may be a canceled schedule. From the perspective of team management, this leads to several issues. One of those that is rarely discussed is how management teams will recoup losses of hockey “assets” like prospects and draft picks that they dealt for the temporary service of rental players. Bruins’ GM Don … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Acquire F Ondrej Kase From Anaheim

By: Max Mainville | Check me out on Twitter @tkdmaxbjj

With the NHL Trade Deadline only days away, the Boston Bruins have made their first deal, sending forward David Backes, defenseman Axel Andersson and a 1st-round pick in the upcoming 2020 NHL Entry Draft to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Ondrej Kase.

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Providence Bruins' Vaakanainen Named AHL Player Of The Week

 

It was announced on Monday morning that Urho Vaakanainen was named as the AHL’s Player of the Week. In two games over the weekend, the defenseman had two goals and three assists and registered a plus-six rating. This was an offensive breakout for Vaakanainen, who had just two points in his first fifteen games with Providence. He recorded two assists in an overtime loss in Springfield on Saturday, then … Keep Reading

Bruins Prospect Axel Andersson Assigned To QMJHL Moncton

By: Patrick Donnelly | Follow me on Twitter @PatDonn12
Bruins prospect Axel Andersson is headed to join the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as first reported by Mark Divver on Tuesday morning. Moncton confirmed the report on Wednesday morning.

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