Carrie Salls
I am a 46-year-old journalist living in the greater Pittsburgh area with my husband and two cats. I am a proud Penn State University alum. Hockey is life. Not much else needs to be said.
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Bruins Face Balancing Act in Round-Robin Tournament
June 25th, 2020 The Boston Bruins do not have to play their way into the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, if they happen, because the team's regular season record left it atop the National Hockey League's standings. However, the round-robin tournament that would decide the top four seeds in each conference could cost Boston that position. The question is,...
Bruins' Draft History Under Don Sweeney
June 22nd, 2020 Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney's first National Hockey League Entry Draft was one for the ages. Just over one month after the former Boston defenseman got the job, he was at the helm of a draft that included six picks in the first two rounds, with three consecutive selections in the first round alone. Certainly, no story...
Bruins Could Dominate Playoffs with Healthy Bergeron
June 17th, 2020 Patrice Bergeron probably can't remember the last time he entered the playoffs feeling good. The laundry lists of injuries he's battled through in search of hockey's ultimate prize is simply unreal. But that hasn't stopped one of the best defensive forwards in National Hockey League history, who is an elite goal-scorer to boot. He has...
Bruins' Oft-Debated Toughness Will Be Tested in Round-Robin Play
June 9th, 2020 Love it or hate it, the National Hockey League Eastern Conference round-robin tournament being proposed to decide the No. 1 seed for the second and subsequent rounds of the 24-team playoff format would be a battle for the ages. Considering that the teams involved would be the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and...
Bruins' Top 5 Stories From Pause in Play
May 29th, 2020 Nearly three months have passed since March 10, the day the Boston Bruins played their last game before the National Hockey League halted play due to the coronavirus pandemic. Very few people thought on March 12, when commissioner Gary Bettman suspended action, that Memorial Day would pass before league officials provided some idea of...
Through the Toughest Times, Hockey Was Always There
May 13th, 2020 Hockey is life. It's a common sentiment among die-hard fans. For me personally, it is so much more than just a saying. I am not particularly athletic. I can barely stay on my feet on ice skates. Even if I could, growing up in the 1970s and 1980s in western Pennsylvania, there weren't really many options for budding female hockey stars....
