Drew Johnson
I cover the Boston Bruins and NCAA Hockey here at The Hockey Writers. Born and raised 10 miles north of Boston, I developed a love for the game of ice hockey at a very young age. I am a journalism major currently taking a semester off from school to figure out the next step. I also write about the Bruins for blackngoldhockey.com. There's nothing better than hockey, though steak tips are a close second.
Author's Posts
NCAA Predictions: Hockey East
September 10th, 2018 The fall semester has just begun for college students across the globe, and with it comes the anticipation of the NCAA Hockey season. Along the east coast of the United States, that patient (or not so patient) wait has turned into eagerness. The Hockey East was a competitive conference last season with Boston College, Northeastern, and...
Top 3 Atlantic Division Goaltenders
August 25th, 2018 Widely considered the best teams in the Atlantic Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in the playoffs last season. The Bruins were able to edge out the Maple Leafs in a seven-game first-round series before falling to the Lightning in the second round. A huge reason behind these...
Juggling the Boston Bruins' Top-6
August 19th, 2018 Widely considered one of the best lines in hockey last season, the Boston Bruins' leading offensive unit had eyes on them throughout the 2017-18 campaign. Consisting of Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak on Patrice Bergeron's flanks, the three players tallied a combined total of 228 points. The line was a huge reason why Boston found...
Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada & USA Paths to the Semifinals
August 10th, 2018 With Team Canada's dramatic defeat of Sweden on Wednesday night, they propelled themselves to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup semifinal as the top seed in Group A. This pins them against a United States squad who were shell-shocked by an overall deeper team in that of the Russians, who routed the Americans by a score of 8-3 on...
Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canadian Domination
August 8th, 2018 What the Canadians have done thus far is quite simply remarkable. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which is being held from Aug. 6-11 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, pins eight nations' U-18 teams against one another. It marks the start of the hockey-scouting season as these players are eligible for the 2019 and 2020 NHL Entry Drafts. So...
Is McAvoy the Next Karlsson?
August 8th, 2018 Charlie McAvoy is likely the next great Boston Bruins defenseman, but he could be much more than that. The 14th overall draft pick of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft is about to embark on his sophomore season in the NHL following an impressive rookie campaign. The 20-year-old played alongside Zdeno Chara on Boston's top defensive pair last...
