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Mark Wallace Graham

Mark Wallace Graham has been a writer for TheHockeyWriters.com since March 2013. Growing up in New England, Boston Bruins hockey was in my blood. Follow me on Twitter, @MarkWGraham

Rick Rypien: A Personal Story

Mark Wallace Graham | January 5, 2018

Today marks the eight-year anniversary of the suicide of Vancouver Canucks’ enforcer Rick Rypien. This may be one of the hardest articles I’ve ever had to write because Rypien’s death…

Categories Archives, Canucks History, Vancouver Canucks

Boston Gambled and Lost on Adam McQuaid

Mark Wallace Graham | November 20, 2014

Author Hunter S. Thompson once said about gambling, “There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between…

Categories Boston Bruins

Zdeno Chara’s Injury is the Best Thing to Happen

Mark Wallace Graham | November 12, 2014

When Zdeno Chara went down with a knee injury and miss 4-6 weeks, everybody,  Bruins fans and pundits alike, thought it would severely hurt the Bruins. After all, the Bruins…

Categories Boston Bruins

Why Are the Bruins Putting Up with Milan Lucic?

Mark Wallace Graham | October 17, 2014

The Boston Bruins lost again last night to the Montreal Canadiens, 6-4, and, again, Milan Lucic made a spectacle of himself in the wrong way. Late in the third period,…

Categories Boston Bruins

The Terribly Overrated Boston Bruins

Mark Wallace Graham | October 13, 2014

The Boston Bruins may have only played three games into the 2014-15 NHL season, but one thing is apparently becoming clear: the Bruins are highly overrated. Before the season had…

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The 2015 Stanley Cup Champions Are…

Mark Wallace Graham | October 8, 2014

It’s been a long summer without hockey, but now we have finally reached autumn and opening night for the NHL. Every team starts off with a clean slate and with…

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Will David Pastrnak Make the Bruins Roster?

Mark Wallace Graham | September 22, 2014

The Boston Bruins have always been impressed with 18 year old Czech David Pastrnak. So much so that the team used its first round pick on the young phenom. Pastrnak…

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Could Torey Krug Bolt for Mother Russia?

Mark Wallace Graham | August 12, 2014

The Boston Bruins haven’t done very much in the free agent market this offseason, mainly because of its money woes, but they still need to re-sign two of its restricted…

Categories Boston Bruins

Too Many (Defense) Men on the Ice in Boston?

Mark Wallace Graham | July 11, 2014

This offseason has already been a night mare for the Boston Bruins. They are facing some serious financial problems and failed in their goal in re-signing Jarome Iginla, and now…

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What Will the Boston Bruins Do with the 25th Pick?

Mark Wallace Graham | June 26, 2014

The Boston Bruins had a very bittersweet end to a very successful regular season. They were ousted by their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in a tough seven game series…

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Two Subbans Playing for Boston?

Mark Wallace Graham | May 30, 2014

The Boston Bruins have an interesting offseason ahead of them. The foul stench of an early round exit at the hands of their vaunted rivals will be hanging over them for…

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The Bruins Defense Needs to Grow Up

Mark Wallace Graham | May 6, 2014

Do you miss Dennis Seidenberg yet, Bruins fans? If you didn’t before Game 3 in Montreal, you definitely should now. Thanks to some boneheaded plays by the young (and not…

Categories Boston Bruins
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