Mike Miccoli
Mike Miccoli covers the Boston Bruins for The Hockey Writers and has been a credentialed member of the media for all Bruins' home games for the past five years. As a former player, coach and official, Miccoli has been around the game of hockey since the age of three. Along with his work on THW, Miccoli has also been published in the New England Hockey Journal, Improper Bostonian magazine and on BostInno.
Author's Posts
Who's To Blame for the Bruins' Season?
April 6th, 2016 One game. The Boston Bruins have one game left to save their season. No longer in control of their own destiny, the Bruins must beat the Detroit Red Wings in regulation on Thursday to still have a shot at making the playoffs or else this season will end just like last. Via collapse. Going into Tuesday night's game against the...
Could the Bruins Win the East?
March 12th, 2016 With 70 games down, the real Boston Bruins are starting to show up. I think. That's an assumption-based statement if you haven't already guessed. Still, it's impressive that a team that many predicted to fall right outside the playoff picture, or stumble in, is holding onto first place in the Atlantic Division with 12 games to...
Boston Bruins Should Be Buyers at the Trade Deadline
February 25th, 2016 The Boston Bruins are going to do something close to, or at the trade deadline. Did that get your attention? Good. Now here's the truth: no one knows exactly what they're going to do or who they're going to target, but the Bruins are almost certainly going to buyers at the trade deadline. It helps to write this after a 5-1 home win...
On Milan Lucic's Return to Boston
February 10th, 2016 By now, the Boston Bruins should be used to this. Tim Thomas. Andrew Ference. Shawn Thornton. Johnny Boychuk. Each returned to Boston with a different jersey, but came back to an acknowledgment of the time they spent as a Bruin. It's a symptom of past success; a stiff reminder of the way things were. There was a tribute for...
Could an Eriksson Trade Impact Bruins' Playoff Chances?
February 3rd, 2016 In less than 27 days, we'll know how the Boston Bruins respond to the Loui Eriksson trade scenarios—even if his future with the team still isn't clear. Eriksson is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2015-16 season. He's on pace to score 25–40—65 and have his best statistical season since 2011-12, let alone his best...
Where Is David Pastrnak Playing?
January 22nd, 2016 The Boston Bruins' offense is finally, fully healthy, which means some decisions have to be made. The first was sending Frank Vatrano back to Providence, directly in correlation with activating David Krejci from the IR. Next, it's up to Claude Julien to create his forward lines. For Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, this...
