Scott Roche
I am a 24-year journalist who has a passion for sports and enjoys writing about them.
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Thornton & Marleau Still Going Strong, Four Decades Later
January 19th, 2020 23 years ago, the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks had the first two picks in the 1997 National Hockey League Entry Draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. It was a draft that turned out high-end NHL talent and the success from the top-two picks is still being felt in 2020. The Bruins used the first pick to select Joe Thornton,...
Bruins: 3 Takeaways From a Frustrating Road Trip
January 16th, 2020 Three games in four days on the road is tough for any team. Throw in an overtime game, a shootout and a red-hot opponent on the second night of a back-to-back, that can test any team. Unfortunately for the Boston Bruins, it was a test they couldn’t pass. What started out as a promising trip with an overtime win against the New York...
Bruins' Chara Plays 1,000th Game in Boston Uniform
January 14th, 2020 Eleven months after Patrice Bergeron played his 1,000th career game in a Boston Bruins uniform, Zdeno Chara joined his alternate captain with the same milestone. Unlike Bergeron who reached the milestone at the TD Garden, Chara reached his feat on the road in Philadelphia Monday night against the Flyers in a 6-5 shootout...
Sweeney Sees Draft Success With DeBrusk, McAvoy & Carlo
January 11th, 2020 On May 20, 2015, Don Sweeney was hired as general manager of the Boston Bruins. Sweeney replaced Peter Chiarelli who was fired and he only had a month to get ready for his first National Hockey League Entry Draft. In that draft, Sweeney and the Bruins had three straight first-round picks at Nos. 13, 14 and 15. In his tenure as Bruins...
Bruins Face Tough Stretch Before All-Star Break
January 8th, 2020 Through the first two months of the National Hockey League season, things were going well for the Boston Bruins. They started the season as one of the best teams in the league and built an early double-digit lead in the Atlantic Division over their rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. Since the calendar turned to...
Bruins' Halak Showing His Worth as Backup Goalie
January 6th, 2020 Tuukka Rask signed his current eight-year, $56 million contract with the Boston Bruins on July 10, 2013. Rask has proved to be worth the investment that then-general manager (GM) Peter Chiarelli made with two trips to the Stanley Cup Final since inking the deal. After Chiarelli was fired in April 2015, the Bruins hired former...
