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Scott Roche

Scott Roche has been covering the Boston Bruins for The Hockey Writers since 2019. A frequent user of the Oxford comma, Scott has been a sports writer for nearly 30 years for different sites and daily newspapers. He has covered many sports, including baseball and hockey for newspapers in the Boston area. Writing started out as a hobby, but it has become a passion for Scott over the years.

Bruins Buy or Sell: Beecher, Lohrei & Coyle

Scott Roche | January 26, 2024

The Boston Bruins are closing in on the 2024 NHL All-Star Break and are still on top of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. Despite their position, things will…

Categories Boston Bruins

Bruins Beat Canadiens With Offensive Explosion Led by Heinen

Scott Roche | January 21, 2024

After beating the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche to begin their five-game homestand, the Boston Bruins were facing the Montreal Canadiens in the middle game Saturday night (Jan. 20)…

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They Wore It Once: Bruins Players and Their Unique Numbers

Scott Roche | January 19, 2024

Probably the most memorable sweater number retirement ceremony in Boston Bruins history occurred on Dec. 3, 1987, when Raymond Bourque surprised the legendary Phil Esposito and delighted the fans at…

Categories Archives, Boston Bruins, Bruins History, Hockey History

Bruins 3 Up, 3 Down: Swayman, Marchand, Montgomery & More

Scott Roche | January 18, 2024

Despite struggling through a four-game road trip, the Boston Bruins returned home still in first place in the Atlantic Division. Over the last three weeks since coming out of the…

Categories Boston Bruins, Column

Bruins Shut Out Devils Behind Swayman, Pastrnak & Coyle

Scott Roche | January 15, 2024

Coming off a four-game road trip out West in six days where they went 1-0-3, the Boston Bruins had a quick turnaround, less than 48 hours after beating the St.…

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Bruins Lack of Discipline & Injuries Highlight 4-Game Trip

Scott Roche | January 14, 2024

Playing four NHL games on the road in six days is never easy. Playing three of those games in three different time zones is difficult and that’s what the Boston…

Categories Boston Bruins

Bruins Buy or Sell: DeBrusk, Lysell, Frederic & Heinen

Scott Roche | January 11, 2024

Nearly halfway through the 2023-24 regular season, the Boston Bruins continue to lead the Atlantic Division ahead of the Florida Panthers who are just three points behind them. Since the…

Categories Boston Bruins

Bruins Prospects Report: Lysell, Bussi, Poitras, DiPietro & More

Scott Roche | January 8, 2024

Over the last month, some prospects in the Boston Bruins system have been called up to the NHL and filled in for injured teammates or Matthew Poitras, who played in…

Categories Bruins Prospects, Column

Bruins’ David Pastrnak Named 2024 NHL All-Star

Scott Roche | January 4, 2024

Thursday night (Jan. 4), the NHL named the first 16 2024 Eastern Conference All-Stars that will play take the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto as part of the three…

Categories All-Star Weekend, Boston Bruins, NHL News

3 Takeaways From Bruins’ 4-1 Win Over Blue Jackets

Scott Roche | January 3, 2024

Going into the third and final meeting with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night (Jan. 2) at Nationwide Arena, the Boston Bruins were looking to find some early success…

Categories Boston Bruins

Bruins DeBrusk & Frederic Providing Post-Holiday Break Spark

Scott Roche | January 2, 2024

In the two-plus weeks leading into the mandated three-day holiday break, things were not going well for the Boston Bruins. They struggled to hold third-period leads, they were struggling to…

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3 Takeaways From Bruins’ 5-2 Win Over Devils

Scott Roche | December 31, 2023

One look at the schedule and this had the makings of one of those very tough weekends where the Boston Bruins had back-to-back games less than 24 hours apart with…

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