P-Bruins Drop Preseason Game #2 to Bridgeport, 3-1 Bob Mand | October 5, 2012 The Providence Bruins fell 3-1 to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in their second preseason game in two nights. Christian Hanson scored the only goal for the P-Bruins, who engaged in…
Digging into the prospect depth of the Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | October 4, 2012 Last spring, something very bizarre happened. Something that hasn’t happened in nearly a decade. A forward prospect debuted for the Calgary Flames and made an immediate, positive impact. When Sven…
Providence Bruins Hammer Springfield Falcons in Physical Preseason Opener, 4-1 Bob Mand | October 4, 2012 The Providence Bruins openedtheir 2012-13 preseason with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Springfield Falcons at Marlborough’s New England Sports Center. Alternate captain Jamie Tardif scored two goals (including the game-winner)…
Boston Bruins Prospects – Fall 2012 Rankings: The Top Five Bob Mand | October 3, 2012 The Boston Bruins own a deep and talented prospect system. In the following rankings, I’ve listed the more than thirty Calder-eligible young men under contract or control of the Bruins’…
Canadian World Juniors Benefit from NHL Lockout Brendan Ross | October 3, 2012 The 2005 Canadian Under-20 World Junior team was dubbed the “best world junior team ever assembled” as Hockey Canada had the opportunity to handpick the nation’s best junior eligible players…
Will Ray Emery Supplant Corey Crawford in Chicago? Tim Pigulski | October 2, 2012 It hasn’t been since the 2007-08 NHL season that the Chicago Blackhawks played the entire season with a true #1 goaltender. Even during that season, starter Nikolai Khabibulin only played…
Boston Bruins Prospects – Fall 2012 Rankings: 10-6 Bob Mand | October 2, 2012 The Boston Bruins own a deep and talented prospect system. In the following rankings, I’ve listed the more than thirty Calder-eligible young men under contract or control of the Bruins’…
Quebec Remparts Off To A Strong Start in the QMJHL Fred Poulin | October 1, 2012 Ten days into the 2012-13 QMJHL season, the Quebec Remparts are already where most experts and junior hockey fans expected them to be: at the top of the overall standings.…
OHL History: The Connor Brown Double Dip Margann Laurissa | October 1, 2012 Over the course of hockey history, it has not been too unusual to see players with the same name. With the commonality of both first and last names, the chances…
Boston Bruins Prospects – Fall 2012 Rankings: 20-11 Bob Mand | October 1, 2012 The Boston Bruins own a deep and talented prospect system. In the following rankings, I’ve listed the more than thirty Calder-eligible young men under contract or control of the Bruins’…
Competition Heating-Up as Providence Bruins Training Camp Continues Bob Mand | September 30, 2012 The Providence Bruins played their second scrimmage of the weekend Sunday morning at the frigid Rhode Island Sports Center. While the previous contest was notable for frequent tallies – today’s…
International Spotlight: Emīls Potāpovs Margann Laurissa | September 30, 2012 It seems almost stereotypical to think of how many young hockey players, several of them from small towns, get their starts on frozen ponds or rivers, hoping to make their…