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Bruins' News & Rumors: Wagner, Pastrnak, Chara, Bergeron & More
September 4th, 2020 In this edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, we look at the fall-out from the 2019-20 season and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Included are injuries and the future of certain players in a Bruins' uniform. Chris Wagner Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation Sports aren't everything. Though athletes put their bodies on the line to...
The Rise And Fall Of Andrew Raycroft
August 26th, 2020 Sixteen years ago, Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft took the National Hockey League by storm. Boston's fifth-round pick in 1998 had spent the previous three seasons bouncing back and forth on Interstate 95 between Boston and Providence. In fact, a majority of Raycroft's early professional career in the AHL, playing in...
When Do the Bruins Start to Worry?
August 15th, 2020 Overall, the Boston Bruins have not played up to their usual standard through the opening stretch of the NHL’s return to play. The reward for relinquishing the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference was a Round 1 rematch with a very talented Carolina Hurricanes team. Despite some obvious rink rust, there have been some signs that the...
Bruins News & Rumors: Rask, Bergeron & More
August 3rd, 2020 In this edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, Tuukka Rask returned to practice for the Bruins, Patrice Bergeron was absent and the Bruins tried some new-look lines Rask Returns to Bruins' Practice After missing time since the Bruins exhibition loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the end of July and being deemed unfit...
Today in Hockey History: July 24
July 24th, 2020 On this date, the Los Angeles Kings brought back one of the great players in their franchise’s history for the third time. Also, a dramatic coaching move was finally made official. Plus, some talented Stanley Cup winners are celebrating birthdays today. Robitaille Returns to Hollywood…..Again The Kings signed free-agent...
Bruins' News & Rumors: Bergeron, Playoff Scheduling & More
July 20th, 2020 In today's Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, we look at Patrice Bergeron earning his ninth-consecutive Selke Trophy finalist nod, one of the Bruins' playoff games being rescheduled and Jake DeBrusk gave an update on David Pastrnak. Bergeron Names Selke Trophy Finalist Another year, another Selke Trophy-level season for Bergeron in...
Bruins News & Rumors: Miller, Awards & Playoffs
June 20th, 2020 In the inaugural edition of the Boston Bruins News & Rumors article on The Hockey Writers, the topics range from regular season play, to postseason options and the future of a veteran player. Kevan Miller Still Recovering From Injury It's been a really difficult season for Kevan Miller. The veteran defender for the Bruins has...
Best Current NHL Player From Each Canadian Province
June 17th, 2020 There's nothing more Canadian than the game of hockey, so it's not surprising that more than 40 per cent of current NHLers are from the Great White North. You don't have to look far to find terrific talent from the jagged Rockies, or the sprawling prairies, or the East Coast's craggy cliffs. From sea to shining sea, here's a look at...
Bruins Could Dominate Playoffs with Healthy Bergeron
June 17th, 2020 Patrice Bergeron probably can't remember the last time he entered the playoffs feeling good. The laundry lists of injuries he's battled through in search of hockey's ultimate prize is simply unreal. But that hasn't stopped one of the best defensive forwards in National Hockey League history, who is an elite goal-scorer to boot. He has...
Bruins Benefit from NHL Pause
June 9th, 2020 While the world has endured many difficulties in recent months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL’s recent announcement of a 24-team playoff has sparked a sense of optimism. Daily tracking of the outbreak has mercifully been replaced by the analysis of potential match-ups of the 24 postseason teams. Although the 16 play-in...
NHL’s Top 5 Centers of the Decade
June 6th, 2020 Some of the National Hockey League's best talent has always been at center. The position is expected to play a defensively responsible game while also being the primary generator of offense. Some believe that having an elite top line center is the single most important element a team needs to win a Stanley Cup. The past decade has...
Today in Hockey History: May 13
May 13th, 2020 Today’s date is chock-full of great Stanley Cup playoff moments. May 13 has seen plenty of National Hockey League memories, including some epic comebacks, overtime history and series-clinching wins. It Was 4-1! Depending on which side of the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry you are on, May 13, 2013, is a date that...
3 Potential Bruins Captains
May 12th, 2020 When the National Hockey League season was paused on March 12 amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, there was (and still is) no idea what is going happen to the remainder of each team's 10 to 12 regular-season games. The playoffs were and are also still are up in the air as well. While the answers to those questions are still...
