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4 Bruins Prospects Producing in the Minors
March 11th, 2020 This season, Boston Bruins top prospect Jack Studnicka has drawn all the attention, rightfully so, with his play for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League. However, he is not the only Bruins prospect down in the minors who is making a case to be part of the big club in the near future. Related: Do You Know Your Bruins...
5 Bruins Prospects Are Making Their Cases
February 5th, 2020 This season, plenty of Boston Bruins prospects have made an impact in the minors and in college. Some have even made the trip to Boston for a short stint with the Bruins to fill in for injuries. Here is an update on five Bruins prospects who are highly regarded and should one day make an impact for the Black and Gold in the NHL. ...
Boston Bruins 2019-20 Prospect Pyramid
November 9th, 2019 Sustained success is everything in professional sports. Teams often have to find a healthy balance between winning in the present and keeping a steady supply of future assets. While it's possible to do both, it's difficult to achieve Stanley Cup contender status without trading away good prospects and draft picks and it's even harder...
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Senators, Olympics, More
October 11th, 2019 In today's Rumors rundown, will the Boston Bruins move a defenseman to add a winger? What's the latest regarding Nolan Patrick's health? Can hockey fans expect to see NHL players at the 2022 Winter Olympics? Plus, when can we expect the Seattle expansion franchise to name its head coach, and the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch has some...
Providence Bruins 2018-19 Season in Review: Defense
June 13th, 2019 The Providence Bruins had a solid crop on the back end entering the 2018-19 season. Two first-round draft picks, a second-rounder, the addition of an offensive-minded defenseman with over 100 NHL games and of course Connor Clifton. It was a group that propelled the team to the seventh-best goals against in the league despite a...
Injury Bug Bites Boston Bruins
October 23rd, 2018 The Boston Bruins began the season without their top point-producer on the blue line, Torey Krug. The team was mostly healthy entering the season in comparison to a plethora of injuries that hampered them last season. This is no longer the case as two more defensemen and one forward went down over the weekend: David Backes, Charlie...
Young Providence Bruins Looking to Find Consistency
October 19th, 2018 The Providence Bruins are searching for a little consistency in the early part of the season. After three games in three days over the weekend, the P-Bruins are sitting next to last in the Atlantic Division with a 1-4 record. There have been stretches within each game where Providence has dominated, only to fall asleep. Fourteen players...
BSC's Bruins' Mailbag: DeBrusk, Trades, Prospects & More
October 12th, 2018 It's Mailbag time! With the 2018-19 season underway, it's time to start a monthly mailbag answering any and all questions regarding the Boston Bruins. In this mailbag, I will attempt to answer all of these questions fairly and objectively while paying attention to the past, present and future of players, drafts, trades, standings and...
Boston Bruins 2018-19 Prospect Pyramid
October 3rd, 2018 Evaluating talent is part of the business in the NHL. While general managers, scouts and executives for each team have to look at talent within the system and typically create an internal ranking of their own players, it's almost impossible to definitely list prospect A over prospect B with the exception of a few elite talents who are...
Krug Injury Complicates Bruins Roster
October 3rd, 2018 The Boston Bruins are set and ready to go later tonight. It's that time again my friends, rev up the engines and let's get this party started. The Bruins will be in Washington to kick off the 2018-19 NHL regular season in mere hours, watching the club's first ever Stanley Cup banner get raised to the rafters. After that? It's time to...
McQuaid Trade Providing Depth for Providence Bruins
September 22nd, 2018 As is the case with most hockey trades, the Adam McQuaid trade had a ripple effect on the Bruins organization. For the big club, it clears cap space and solves the problem heading into camp of eight NHL-proven defenseman on the roster. Steven Kampfer returns to the organization where he began his professional career. Kampfer seems...
Bruins Moves Shape Providence Roster
July 10th, 2018 It’s a busy time of year as all 31 NHL clubs try to evaluate and re-tool their teams for next season. Predicting AHL rosters is speculation at this point, but that’s what makes the offseason fun. The Bruins have already signed some players that will most likely be P-Bruins. One P-Bruin leader was a hot commodity on the free-agent...
Would Bruins Trade DeBrusk for Hanifin?
June 18th, 2018 Two things are clear at this point in the 2018 NHL offseason. The Boston Bruins are in need of a two-way left-shot defenseman, and former first-round pick Noah Hanifin may want out after a rather bitter end to the 2017-18 season for the Carolina Hurricanes (36-35-11, 14 points out of a playoff spot). Given that Hanifin is a local...
