The Boston Bruins had an obvious hole last season. After the departure of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, the team had no true number-one center. Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha stepped up admirably throughout the season, but the absence of their two legends was felt.
Trevor Kuntar was born on June 20, 2001, in Buffalo, New York. Trevor’s father, Les, was a goaltender in the NHL and played six games for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1993-94 season.
Welcome back. It’s time to kick off Daily Faceoff’s second annual NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown, looking at the best all 32 teams have to offer. We’re highlighting the top 10 prospects for every franchise, their biggest strengths and weaknesses and so much more.
BRIGHTON, MA–Even by NHL standards, Nikita Zadorov is a well-traveled man. From Buffalo to Colorado, Chicago to Calgary and then on to Vancouver, the defenseman has added a new element to his game everywhere he has played in his 11-year career.
Considering how last offseason’s negotiations went between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman, particularly the two sides going to arbitration was not a process the goaltender enjoyed, it’s perhaps not surprising the two sides avoided repeating the same thing this year.
When the Boston Bruins traded away Linus Ullmark, they did so with an eye toward the future. The deal saw the Bruins move Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2024 first-round draft pick, goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and forward Mark Kastelic.
Good morning. It’s Monday, July 8, 2024. Here are the top news items, stories and highlights surrounding the Boston Bruins and the rest of the NHL today.
Dean Letourneau was born on February 21, 2006, in Braeside, Ontario. Letourneau played for the Ottawa Valley Titans for two seasons and totaled 16 goals and 19 assists in 36 games for the U14 and U15 teams.
There's a more limited market for goaltending star Jeremy Swayman than you might think.
The dog days of the summer are upon us. With the NHL Draft, free agency frenzy, and development camps already under wraps, it’s onto summer vacations.
It’s been almost two weeks since the Boston Bruins traded away goaltender Linus Ullmark. They had previously tried to trade him at this past season’s trade deadline to the Los Angeles Kings, but Ullmark himself shot down that trade with his modified no-trade clause.
It was no secret that the Boston Bruins needed more center help throughout the organization. Matt Poitras is a recent draft pick who has already contributed to the NHL club in 33 games since being selected in the second round of the 2022 NHL Draft.
Two decades ago, I asked the great Scotty Bowman what he thought about an especially big 2001-02 Boston Bruins team. The July 1 acquisition of 6-foot-6, 248-pound, left-shot defenseman Nikita Zadorov reminded me of that question as it pertains to the 2024-25 Bruins.
The Boston Bruins held their 4-day development camp at Warrior Ice Arena from July 1-4. The camp wrapped up on Independence Day with the prospects competing in a full-ice scrimmage.
Boston Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman remains adamant about his decision to not file for arbitration this year after last year’s hassle. Last season’s experience with salary arbitration was an unpleasant experience as he even stated, “don’t wish it upon any of my friends and teammates”.
The Boston Bruins have been gradually getting bigger and nastier throughout their lineup after getting pushed around at times in previous playoff appearances.
Oskar Jellvik was born on February 8, 2003, in Taby, Sweden. Jellvik’s brother, Anton, is heading into his senior year at Plymouth State University as captain of the hockey team.
Much of the talk that centered around the Boston Bruins draft needs involved the center position. The Bruins selected big pivot Dean Letourneau with their first-round draft pick at number 25 overall.
Signing postseason standouts from a slight overachiever like Vancouver to expensive, long-term deals reeks of desperation. Is the winningest team of the 21st-century shopping with its heart instead of its head?
Given how thin the Boston Bruins’ prospect pool is, stockpiling it is important. The organization has seen players graduate to the big club and even got a boost last season.
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. The frenzy of the first day of free agency has come and go. However, there’s still plenty of rumours to sort through.
After one season wearing special black uniforms with sparkly gold accents, the Boston Bruins have returned to their modern jerseys as Fanatics takes over from Adidas as the National Hockey League’s official uniform supplier.
On Monday night, the Bruins traded goalie Linus Ullmark, the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner and one of the most popular and important players on the team, in a salary-dump move with the Ottawa Senators.
The 25-year-old has served as their third-string netminder for the past two seasons. He’s been recalled under emergency conditions a handful of times, but has yet to make his NHL debut.
The Boston Bruins will retain some of their defensive depth as the team announced a one-year, two-way contract extension for defenseman Ian Mitchell. The deal will pay Mitchell the league minimum of $775K at the NHL level in a contract that will make Mitchell arbitration-eligible next summer.
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