Several years of pick volume and position has put the Boston Bruins developmental system behind a lot of other teams around the NHL, but when it comes to Sweden, the team has a couple of impressive forward prospects in Fabian Lysell and Oskar Steen. Lysell, 18, was the team’s first-round selection … [Read more...]
Superb 6: Prep hockey forwards off to strong starts
One week into the official start of the 2021-22 prep hockey season, the fact that we have a return to play after much of the 2020-21 campaign was scrubbed due to the pandemic has been a welcome development. As teams continue to work out the rust and kinks of some sloppy, disjointed early contests, … [Read more...]
Bruins Brunch: DeBrusk trade options, B’s in sick bay and Ahcan makes noise
The Boston Bruins went 1-1-1 for the week, including a tough overtime loss on a Steven Stamkos bomb after David Pastrnak was unable to finish a breakaway at the other end of the ice against Tampa Bay Saturday night. The team outplayed the Lightning for large stretches and erased a two-goal deficit … [Read more...]
Analysis: What Jeff Gorton to the Montreal Canadiens means for the NHL
After the Montreal Canadiens made their improbable run to the 2021 Stanley Cup final just a few short months ago, the team has had a disastrous start to the 2021-22 regular season. Things came to a head this week with the dismissal of GM Marc Bergevin along with several key members of the club’s … [Read more...]
Bruins Brunch: After 17 games, B’s consistently inconsistent
The verdict isn't quite in, but the reality is that the 2021-22 regular season for the Boston Bruins is going to be a series of ups and downs, peaks and valleys. Make no mistake: this is a good hockey team. Some might even argue that it is a very good hockey team. But is it a great team? Is it a … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Conference: Unheralded players made splash at first event of season
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The new Prep Hockey Conference’s inaugural competition kicked off Nov. 20-22 at historic Adelard Arena, with the PHC’s six teams completing a round-robin series from Saturday through Monday. The conference consists of full-season prep school teams, including Shattuck-St. Mary’s … [Read more...]
Aidan McDonough, Andre Lee provide fine late value for Canucks, Kings
Two Hockey East teams are getting quality production from a pair of players who were chosen later in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in a pair of juniors with Northeastern and UMass Lowell. Bay Stater Aidan McDonough’s 11 goals lead all players in the Hockey East, while Andre Lee’s team-leading 10 points … [Read more...]
How Matty Beniers firmly established himself as region’s top NHL prospect
It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that University of Michigan sophomore Matty Beniers is New England’s top NHL prospect, given his pedigree as the second overall selection in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and the production he’s enjoying with the Wolverines. The future Seattle Kraken center and … [Read more...]
Rising ’06 prospects who impressed in playoff action
MARLBORO, Mass. — The 2021-22 National Bound Massachusetts Hockey State Championships featured competitive games at the 15-only level, with the underrated Minuteman Flames squad capturing the state title by beating some very good teams. The Minuteman Flames under Peter Masters, Jerry Buckley and … [Read more...]
Bruins Brunch: Contrasting Swayman and Ullmark, improved defense and more
It seems like ages ago when the Boston Bruins stumbled at home against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 11, blowing several leads and raising major questions about the defense and team’s overall makeup. Since then, the B’s have gone 3-0 in wins over the Devils, Canadiens and most recently on the road … [Read more...]
Analysis: How these players have been early season surprises in Hockey East
With college hockey well underway in 2021-22, Hockey East has seen some surprise impact players elevating their teams in the first quarter of the season. It has been an uneven start for a lot of teams, with only one point separating the first- and fourth-place teams currently in the conference … [Read more...]
All-underrated team: Mass. Hockey 16-U State Championship
MARLBORO, Mass. — The 2021-22 National Bound Massachusetts Hockey State Championships recently wrapped up at the New England Sports Center. Fifty-three Tier I and Tier II teams from around the state competed for the right to represent the Bay State at the U.S. National Championship events being held … [Read more...]
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