July 2012
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P-Bruins Will Be Better →
WILMINGTON, MA – Under first-year head coach Bruce “Butch” Cassidy, the AHL’s Providence Bruins ended the season with a 35-34-3-4 record good for 77 points and fourth place in the Atlantic Division, but not good enough to make the Calder Cup Playoffs – a berth the P-Bruins haven’t achieved since 2009.
June 2012
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B's Prospects Hit the Books →
Tewksbury, MA - After another double session day on the ice, the boys of the sixth annual Boston Bruins development camp took to Greater Boston to get to know the members of the community.
At the Tewksbury Public Library, 10 prospects played outdoor games, made dream catchers in arts and crafts, and read books to children who are members of the library’s “Summer Reading Program.” Among the...
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WatchDay 3 of Bruins Development Camp started off with power skating and soon after, tempers flared as the prospects play got physical.
Day 3: B's Prospects Prepare for Camp's First... →
“You’re trying to evaluate, do drills – 1-on-1’s, 2-on-2’s, to see where guys foot speed is at, who thinks the game, who can create space in tight areas … I think the scrimmages will get into those tomorrow and be able to tell us a little more.”
-Providence Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy
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Benning Hard at Work →
WILMINGTON, MA – One of the Bruins newest draft selections, Matt Benning, has been hard at work during the Bruins 2012 Development Camp here at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.
“I think it’s a good set up here,” Benning said of his first impressions here at development camp. “They’ve got a good organization and a good facility.”
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Milner Makes the List →
WILMINGTON, MA – Boston College’s Parker Milner is among the six goaltenders in net for this week’s Development Camp at Ristuccia Arena. Milner stands out as the only invitee, and Bruins assistant general manager Don Sweeney said they are lucky to have him in attendance.
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WatchForward Brian Ferlin has today’s “Live” Look-in from Dev Camp, which he shot on the ice at Ristuccia moments ago. ^BB
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Khokhlachev: NHL Is Still My Dream →
WILMINGTON, MA – While Alexander Khokhlachev rested in the locker room between practice sessions, Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli announced some exciting news about the forward’s future.
The B’s have agreed to terms in principle with the Moscow, Russia-native on a one-year contract, which Chiarelli said will take effect as of July 1.
Dev Camp: Out of Their Comfort Zones →
The second day of Development Camp at Ristuccia Arena may have started in a similar fashion as Day 1 physically – with a team huddle at center ice and end-to-end shooting drills (not to mention forward Justin Courtnall being the first to hit the ice for the second day in a row) – but mentally, the B’s prospects were called upon to find a different gear. Read more at the link above.
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Campers Put on a Clinic →
REVERE, MA – Cronin Arena was abuzz this afternoon as the Bruins prospects took to the ice to assist with a youth hockey clinic.
The event was part of the B’s FUNdamentals program, and featured three cross-ice scrimmages and an autograph session. In all, 54 skaters participated, ranging in ages from 5-9, with a wide range of skill and experience.
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Hard at Play →
WOBURN, MA – The Bruins prospects have been working hard at development camp to prove they can play, and today some of them got to play.
They played Nintendo Wii, Bingo, and tossed bean bags into targets.
Some Bruins prospects visited the New England Rehabilitation Hospital as part of a community appearance involved in their development camp; which is known for its unpredictable nature.
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Chiarelli Expects a Quiet Sunday →
WILMINGTON, MA – As the NHL’s free agency period gets into gear on July 1, Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli predicts a slow summer Sunday.
“My gut is telling me that we’ll be quiet,” said Chiarelli.
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Angeli Answers Invite →
WILMINGTON, MA – Ohio State University’s Darik Angeli is among the seven invitees participating in this week’s Boston Bruins Development Camp at Ristuccia Arena.
The Lakewood, Colorado native received the good news about his summer sojourn last December.
“It was pretty cool just knowing that you’re doing something right and it’s paying off,” Angeli said. “It’s just kind of like a dream come...
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Masked Morrison Trying to Stand Out →
WILMINGTON, MA – At a Boston Bruins Development Camp featuring an unusually deep roster of six goalies, Adam Morrison finds a way to stand out. Those unfamiliar with the 21-year-old from White Rock, British Columbia simply need to look for the mask adorned with the visage of Simpsons’ villain Mr. Burns.
Morrison said his affiliation with the wheezy-voiced cartoon began in his first game of junior...
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Simpson's Team Effort →
WILMINGTON, MA – It’s all about teamwork for Wayne Simpson an invitee to Boston Bruins Development Camp 2012.
That team spirit started years ago, when he got his start in a southern hockey rink.
“I was living in Georgia actually,” said Simpson just minutes after the second practice of the day on Day 2. “It’s hard to find rinks down there but my parents were kind enough to drive me a ways every...
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WatchDuring Day 2 of Bruins Dev Camp, Peter Chiarelli addressed the media to announce the agreement in principle with Rask and Khokhlachev.
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“The looked fine today…after they got going, they realized there was more...”
– Bruins Assistant GM Don Sweeney on how his campers looked after yesterday’s work and a double session today.
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Rask to Re-sign →
Khokhlachev will also sign with the B’s, but is expected to play in Russia next season
WILMINGTON, MA — B’s General Manager Peter Chiarelli spoke between the on-ice sessions at Ristuccia Memorial Arena and addressed recent rumors about restricted free agent goalie Tuukka Rask.
Chiarelli confirmed the goalie had agreed in principle to a one year 3.5-million dollar contract, which will be...
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WatchGoalie Zane Gothberg checked in from the #DevCamp locker room for this “Live” Look-In moments ago #bruins.^BB
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How Swede It Is →
WILMINGTON, MA – Niklas Svedberg’s fire-engine red goalie pads may have been the only thing louder than the ovation the Bruins prospects received when skating onto the ice at Ristuccia Arena on Thursday for the first day of Development Camp.
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Cody Payne: As Tough As They Come →
BostonBruins.com – The Boston Bruins used one of their two fifth round picks to select Cody Payne 145th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and less than a week later, the newest B was on his way to Wilmington for Boston’s sixth annual Development Camp.
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O'Gara Learns What It Takes →
WILMINGTON, MA – Between his time at Milton Academy and the Boston Bruins Development Camp, Robbie O’Gara is learning what it takes to cultivate a career in hockey.
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No Day at the Beach
BOSTON – I’m pretty sure that nobody — particularly the campers themselves — expected that the Bruins prospects would spend the majority of Day 1 of Development Camp 2012 at the beach.
But there they were on Thursday, just a couple hours removed from their first on-ice session of the summer, on a Boston beach running and jumping and exercising and boating and paddling and boating...
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WatchThe B’s Prospects had their first on-ice session of Development Camp in Wilmington, but were unsure what the rest of the day had in store.
Day 1: Development Camp Lays Foundation for Future... →
As fans piled into the stands, the B’s pipeline filed onto the ice to a roar from the Boston faithful. Forward Justin Courtnall hit the ice first, followed by a string of black and white jerseys before the Bruins’ 2012 first-round draft pick Malcolm Subban took his first strides in the spoked-B. Read more about today’s practice at the link above.
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WatchJohn Bishop reported from the 2012 Sports Museum’s Tradition in the TD Garden and spoke with a few of it’s honorees, including Jeremy Jacobs.
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WatchOn this Bruins Beat, John Bishop caught up with some of the Bruins Development Camp roster as they arrived at the team hotel.
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WatchAndrew takes the game outdoors and hosts street hockey clinics to kick off an environmental initiative in Boston called Circle the City.
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“[The draft picks] were all players that we had ranked highly on our list that...”
– Bruins Director of Amateur Scouting Wayne Smith, on the B’s six selections in the 2012 NHL Draft. Read the full feature “Pleased in Pittsburgh” here.
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All in the Family →
BostonBruins.com – The Subban saga wasn’t the only family story brewing during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
While 24th overall draft pick Malcolm Subban turned his brotherly love into deep-rooted rivalry with Montreal Canadiens defenseman and older brother, P.K. Subban, Matt Benning is following in the NHL footsteps of not just one, but two Bennings before him.
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WatchBruins Beat: B’s selected Charlestown native Matt Grzelcyk in the third round; making five selections in total on Day 2 of the 2012 NHL Draft.
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Local Boy in Black & Gold →
PITTSBURGH — Given the circumstances surrounding the B’s first round selection of Malcolm Subban, I left the CONSOL Energy Center confident in the fact that I had some stories in the bank for some time to come.
Today’s selection doubled that bank account as the B’s used the 85th overall pick in the 3rd round to select Charlestown-native Matthew Grzelcyk.
B's Draft Picks: Rounds 2-7
Bruins 2012 Draft Breakdown (full list posted here)
1st Round: 24th overall - G Malcolm Subban
3rd Round: 85th overall - D Matthew Grzelcyk
5th Round: 131st overall - F Seth Griffith (pick acquired from Tampa Bay)
5th Round: 145th overall - F Cody Paynne
6th Round: 175th overall - D Matthew Benning
7th Round: 205th overall - F Colton Hargrove
Traded Picks: 2nd Round: 54th overall - traded...
