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Spooner Ready if Called Upon

BOSTON, MA – With the Bruins suffering a flurry of injuries – Brad Marchand, Danny Paille, and Shawn Thornton – over the last week, the Black & Gold were forced to make another emergency call up from Providence.

Jamie Tardif was recalled on an emergency basis last week, and on Monday night, center Ryan Spooner got the call to make the trip to Montreal for Wednesday’s game against the Habs.

Before the team took off for Montreal this morning, Spooner met the media and talked about the excitement of his first regular season NHL recall. The center said he missed the initial phone call from Assistant General Manager Don Sweeney, but immediately called him back and got the good news.

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Marchand Ready for Action

BOSTON, MA — The last time BostonBruins.com checked in with Brad Marchand he was hitting the gym hard regularly in his native Nova Scotia.

Today when we caught up with the B’s shift disturber, he was very content to be back in Boston and readying himself to play hockey.

Khokhlachev, Russia Earn the Bronze

BostonBruins.com — Boston Bruins prospects were again on both sides of the action during Saturday’s bronze medal game at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia.

Forward Anthony Camara, defenseman Dougie Hamilton and goaltender Malcolm Subban’s Team Canada faced forward Alexander Khokhlachev’s Russian team for third place.

Murray Henderson (1921-2013)

BostonBruins.com — The Boston Bruins were saddened to hear of the passing of former defenseman Murray Henderson on January 4.

World Juniors Update: Dec. 31

BostonBruins.com — There were Black & Gold prospects on either side of the highly anticipated Canada versus Russia game at the World Junior Championships on New Year’s Eve in Ufa, Russia.

Team Canada forward Anthony Camara, defenseman Dougie Hamilton and goaltender Malcolm Subban faced off against Alexander Khokhlachev’s Russian squad as the top junior-aged players in from both countries vied for first place in the tournament’s Group B, a bye in the first round of the Playoff Round (and Boston Bruins Development Camp bragging rights).

World Juniors Update: Dec. 30

BostonBruins.com — With Russia and Alexander Khokhlachev idle in World Juniors play on Sunday, Team Canada — with B’s prospects Malcolm Subban, Dougie Hamilton and Anthony Camara in the lineup – faced off against arguably its next biggest rival, the United States.

Holiday Tourney Crowns Champs

HAVERHILL, MA —The fifth annual Boston Bruins Holiday Tournament came to a close on Sunday as the top teams in five divisions converged on Haverhill’s Valley Forum to determine champions.

World Juniors Update: Dec. 29

BostonBruins.com — With undefeated (2-0) Team Canada idle, and with Anthony Camara (2 GP, 0-1-1), Dougie Hamilton (2 GP, 0-1-1) and Malcolm Subban (2GP, 2-0, 3.00 GAA, .892 SV%) enjoying the day off, the only B’s prospect in action on Saturday at Ufa, Russia’s World Junior Championship was Alexander Khokhlachev.

World Juniors Update: Dec. 27

BostonBruins.com — There was only one game with a Black & Gold storyline to it, but even beyond the short schedule, today’s World Juniors news out of Russia was pretty slight from a Boston Bruins perspective.

Team USA defeated Germany, 8-0, in a preliminary round game, but B’s prospect, Boston University defenseman Matthew Grzelcyk, wasn’t in the lineup.

Bartkowski Rebounds

BostonBruins.com — A big part of the P-Bruins turnaround has been the play of blueliner Matt Bartkowski, whose own season has mirrored his club’s sharp upturn in recent weeks.