Seven Bruins named as 2016 World Cup of Hockey representatives
The Boston Bruins will be well represented in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey that will take place in the fall. On Wednesday, the eight teams participating released 16 names in their initial 23-player rosters. Those squads will have until June 1 to fina…
Noel Acciari lives the dream
March 1, 2016 — Noel Acciari surely has a lengthy entry in his hockey journal. The last standout ones were likely April 11, 2015, or right after on June 8. April 11 – “Unreal! We won the NCAA national championship in a 4-3 come-from-behind …
Bruins get important win before daunting slate
It wasn’t pretty, and they were far from effective at times, but the Bruins found a way to get a much-needed two points. Deadlocked at 1-1 late in the third, Patrice Bergeron fired a power play goal past Flames goaltender Joni Ortio for his 24t…
What we learned: Bruins win ugly
The Boston Bruins hosted the Calgary Flames Tuesday night before they head through the gauntlet of Chicago, Washington, Florida and Tampa Bay over their next four games. Nothing was easy for Boston, but they narrowly escaped with a 2-1 victory off th…
What we learned: Big week starts off with a bust
At 5:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the media assembled for GM Don Sweeney’s announced press conference 22 hours before Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. The summary of Sweeney’s 20-minute dialogue in one sentence: “Nothing to offer, folks.” Maybe…
What we learned: Bruins get marquee win of season in ‘Big D’
Fresh from a disappointing performance in Nashville, it appeared that the Boston Bruins would have a similar fate after trailing the talented Dallas Stars 3-1 after 20 minutes of play. On this night, however, the narrative was reversed. The Bruins sc…
