Marc Savard Snubbed by Canadian Olympic Committee

After Hockey Canada announced its list of invitees to Team Canada Olympic Orientation Camp, Bruin Marc Savard was mentioned repeatedly. However, it’s not because he will be joining Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby or fellow Bruin Milan Lucic at the camp. It’s because he won’t.
Savard, who recorded 88 points in 82 regular season games for the [...]

NHL Free Agency Fireworks Around the League on Day 1

The door was opened to the offseason free agent frenzy yesterday at noon ET, and it didn’t take long before several teams made impact moves across the league.
Locally, while our Bruins made no major moves, GM Peter Chiarelli was able to lock up two forwards yesterday for next season… one young and one old, one [...]

Bruins Sign Byron Bitz, Steve Bégin, and Johnny Boychuk

On the first day of the free-agency signing period, Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli kept his word. Tuesday, after failing to make a draft day trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs involving Phil Kessel and Thomas Kaberle, Chiarelli told the press that he would not sacrifice depth in order to sign a big name. In [...]

Future Looks Bright for Young Bruins

After earning their first Division championship since ’04, this past post-season looked very promising for the B’s. Boston had arguably the best goaltender in Tim Thomas, who averaged 1.85 GA throughout the regular season, and one of the most feared defenseman in Zdeno Chara.
After a clean sweep of the long-time rival Montreal Canadiens, there was [...]

Bruins Draft Caron in First Round

Back in Montréal for the first time since his team swept the Canadiens out of the playoffs, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli knew he was less than welcome at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Commenting on how nice it was to return to Montréal, the locals booed Chiarelli as if the Bruins had decided to host [...]

Phil Kessel Leaving to Leaf Land?

Welcome to NHL Draft Day 2009! Today marks the kickoff to what could be a very interesting and very important week for the hometown hockey squad. The first round of tonight’s big event will be broadcast live from the Bell Centre in Montreal on Versus, with rounds 2 through 7 being held tomorrow. This all [...]

Phil Kessel: Bound To Leave Boston?

At the conclusion of the NHL Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, the 2008-09 season was officially over. After the Bruins took home the Jack Adams, Vezina, Norris, and Jennings Trophies, it’s now back to work for General Manager Peter Chiarelli.
With the signing of the David Krejci to a three-year deal worth a total of [...]

Feeling a Draft? Could Be Trade Winds

Every June each year, the best of the best in the world of high school and collegiate athletics set their sights on making the big leagues. Major League Baseball kicked this off by holding their amateur entry draft two weeks ago, and this week, the focus turns to winter sports, as the NBA will stage [...]

Bruins Season Review

The end of this year’s hockey season saw a team dressed in black and gold hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup above their heads in triumph. Unfortunately for Bruins fans, it was not Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard, or Tim Thomas lifting sports’ most storied trophy; instead, it was Sid “the Kid” Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the rest [...]

Bruins Win Big at 2009 NHL Awards Show

The NHL put on its Las Vegas awards ceremony and gave the Bruins some heavy hardware to carry home:

Zdeno Chara – winner of the Norris Trophy (translation: Defenseman of the Year) – Upset alert: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals was expected to take it, but we all know Chara deserved it. He’s also won the Tallest Player [...]

Andrew Ference Undergoes Surgery

Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, who was injured during the whole playoffs, underwent surgery Wednesday at Mass. General to repair an abdominal hernia and an abductor release to repair an injured groin.
According to the team, Ference will miss four-six weeks of action. I would think that means 4-6 weeks starting now, but Globe writer Kevin Paul [...]

Bruins GM Chiarelli – Contract Extension to 2013-14

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has earned an extension through to the 2013-2014 NHL season. Chiarelli has helped to take the Bruins from the fifth-worst team in the NHL, three season ago when he started, to the second-best record this past season.
About the extension, Chiarelli said:
“For them to have said to me at one point in [...]

Penguins Win Stanley Cup

Just imagine if the Bruins got their hands on the Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals…but they didn’t, and it’s time to congratulate the Penguins on hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup for the third time in team history. If it can’t be our lovable Black&Gold, then having it be the other Black&Gold will have to do.
The [...]

Bruins Sign Krejci to Contract Extension

After a breakout season, Bruins center David Krejci became a restricted free agent and could sign a max deal with any team, but GM Peter Chiarelli wouldn’t have any of it. He re-signed his second line center on Tuesday to a three-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $3.75 million.
Under the new terms [...]

Bruins Season Report Card 2008-2009

OK, the hangover is over. It’s been a little while since the boys in Black & Gold hung up their skates for the season, so it’s time to find out who made the grade.
It was the most successful season in 10 years for the Bruins, but many rightfully feel they didn’t go as far as [...]