Seeing a fun-loving, 18-year-old Joe Thornton pull on full goalie gear in the sweltering heat of 1997 to play net in a street-hockey game at Revere Beach involving Boston Bruins coaching and scouting staff, future teammates, the legendary Willie O’Ree(!) and – gasp – media was an experience I will never forget. It seemed likeContinue reading “Passing ships pull into Hall together”
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Sturm Back with Bruins, Family
It’s not just the Boston Bruins family that reunites with Marco Sturm as the 29th or 31st head coach in franchise history – 29th if you don’t count the interim coaches, 31st if you do (more on that below) – the former Bruins winger acquired from San Jose with defenseman Brad Stuart and center WayneContinue reading “Sturm Back with Bruins, Family”
Bruins bank on Sturm return
So this is how Marco Sturm’s legacy as a Boston Bruin finally finds a proper place under the spotlight: via the meat grinder of the National Hockey League coaching life. The road to the Stanley Cup is bumpy and difficult, and often times a player of great influence is left behind upon the precipice ofContinue reading “Bruins bank on Sturm return”
Too tall a mountain for Florida
With every passing decade, I’m less likely to predict a winner, but I’ve got a bad feeling for Boston Bruins fans. That draft pick that GM Don Sweeney acquired in the Brad Marchand trade is probably going to be a second-rounder after all. I’ve never been sure if this is Toronto’s time – more onContinue reading “Too tall a mountain for Florida”
Bruins hope coach is in place for UFA
Neither the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft nor this year’s free-agency class is expected to yield a game changer for the Boston Bruins, but during this morning’s postseason press conference at Legends restaurant inside TD Garden, General Manager Don Sweeney indicated that the Bruins won’t hold back from spending on free agents in orderContinue reading “Bruins hope coach is in place for UFA”
Bruins’ future beckons
Boston fans, the future is on the phone and wants to have a heart-to-heart. We’ve moved beyond the celebrated emergence of adults who had never held a newspaper to adults who have never asked themselves if the last championship is closer to now than the next one. These are growing pains. If you love yourContinue reading “Bruins’ future beckons”
Blackhawks at Bruins
It wasn’t that many years ago when those three words sent a shockwave of electricity through the fans of both hockey teams, but 2008-14 is becoming a forgotten era in the psyche of both markets, their fandom preoccupied with the long journeys that lie ahead. Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks skate onto TD Garden ice asContinue reading “Blackhawks at Bruins”
Zacha, Geekie offer Mittelstadt a model of better days ahead
Assuming the shirts come off the Boston Bruins’ backs on the final night of the season against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, April 15, at TD Garden, an annual postgame ceremony will be bittersweet for 20-something lucky fans in attendance. It’s always more fun for the fans and the players when this ritual isContinue reading “Zacha, Geekie offer Mittelstadt a model of better days ahead”
Marchand era ends in Boston
The last laughs I remember from members of the Boston Bruins during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs were those of two players who were not playing: Back-up goaltender Tim Thomas and a member of the Black Aces named Brad Marchand. Brad Marchand modeled the Bruins’ centennial season heritage sweater before the 2023-24 season at LoganContinue reading “Marchand era ends in Boston”
Bruins Deal Freddy to Eddy
In the big picture, the Boston Bruins players are playing for this season (and their careers), and Bruins management is managing for next season. The trade of Trent Frederic was inevitable, only I anticipated he would go to St. Louis, his hometown, as other recent moves suggest that the Blues are trying to trend backContinue reading “Bruins Deal Freddy to Eddy”
Rink Rap with Mick Colageo 