Author: Matt Barry
Who Holds The Worst Contract on the Boston Bruins?
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney has done a good job of signing players on team-friendly contracts since taking the position in 2015. Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, and Patrice Bergeron have all taken less than market value over the years to help the Bruins remain competitive and cap compliant. Now, with Bergeron retiring and the […]
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Arbiter Decides Contract Amount for Bruins, Jeremy Swayman
An arbiter has ruled that restricted free-agent Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is entitled to a contract worth $3.475 million after his arbitration case was heard Sunday. The Bruins requested a salary of $2 million, while Swayman was seeking $4.8 million. The Bruins have elected to sign the goaltender to a one-year contract. Swayman was […]
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Bruins, Trent Frederic Contract Filing Revealed
The arbitration case for restricted free-agent forward Trent Frederic will be heard on August 1 unless the Boston Bruins and Frederic can come to an agreement on a new contract before that date. News came out Sunday, courtesy of TSN’s Elliotte Friedman, that the money offered by the Bruins and requested by Frederic has been […]
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Player Profile: Jesper Boqvist
Jesper Boqvist was born on October 30, 1998 in Falun, Sweden. Jesper’s brother Adam is a right-shot defenseman in the National Hockey League. Adam was drafted 8th overall in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. The 22-year-old played two seasons with Chicago and is now with the Columbus Blue […]
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Bruins, Swayman Arbitration Filing Revealed
The arbitration case for restricted free-agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman will be heard on July 30 unless the Boston Bruins and Swayman come to an agreement on a new contract before that date. News came out Friday, courtesy of TSN’s Elliotte Friedman, that the money offered by the Bruins and requested by Swayman has been made […]
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Player Profile: Morgan Geekie
Morgan Geekie was born on July 20, 1998, in Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada. Geekie comes from a hockey family as his father, Craig, and brothers, Noah and Conor, all play. Craig played in the Western Hockey League for the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1990-93 as a defenseman. Noah played in the Manitoba Midget Hockey League for […]
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Player Profile: Kevin Shattenkirk
Kevin Shattenkirk was born on January 29, 1989, in New Rochelle, New York. Kevin’s brother Keith played four seasons at Princeton University as a forward totaling six goals and ten assists in 84 collegiate games. The 6-foot, 190-pound wing played two seasons of prep hockey at The Taft School before committing to Princeton. Kevin Shattenkirk […]
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Breaking News: Bruins Captain Gives Career Update
Patrice Bergeron announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 19-year NHL career, all with the team who drafted him in 2003, the Boston Bruins. Bergeron was selected with the 45th overall pick in the second round and finishes his illustrious career after 1,294 career regular season games and 170 postseason games. The captain won six […]
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Player Profile: James van Riemsdyk
James van Riemsdyk was born in Middletown, New Jersey, on May 4, 1989. Van Riemsdyk has two brothers who play hockey as well. Trevor van Riemsdyk played three seasons at the University of New Hampshire as a defenseman, where he was a captain in his junior year. Trevor was an All-American at UNH and scored […]
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Player Profile: Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic was born on June 7, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lucic comes from a hockey family that includes his uncle Dan Kesa who was drafted in the fifth round of the 1991 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. The right-shot, right-wing played 139 NHL games for four franchises and finished his playing […]
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