Matthew Poitras
Young Boston Bruins Center Shining in Providence
For the last two seasons, the Boston Bruins have needed young center Matt Poitras to learn on the fly in the National Hockey League. The team has lacked a quality playmaking center and Poitras fits that profile, even at 20 years of age. Last season, Poitras could only either play in the NHL or go […]
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PHOTOS: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Providence Bruins – 12/08/2024
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence Bruins delivered a commanding performance on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-0. Providence set the tone early, jumping to a 1-0 lead in the first period with a goal from Georgii Merkulov. The Bruins dominated the second period with three more goals from forwards Vinni Lettieri, Matthew Poitras, and […]
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Boston Bruins Assign Matt Poitras to AHL
This afternoon, Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced that he had assigned forward prospect Matt Poitras to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Poitras is in his second season with the Bruins, although his first season was cut short by a shoulder injury that saw him out the remainder of the year. After a […]
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Matthew Poitras Poised For Breakout Season
The Boston Bruins season has just begun but fans have reason to be excited about Matthew Poitras. In Poitras first game of the season, he assisted on the game-winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings in a Saturday matinee. David Pastrnak put home the goal and was quick to praise his teammate. “It was a […]
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Five Bold Predictions For the Boston Bruins in 2024-25
The Boston Bruins open the 2024-25 season in Florida against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday night with their goalie firmly in the mix and a stout defensive group. Offensively, there are some burning questions in Boston, and one of them involves secondary scoring. The lack of an elite playmaking center could […]
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Five Standouts from Bruins Development Camp
The Boston Bruins held their 4-day development camp at Warrior Ice Arena from July 1-4. The camp wrapped up on Independence Day with the prospects competing in a full-ice scrimmage. Most of these potential Bruins will head back to college, their respective junior leagues in Canada, or overseas to play in Europe before they can […]
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I Know What the Bruins Are Doing This Summer
As a kid, you couldn’t wait for Summer Vacation, counting down the school days until you were FREE. As Bruins fans, the off-season came earlier than we’d hoped, and with summer right around the corner, I thought I could dispense some advice to our beloved hockey team about how they should spend their summer vacations. […]
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An Update on The Boston Bruins 2022 Draft Prospects
The first casualty of the 2022 NHL Draft for the Boston Bruins appears to be goaltender Reid Dyck, a sixth-round pick progressing well each season with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. The Bruins elected not to sign Dyck to an entry-level contract when the deadline for his rights approached on June […]
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An update on Four Injured Boston Bruins
With Game 5 looming between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins saw some progress from four of their injured players. The Bruins are one win away from advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs and it seems like their depth will be getting a huge boost. Two defensemen and two forwards are either ready to return to […]
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Boston Bruins Make Multiple Roster Transactions
Following yesterday’s game against the Dallas Stars, the Boston Bruins have placed forward Matthew Poitras on Long-Term Injured Reserve, sent forward Oskar Steen to AHL Providence Bruins, and have called up defenseman Mason Lohrei from AHL Providence Bruins. Poitras underwent shoulder surgery at the beginning of February and is expected to miss the remainder of […]
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