The Boston Bruins have released the locations, times and dates of their 2010-11 training camp. The rookies begin on Sunday, Sept. 12 at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, while full-training camp roster reports on Friday, Sept. 17 at the TD Garden. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the official beginning of the Boston Bruins 2010-11 NHL season. The Bruins media department just released the team’s 59-man training camp roster and practice schedule.
Note: All players in CAPS are confirmed for Rookie Camp; Marco Sturm and Trent Whitfield are two inactive players for this season’s camp due to injuries.
*Press release* Read the rest of this entry »
*Boston Bruins press release*
BOSTON, MA – Marco Sturm and the Boston Bruins Foundation announced today that they will host the first annual “Sturmy’s Poker Party” on Wednesday, September 15, at the Liberty Hotel (215 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114) to benefit the Franciscan Hospital for Children. Sturm will be joined at the tables by his teammates Patrice Bergeron, Johnny Boychuk, Zdeno Chara, David Krejci, Milan Lucic, Mark Recchi, Marc Savard, Dennis Seidenberg, Mark Stuart, Tuukka Rask and Blake Wheeler. Also attending will be Toucher and Rich from 98.5 The Sports Hub, Kathryn Tappen from NESN and Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys. Participant check-in begins at 6:30 p.m. with the official tournament beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Festivities include a fun filled reception, silent auction and an evening of Texas Hold’em poker ($4,000 in chips/15 minute blinds). A limited number of tickets will be available for $250 each.
For information, call Erin Perron at Blue Sky Sports & Entertainment (617) 951-3799 x336 or eperron@blueskyse.com or Erin McEvoy at the Boston Bruins Foundation 617.624.1955.
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times: in order for the Boston Bruins to make a legitimate run at the Stanley Cup, they must add depth to their blue-line.
It’s been proven time-and-time again; when the blue-line starts dropping — especially in the playoffs — finding last minute replacements can be tough when those potential needs aren’t addressed by the seasons’ trade deadline.
The Boston Bruins announced earlier this afternoon that two of their preseason Rookie Games against the New York Islanders will now be hosted at the TD Garden in on Sept. 15 & 16 — both starting at 7:00 p.m. EST. The two exhibition contests were riginally scheduled to be held in Shelton, CT.
Tickets to the two rookie games can be purchased for five bucks ($500) through Ticketmaster beginning Thursday, Aug. 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET and on bostonbruins.com. Tickets will also be available at the TD Garden Box Office during regular Box Office hours with the proceeds going to the Boston Bruins Foundation.
The B’s full training camp opens on Friday, September 17; their full 82-game schedule for their 2010-11 NHL season can be seen here; and preseason schedule here.
Earlier today, Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli issued a statement in regards to the NHL’s investigation of Marc Savard’s seven-year $28.05 million contract extension that was inked back on Dec. 1, 2009:
“We are cooperating fully with the League in its investigation of the Marc Savard contract extension. The League informed us upon their registration of the contract on December 1, 2009 that they would be investigating the circumstances surrounding this contract. From that point on, they commenced their investigation and it has been ongoing since then. On August 4th, I met with two League appointed lawyers as part of the investigation. We will continue to cooperate with the League in any future investigative proceedings if necessary and we will have no further comment on the matter at this time.”
Savard’s seven-year deal, which begins this 2010-11 NHL season, is heavily front-loaded, where he will receive $7 million for the first two seasons; $6.5 million in 2012-13; $5 million in 2013-14; $1.5 million in 2014-15; and $525,000 for each of his last two years (2015-17) when Savvy turns 40 years-old.
If the NHL ultimately revokes this contract, then Savard would become an unrestricted free-agent, and the Bruins would free-up a whole lot of cap-space ($4.083 million) for this year…and beyond. Could the Bruins benefit from the NHL’s investigation? I, for one, wouldn’t mind whatsoever. The Bruins could salvage some contract integrity, free-up some cash, and open the doors for younger players (Colborne, Sauve, Caron) to make the roster.
Thoughts?
As the off-season begins to slowly wind down, the Boston Bruins lineup is more or less complete. Barring any unforeseen surprises in training camp, there seems to be a general consensus as to what the team will look like come opening night in early October. While most major roles have been established this off-season, there is one position left unfilled, as it has been for quite some time now: The Bruins lack a genuine agitator.
Toughness in the NHL has been redefined over the past few years, and the “goon” is a dying breed. The speed of the game, along with the wealth of talent on depth charts has made the “pure tough guy” somewhat obsolete. Players who can get under opponents skin, test the patience of everyone on the ice, and still post 25-30 points a year have become far more valuable asset for a team to have. Read the rest of this entry »
When Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced the three-year entry-level signing of the second overall pick in this year’s draft, Tyler Seguin, yesterday, the team continued to go over the $54.9 million cap ceiling for the 2010-11 NHL season. However there’s no need to fret, as the general manager of the Black-and-Gold organization has a grasp on the situation while filing a Stanley Cup-contending roster here in The Hub.
There are currently 22 Bruins players who are signed and ready-to-go for this upcoming season; all looking for redemption after their historical seven-game collapse against the Philadelphia Flyers last May.
With Blake Wheeler and Tyler Seguin inked and ready-to-go for the 2010-11 NHL season, the Boston Bruins are still in a bit of a salary-cap predicament. Now the club has 22 roster players signed, but are also more than $3 million over the $54.9 million NHL salary-cap ceiling.
The good news for the B’s is that they still have time to get that number right — by opening night in Prague. Of that $3 million that the team is over, $3.5 million will be cleared by the season opener — against the Phoenix Coyotes — when Marco Sturm hits the long-term injured-reserve list (LTIR).
A little over a week ago, I posted a possible line-up that we may see the Black-and-Gold open the season with in Prague on October 9. It didn’t have Wheeler, but it did have Seguin. Below is an update ‘possible line-up’, with the total salary-cap-hit breakdown (via capgeek.com) for each line and defensive combination:
The Boston Bruins officially announced the signing of 2010 first-round, second overall draft pick, Tyler Seguin, to a three-year entry-level NHL contract. The financial terms, as usual, were not disclosed, but it’s safe to presume that the 18-year-old Brampton, Ontario, Canada native will be pocketing $900,00 for each of his first three seasons in the big leagues, plus bonuses which could net him upwards of $3.75 million.
Just last hour, Bruins’ general manager Peter Chiarelli held a press conference to the media about the signing. Here’s what the GM had to say:
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