Pro Hockey Rumors

The Boston Bruins have announced the signing of defenseman Mason Lohrei to a two-year entry-level contract that will take effect from the start of the 2023-24 season. The deal comes with an annual NHL cap hit of $925,000. Further financial terms have not been disclosed. Lohrei, 22, has had an impressive rise to the professional ranks since Boston drafted him in 2020. He played … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Sign Mason Lohrei To Entry-Level Contract

Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub is reporting that Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is hinting that the Bruins will go into a re-tool this offseason. What that will be remains to be seen but the long-time GM was quoted as saying, “roster changes are likely coming.” Sweeney continually referenced Boston’s dire salary cap situation as well as integrating younger … [Read more...] about Afternoon Notes: Bruins, Samsonov, Sprong

Rosters for the upcoming World Championships are likely to be revealed in the coming days but Red Wings center Andrew Copp won’t on the one for Team USA, notes Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.  Copp decided to decline the offer to let his body heal up, allowing him to be fully healthy heading into training camp.  Although the 28-year-old played in every game this … [Read more...] about Bruins Decline To Name Game Seven Starter

Some of the most unfortunate injury news in this year’s playoffs up to this point, has been the absence of Boston Bruins’ top two veteran centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci for a majority of their series against the Florida Panthers. For Krejci specifically, he missed Games Three, Four, and Five, but did manage to play in Game Six, accruing almost 18 minutes of ice time … [Read more...] about David Krejci Injury Update

The Boston Bruins have signed forward Matthew Poitras to a three-year entry-level contract starting next season with a cap hit of $870,000, the team announced today. Poitras, 19, is coming off a wildly successful season with the OHL’s Guelph Storm, where he recorded 95 points (16 goals, 79 assists) in 63 games. He ranked second in the league in assists and was tied for fifth in … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Sign Matthew Poitras To ELC

The finalists are Dave Haktstol of the Seattle Kraken, Lindy Ruff of the New Jersey Devils, and Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins.Although Ruff and Hakstol are both exceptionally qualified candidates for the award, the favorite has to be Montgomery, the Bruins’ head coach. Despite the disappointment of the Bruins’ first-round playoff exit, Montgomery’s work with the Bruins is … [Read more...] about Jim Montgomery Named Jack Adams Award Finalist

Mark Divver of NHL.com reports that Boston Bruins’ defenseman Jakub Zboril will suit up for Czechia in the IIHF World Championship. Zboril, who is on the first year of a 2-year, $2.275MM contract, played in 22 games this year for Boston, scoring one goal and three assists.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Jakub Zboril Will Play In IIHF World Championship

The NHL is announcing finalists for the annual NHL Awards this week, though they will not be handed out until late June between the NHL Draft and the opening of free agency. The finalists for the Hart Trophy will not be named until Friday, May 12, but the Frank J. Selke Trophy finalists have been announced already. This award goes to the league’s best defensive forward. To no … [Read more...] about NHL Announces Frank J. Selke Trophy Finalists

The Boston Bruins season ended abruptly earlier this week. Their record regular season saw them win 65 games and set an NHL record, and they jumped out to a 3-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers before losing three straight and being eliminated in overtime of Game 7. You can expect players to need some time to decompress after such a shocking series loss, and David Krejci … [Read more...] about Bruins Notes: Krejci, Orlov, Foligno