Pro Hockey Rumors

The bad news continues to roll in for the Boston Bruins. Depth defenseman Jordan Harris is set to miss “a bit” with a lower-body injury, after stepping up to fill in for the injured Hampus Lindholm. Now, it appears Harris’ path to recovery could involve surgery, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm told Scott McLaughlin of WEEI. Boston placed Harris on injured reserve on October … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Jordan Harris Considering Surgery For Lower-Body Injury

The Bruins announced they’ve placed defenseman Jordan Harris on injured reserve. His roster spot is going to Michael Callahan, who’s been called up from AHL Providence in the corresponding move. Rarely does an IR announcement come before any sort of injury designation, but that’s the case with Harris. He played in last night’s loss to the Panthers and, with 15:20 of ice time, … [Read more...] about Bruins Place Jordan Harris On IR, Recall Michael Callahan

After missing the last three games with a lower-body injury, Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game against Colorado, notes team reporter Belle Fraser (Twitter link). When healthy, Lindholm is a top-pairing impactful blueliner but staying in the lineup has been a challenge lately; he missed 65 games last season due to a knee … [Read more...] about Hampus Lindholm A Game-Time Decision Tonight

A trio of Swedish defensemen have been banged up, but are not expected to miss much time. First, out of San Jose, Sheng Peng of NBC Sports California updated earlier today that John Klingberg and Timothy Liljegren are out day-to-day, and are questionable for Friday, when the Sharks go to Utah. Both players were hurt last night, as San Jose was drubbed by Carolina, although each … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Klingberg, Liljegren, Lindholm

Another defenseman in the Atlantic will be sidelined, though not as long as Kulikov. According to Steve Conroy of The Boston Herald, Boston Bruins blueliner Hampus Lindholm is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment. Lindholm left the team’s overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks after having only skated in 4:26 of the action.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Hampus Lindholm Out Day-To-Day With Undisclosed Injury

The Boston Bruins announced tonight that veteran defenseman Hampus Lindholm has suffered a lower-body injury and will not return to their game against the Chicago Blackhawks. While there is obviously no further information on Lindholm’s status beyond that update, it is nonetheless far from encouraging news for one of Boston’s most important players.It’s especially unfortunate … [Read more...] about Hampus Lindholm Leaves Game With Lower-Body Injury

Despite signing a two-year, $1.63MM extension with the team this summer, Michael DiPietro’s tenure in the Boston Bruins organization appears to be numbered. In his recent rendition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said, “I have no doubt teams will be looking hard at [him]. There will be teams this week curious to see what the Bruins do.” The news isn’t surprising, … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Michael DiPietro Unlikely To Pass Through Waivers

The Boston Bruins announced today that former captain and Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Zdeno Chara will see his number retired and raised to the rafters of TD Garden this season. Chara ranks third all-time in scoring by a Bruins defenseman, behind only legendary blueliners Bobby Orr and Ray Bourque. “Big Z” won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09 and also played for the New York … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins To Retire Zdeno Chara’s Number 33