Pro Hockey Rumors

After the objectively worst season of his NHL career, Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins has changed “everything” about his play this summer. In a post-skate meeting with Scott McLaughlin of WEEI, Swayman said, “I’m a completely different human being.” Last season, in his first as Boston’s de facto starter, Swayman managed a 22-29-7 record in 58 starts with a .892 SV% and 3.11 … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman Taking New Approach Into Next Season

Sabres goaltending prospect Samuel Meloche has committed to Northeastern University, he announced on Instagram. It’s unclear if the 18-year-old will join the school for the upcoming 2025-26 season or return to the QMJHL’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, where he emerged as a starter in his draft year, before heading to the college ranks in 2026-27. He was a fourth-round selection in … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Meloche, McTavish, Hildeby

The defending National Champions, the Western Michigan University Broncos, have earned a commitment from a Boston Bruins prospect. The Broncos announced that Cole Spicer, who last played for the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints, will join the program for the 2025-26 NCAA season. Despite playing in the USHL last year, Spicer has prior NCAA experience, suiting up in 49 games for … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Cole Spicer Commits To Western Michigan University

After an injury-affected first season with the Boston Bruins, center Elias Lindholm is looking forward to a productive 2025-26 season, per Ronnie Rönnkvist of The Daily Faceoff. Despite playing all 82 games last season, Lindholm revealed during his exit interviews in April that he had been dealing with a back injury since the previous August. The issue caused him to miss time … [Read more...] about Elias Lindholm Poised For Bounce-Back Season

Boston Bruins top prospect James Hagens has announced he will return to Boston College for his sophomore season. In a brief interview with Scott McLaughlin of Boston’s WEEI 93.7, Hagens shared that he’s in no rush to advance to the next step, acknowledging that development is a, “marathon, not a sprint”. Hagens revealed the news while participating at the Bruins’ 14th annual … [Read more...] about Bruins’ James Hagens To Return To Boston College

New Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill spoke at length to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times about his philosophy to steer the team out of its rebuild in an interview published Sunday. That will revolve around making Chicago’s young forward group more backcheck-oriented. “The reason for that is, one, it’s a work-ethic indicator,” Blashill said, “…it’s one of the best ways to … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Blackhawks, Mittelstadt, Chelios

Few prospects in recent memory have caught as much ire from Boston Bruins fans as Fabian Lysell. Selected with the 21st overall pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, Lysell has failed to carve out a full-time role at the NHL level and hasn’t performed well when given even a small opportunity. To be fair to the Bruins, it was a smart pick at the time. Lysell was ranked as the 9th-best … [Read more...] about Is Fabian Lysell Poised For A Breakout Season?

The Boston Bruins’ third-round pick from the 2025 NHL Draft is on the move in the USHL. The USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms announced they have acquired Cooper Simpson from the Tri-City Storm for a collection of players and draft picks earlier today. Simpson scored seven goals and eight points in nine games for the Storm last season and has committed to the University of North … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Cooper Simpson Traded In USHL

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm was only able to play the first five weeks of the season before a fractured kneecap ended his 2024-25 campaign early.  He told Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe that he has now fully recovered from that injury and will be fully ready to participate in training camp next month.  The 31-year-old has been a steadying presence on the back end … [Read more...] about Hampus Lindholm Fully Recovered From Knee Surgery, Will Be Ready For Camp