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PROSPECT REPORT

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PROVIDENCE BRUINS SEASON RECAP: The Providence Bru-ins concluded the 2014-15 regular season with a 41-26-7-2 record (91 points), putting them second in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. Entering the AHL playoffs in the sixth seed, the P-Bruins were matched up against the Hartford Wolf-pack, the AHL affi liate of the New York Rangers, where the series went the full fi ve games. The P-Bruins jumped out to a 2-1 series lead when forward Seth Griffi th potted a triple-overtime winner in Game 3 on April 26. But Providence was unable to hold on, losing their next two matchups, with a Game 5 overtime goal from Hart-ford ending the P-Bruins hopes at a Calder Cup Championship. Griffi th and Ryan Spooner led Providence in postseason scoring with fi ve points and four points, respectively, in fi ve games played.

FEATURE PREVIEWS

PROSPECT ROUNDUP: The New England Hockey Journal’s Kirk Luedeke recaps the B’s collegiate prospects, many of which whose team’s participated in the NCAA National Championship tournament in April.

DONATO MAKING STRIDES: The Summer of 2014 was a dream come true for Massachusetts-native Ryan Donato, who was the Bruins’ second round pick at the NHL Entry Draft at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Donato, son of former Bruin Ted Do-nato, attended Bruins Development Camp in July before beginning his season with the South Shore Kings and fi nishing 2015 with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL. Though the 19-year-old saw success with both teams racking up 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 21 games between both squads, Donato understands what it’s going to take to get to the next level. “I realized the skill and talent level of every player at camp,” Donato explained, “and my thought leaving camp was just to get better and be bigger and stronger and just come in for camp and impress all the scouts.”

PROSPECT STANDOUTS: For the second straight year, forward Alexander Khokhlachev led the Providence Bruins in points, with 43 points (15 goals, 28 assists) in 61 games played... Following the conclusion of his season in the SHL where he posted fi ve assists in 41 games with Djurgardens IF, Linus Arnesson joined the Provi-dence Bruins to fi nish out the AHL season. Arnesson adapted to the North American game well, notching one goal and three assists in 11 games... After scoring just two goals in last year’s campaign, Rob Flick fi nished the 2014-15 season leading the Providence Bruins in goal scoring, fi nding the back of the net 19 times... Justin Florek had a strong campaign, ranking second on the P-Bruins in points with 35 tallies...Unversity of North Dakota goaltender Zane McIntyre enjoyed a very successful season, being named the con-ference’s most outstanding goaltender, a Hobey Baker fi nalist and was named the winner of the Mike Richter award as the NCAA’s top goalie In 42 games played for University of North Dakota this sea-son, the 22-year-old goaltender posted a 29-10-3 record (led the NCAA in wins) along with a 2.05 goals against average and .929 save percentage. McIntyre’s 29 wins season tied him for the second most in UND single-season history.... University of Devner’s Danton Heinen tallied an impressive 45 points (led the team) in 38 games and was named NCHC Rookie of the Year... Boston University Cap-tain Matt Grzelcyk led the terriers to a Hockey East Championship while earning career season highs in goals (10) and assists (28)... Northeastern Univeristy blueliner Matt Benning registered a team-leading 24 assists for the Huskies in the 2014-15 campaign.

PICTURED: JEREMY SMITH (LEFT) & MALCOLM SUBBAN (RIGHT)

PICTURED: ALEX KHOKHLACHEV

with New England Hockey Journal’s Kirk Luedeke

BRUINS PROSPECT ROUNDUP

The Boston Bruins have gotten signifi cant mileage from their prospects playing in the NCAA this season.

Two of the biggest impact players have come out of the NCHC, where both Zane McIntyre (University of North Dakota) and Danton Heinen (University of Denver) scored major conference awards for the 2014-15 campaign. Mc-Intyre was named the conference’s outstanding goaltender, a Hobey Baker fi nalist and was named the winner of the Mike Richter award as the NCAA’s top goalie. Heinen was named NCHC Rookie of the Year after leading the Pioneers in scoring with an impressive 45 points in 38 games. His top-end hockey IQ is one of the many reasons he fi nished in the top-15 of NCAA scor-ing as a freshman.

Closer to home, Boston University captain Matt Grzelcyk capped a sensa-tional run to the Hockey East championship by earning conference First Team All-Star honors. With a career season in all offensive categories, the 2012 third-rounder continues to impress with his speed, smarts and energy from the blue line. He also secured the Terriers’ fi rst Beanpot championship since 2009 with an overtime strike to cement his reputation as a character performer in the clutch.

Northeastern defenseman Matt Benning earned Hockey East All-Star Honor-able Mention with a solid sophomore season. Although he did not score any goals, the deft puck-mover registered 24 assists (third on the team) and points (fourth on the team) from the blue line. He fi nished with just one helper fewer than each of the Huskies’ top scorers Kevin Roy and Dalen Hedges.

Boston College sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald showed glimpses into what his next couple of years at the Heights might look like offensively, as he fi nished with the team lead in goals despite a disappointing Hockey East tournament and Beanpot.

Also making a positive impression in collegiate hockey this season was Notre Dame freshman Anders Bjork, a fi fth-round draft choice last June who brings speed and a strong two-way game to the mix. Bjork had a solid second half after playing sparingly to begin the year. Harvard defenseman Wiley Sher-man is a huge (6-foot-6) but raw project. He will be an important piece for the Crimson moving forward, as players with his size and mobility are rare.

The Bruins signed rugged forward and 2012 seventh-rounder Colton Har-grove to an entry-level contract, while adding UMass free agent Frank Vatra-no to the mix as well. The former Boston Jr. Bruins scoring ace is an intriguing risk-reward signing if he can round out the other areas of his game as a pro.

Perhaps the most underrated of all Boston prospects in the college ranks this season is Yale junior Rob O’Gara. The fi nal pick of the fi fth round in 2011 has the size, intelligence and attitude to one day be a solid top-four NHL defender with the Bruins. At 6-foot-4, 215 pounds he continues to grow into his sizable frame, and with his fi ne skating/footwork and long reach, he’s tough to beat 1-on-1. This season, the Long Island native took a major step forward offen-sively, fi nishing tied with friend and junior hockey teammate Frank DiChiara for the Bulldogs team lead in scoring with 21 points.

While O’Gara will head back to New Haven for his senior season, it might not be too much longer after that before Bruins fans are seeing him in the Boston lineup. He’s perhaps the best-kept secret in the B’s organization and seems to be getting better at each and every viewing.

Although not yet an NCAA player, 2014 second-rounder Ryan Donato bounced back from a disappointing loss in the New England prep champion-ship game vs. Salisbury to make an impact for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers. In just eight games with the Lancers, he racked up fi ve goals and fi ve assists and chipped in an additional goal in three playoffs appearances. He’ll be in Cambridge next season playing for his dad at Harvard.

Bruins Prospect Snapshot:

Frank Vatrano, LW Providence Bruins (AHL)

Scouting report: East Longmeadow Mass. native is built like a fi re hydrant but moves with fl uid agility and power despite a short stride. Although not tall at about 5-foot-10, Vatrano has a low center of gravity and is strong on his skates, often getting up under defenders to outmuscle them for loose pucks and fi ghting through checks in traffi c. Deadly between the hash-marks…shot and blurry-fast release are already NHL-caliber. Possesses a natural nose for the net and can wire the puck to any corner from just about anywhere in the prime scoring areas. Three-zone game is something Vatrano will need to improve at the next level. Plays with enthusiasm and will go straight to the net…loves to score. Needs to prove that he can dedicate himself as a pro both in terms of on-ice ability and conditioning.

Outlook: With the talent to eventually play a regular shift and contribute on the power play in the NHL, Vatrano is one of the more interesting free agent signings this spring because he had a couple of years of eligibility remaining for the Minutemen. The team is looking to add more scorers to the mix, and despite the lack of ideal size and speed, the 21-year-old is a pure fi nisher who may be on the cusp of putting everything together. He’ll be one to watch in Providence as the latest local kid to get a chance to one day put on the spoked-B and skate for the hometown team.

Kirk Luedeke covers the Boston Bruins and NHL prospects for the New England Hockey Journal and is a contributing editor and hockey scout for the Red Line Report. You can follow him on Twitter at: @kluedeke29

PICTURED: FRANK VATRANOPICTURED: FRANK VATRANO

By Jessica Isner, BostonBruins.com

AMATEUR SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Donato

For Ryan Donato, the summer of 2014 was, in a word, a whirlwind.

He was an 18-year-old kid who had just been selected in the second round of the NHL draft by his hometown team. From there, he was off to a development camp during which he would spend a week showcasing his skills — on and off the ice — among his fellow Bruins prospects in front of members of Boston’s management and coaching staff. For a couple of months, he became a quasi-celebrity.

And then, when it was all over, it was back to high school. Back to real life. It was an interesting transition, to say the least.

“I think it was a little bit diffi cult,” Donato said of re-acclimating to life as a regu-lar 18-year-old kid. “I think when I was at Bruins camp, everything was really fast and overwhelming, and everything was awesome, and there was just a lot going on always, and I think going back to prep school and everything like that was a little bit slower.

“[It] kind of felt weird, but I honestly realized that that’s probably what a lot of guys are wishing that they had, too, so I used that to my advantage and worked out as much as I could, and just tried to get ready for the next camp.”

And already, the next camp is right around the corner. It has been almost a year since Donato was selected by the Bruins with the 56th overall pick in the 2014 Draft, and in that year, Donato has dedicated himself to becoming big-ger, faster, stronger — everything that the Bruins told him they wanted him to be at the end of last summer.

“I got a better idea of what kind of player I needed to be,” Donato said. “I real-ized the skill and talent level of every player at camp, and my thought leaving camp was just to get better and be bigger and stronger and just come in for camp and impress all the scouts.

“[I want to] do what I can to impress the scouts more this year.”

Donato admitted that there were times, perhaps, when nerves got the best of him last summer. He was 18, and as a native of Boston — and as the son of former Bruin and current Harvard hockey coach Ted Donato — he was under the microscope, much more so than the majority of his fellow prospects.

“Honestly, it was pretty cool, but I just think at the beginning, I was a little bit nervous,” Donato said. “I think after [a few days], I realized it wasn’t so bad. Everybody was very welcoming, and I think this year, I’ll be just as welcoming with the new guys. I’ll be a little bit more experienced, and I’ll use that experi-ence to be a better player at this time.

The Bruins’ brass gave Donato plenty to work on over the course of the last year, and after a year at Dexter followed by a total of 24 games spent with the Omaha Lancers and then the South Shore Kings of the U.S. Hockey League, Donato is confi dent that he has fulfi lled Boston’s expectations. In those 24 games, he tallied 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists). He kept in mind what it was like to compete against the rest of his fellow prospects — future NHLers, if all goes to plan — and he focused on his size and his speed, as well as his skating.

“[I concentrated on] just being more explosive and powerful,” Donato said. “At the end of the year, I played with Omaha, which has defi nitely helped, playing at a faster pace. I think they thought that I was going to be a little bit slow and behind everybody — which I was, a little bit — but I think after this year, when I come back, [the Bruins] will see that I can play at a higher level and a higher pace.

“I think that’s one of the biggest things that I tried to work on, so hopefully, that’s what they notice.”

Once this year’s development camp is in the books, Donato will turn his focus to the next item on the docket: playing his fi rst season at Harvard, for his father.

It won’t be all that weird, Donato said. He did, after all, spend his time at Dexter playing for his uncle, so he is rather familiar with the seemingly unorthodox coach-player family dynamic.

And if anything, he added, the fact that his dad is at the helm at Harvard will push him harder.

“I think, honestly, at the end of the day, it’s just going to help me improve my game at a faster rate because [my dad] is not going to be afraid to yell at me, and he won’t be afraid to make an example out of me,” Donato said, adding, “I think at times, it will be a little bit stressful, but I think at the end of the day, it will help me more.”

The elements of his game he is focusing on improving in preparation for devel-opment camp are the same elements of his game he is honing in preparation for his fi rst year of college hockey — his explosiveness and his skating.

But even when he feels as though he is up to speed in those areas, he vows to fi nd some other area of improvement to which he can dedicate himself.

The work is never done, he said. There is always something new to improve.

“I mean, anything can always get better,” he said. “I think that’s what they were saying [at camp] — just always work hard.”

“He prepares to come to play every night. His competitiveness is infec-tious and he wants to win, fi rst and foremost.”

PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL affi liate)

POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM C Alexander Khokhlachev 61 15 28 43 -2 28

LW Justin Florek 73 11 24 35 2 33

LW Paul Carey 60 15 19 34 -3 26

RW Seth Griffi th 39 12 19 31 -1 12

RW David Pastrnak 25 11 17 28 15 12

LW Colin Stuart 44 17 9 26 -6 22

C Zack Phillips 65 10 16 26 -18 14

C Ryan Spooner 34 8 18 26 -4 10

C Rob Flick 65 19 5 24 11 77

D Steve Eminger 62 4 19 23 2 60

LW Matt Lindblad 47 9 13 22 5 6

D Tommy Cross 54 4 18 22 5 85

F Brian Ferlin 53 11 9 20 -9 40

RW Tyler Randell 74 11 9 20 4 120

RW Ethan Werek 53 8 12 20 -4 30

F Andrew Cherniwchan 49 9 10 19 6 51

F Cory Kane 55 7 12 19 11 17

D David Warsofsky 40 4 11 15 1 20

D Zach Trotman 40 2 11 13 -9 27

D Joe Morrow 33 3 9 12 4 14

F Ben Sexton 35 3 9 12 6 57

D Chris Casto 62 1 11 12 17 35

D Chris Breen 52 2 8 10 8 33

LW Anthony Camara 59 3 5 8 -3 32

D Linus Arnesson 11 1 3 4 3 6

F Frank Vatrano 5 1 0 1 -1 0

F Colby Cave 1 0 0 0 0 0

RW Bobby Robins 2 0 0 0 -2 2

POS PLAYER GP W-L-O GA GAA SV % SO G Smith, Jeremy 39 22-11-5 78 2.05 0.933 3

G Subban, Malcolm 35 16-13-4 82 2.44 0.921 3

G Morrison, Adam 1 0-1-0 5 5 0.792 0

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS (ECHL Affi liate) POS PLAYER GP W-L-O GA GAA SV % SO G Morrison, Adam 23 15-5-2 42 1.88 0.928 4

COLLEGIATE POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM F Heinen, Danton 40 16 29 45 19 10 University of Denver

D Grzelcyk, Matt 41 10 28 38 32 36 Boston University

C Hargrove, Colton 34 14 14 28 12 80 Western Michigan University

C Fitzgerald, Ryan 38 17 8 25 -4 54 Boston College

D Benning, Matt 36 0 24 24 6 36 Northeastern

LW Bjork, Anders 41 7 15 22 -3 14 Notre Dame

D O’Gara, Rob 33 6 15 21 15 31 Yale

D Sherman, Wiley 37 0 3 3 0 4 Harvard

POS PLAYER GP W-L-O GA GAA SV % SO TEAM G McIntyre, Zane 42 29-10-3 85 2.05 0.929 1 University of North Dakota

EUROPEAN POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM LW Blidh, Anton 48 5 0 5 -11 26 Frölunda (SHL)

1 1 1 2 2 2 Frölunda J20 (SuperElit)

7 1 2 3 1 4 Sweden U20 (WJC)

8 1 1 2 -1 6 Sweden U20 (All International-Jr)

LW Cehlarik, Peter 46 6 13 19 1 6 Luleå (SHL)

1 0 0 0 -2 0 Luleå U20 (SuperElit)

7 2 1 3 0 6 Slovakia U20 (WJC)

8 4 4 8 4 0 Slovakia U20 (All International-Jr)

D Johansson, Emil 35 0 1 1 -9 12 HV71 Jonkoping (SHL)

11 0 2 2 3 10 HV71 J20 (SuperElite)

2 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden U20 (All International-Jr)

KHL (Russia)

POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM Chudinov, Maxim 51 5 12 17 19 56 SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

JUNIORS

POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM LW Dempsey, Mitchell 60 8 17 25 -9 47 Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

C Ryan Donato 13 5 5 10 0 4 South Shore Kings (USPHL-Pr)

4 0 0 0 2 U.S. National U18 Team

8 5 5 10 -3 4 Omaha Lancers (USHL)

2014-15 FINAL REGULAR SEASON PROSPECT STATISTICS

PICTURED: MATT LINDBLAD

PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL affi liate)

POS PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM RW Seth Griffi th 5 2 3 5 0 0

C Ryan Spooner 5 0 4 4 -1 0

C Alexander Khokhlachev 5 2 1 3 0 4

LW Colin Stuart 5 1 2 3 -2 4

LW Paul Carey 4 1 0 1 0 4

D Tommy Cross 4 1 0 1 -1 4

D Zach Trotman 5 1 0 1 1 2

D Chris Breen 5 0 1 1 -1 0

D David Warsofsky 5 0 1 1 -2 0

D Steve Eminger 1 0 0 0 0 0

C Zack Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 4

F Andrew Cherniwchan 3 0 0 0 -2 2

LW Matt Lindblad 3 0 0 0 -2 0

RW David Pastrnak 3 0 0 0 0 0

D Chris Casto 5 0 0 0 -2 2

C Rob Flick 5 0 0 0 -2 8

LW Justin Florek 5 0 0 0 -1 2

F Cory Kane 5 0 0 0 0 0

D Joe Morrow 5 0 0 0 -1 6

RW Tyler Randell 5 0 0 0 0 4

F Ben Sexton 5 0 0 0 -1 2

POS PLAYER GP W-L-O GA GAA SV % SO G Malcolm Subban 2 1-1-0 3 1.12 0.953 0

G Jeremy Smith 3 1-2-0 6 1.96 0.931 0

2014-15 POSTSEASON PROVIDENCE BRUINS STATISTICS

PICTURED: MATT LINDBLAD

LINUS ARNESSON Pronunciation: LIGH-nus AHR-nuh-sun

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Providence AHL 11 1 3 4 6 - - - - - Djurgardens IF SHL 41 0 5 5 28 2 0 0 0 0

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS

DEFENSE | 6’1” | 188 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Sept 21, 1994 (age 20) | Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (60th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft

DEFENSE | 6’0” | 203 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (HOCKEY EAST)

Birth Date: May 25, 1994 (age 20) | Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Twitter Account: @mbennzzzz

Pronunciation: MAT BEHN-ihng

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Northeastern University Hockey East 36 0 24 24 36 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (175th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

MATT BENNING

PROSPECT INDEX

with 2014-15 stats


ANTON BLIDH Pronunciation: An-TON BLEED

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2014-15 Frolunda HC SHL 48 5 0 5 26 13 1 0 1 4

LEFT WING | 6’0” | 181 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: FROLUNDA HC (SHL)

Birth Date: March 14, 1995 (age 19) | Hometown: Molnlycke, Sweden Twitter Account: @bliddan Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft


Twitter Account: @Arnessonlinus

FORWARD | 6’0” | 182 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: NOTRE DAME (HOCKEY EAST)

Birth Date: August 5, 1996 (age 18) | Hometown: Mequon, WI

Pronunciation: AHN-duhrs Bee-YORK

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Notre Dame Hockey East 41 7 15 22 14 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fi fth round (146th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft

ANDERS BJORK

CHRIS CASTO

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 62 1 11 12 35 5 0 0 0 2


DEFENSEMAN | 6’1” | 200 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHT CURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Dec. 27, 1991 (age 22) | Hometown: Stillwater, Minnesota Twitter Account: @fi delcrusto

Signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent on March 26, 2013

Pronunciation: KRIHS KAS-toh

LEFT WING | 6’0” | 192 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Sept. 4, 1993 (age 21) | Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

Pronunciation: AN-thuh-nee kuh-MAH-ruh


2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 59 3 5 8 32 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in third round (81st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

ANTHONY CAMARA


2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 52 2 8 10 6 5 0 1 1 0


DEFENSEMAN | 6’7” | 224 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: June 29, 1989 (age 25) | Hometown: Uxbridge, Ontario

Pronunciation: CRIS BREEN

Signed by Calgary as a free agent on May 25, 2010... Signed by Boston as a free agent on July 1, 2014

CHRIS BREEN

PAUL CAREY

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 10 0 1 1 10 - - - - - Lake Erie Monsters AHL 43 13 14 27 16 - - - - - Providence Bruins AHL 17 2 5 7 10 4 1 0 1 4


CENTER | 6’0” | 190 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT CURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS

Birth Date: Sept. 26, 1988 (age 26) | Hometown: Boston, MA

Drafted by Colorado in the 5th round (135th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft... Acquired by Boston, along with Max Talbot, from Colorado on March 2, 2015 in exchange Jordan Caron & a 2015 6th round pick

Pronunciation: PAWL CAHR-EE


Birth Date: Sept. 12, 1989 (age 25) | Hometown: Simsbury, Connecticut Twitter Account: @TCross4

Pronunciation: TAH-mee KRAHS




Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (35th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

TOMMY CROSS

MAXIM CHUDINOVDEFENSE | 5’11” | 187 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: ST. PETERSBURG (KHL)

Birth Date: Mar. 25, 1990 (age 24) | Hometown: Cherepovets, Russia

Pronunciation: max-EEM cahoo-DIHN-off


2014-15 St. Petersburg SKA KHL 51 5 12 17 56 21 1 8 9 20


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (195th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

PETER CEHLARIK

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Lulea SHL 46 6 13 19 6 6 1 1 2 0


FORWARD | 6’2” | 192 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT CURRENT TEAM: LULEA (SHL)

Birth Date: Aug. 2, 1995 (age 19) | Hometown: Zilina, Slovakia

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the third round (90th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft

Pronunciation: PEE-tuhr SUH-LAHR-ick

COLBY CAVEFORWARD | 6’1” | 198 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT CURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS

Birth Date: Dec. 26, 1994 (age 20) | Hometown: North Brattleford, SK

Signed by Boston as a Free Agent on April 7, 2015

Pronunciation: KOHL-bee KAVE


2014-15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 35 40 75 52 4 2 0 2 2 Providence Bruins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -


BRIAN FERLIN Pronunciation: BRIGH-un FUHR-lihnRIGHT WING | 6’2” | 209 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHT

CURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: June 3, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Twitter Account: @Baferlin17



2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 53 11 9 20 40 - - - - - Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 1 1 0 - - - - -

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft


RYAN DONATOPronunciation: RIGH-uhn doh-NAHT-ohCENTER | 6’0” | 174 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT

CURRENT TEAM: SOUTH SHORE KINGS (USPHL-PR)

Birth Date: April 9, 1996 (age 19) | Hometown: Scituate, MA


Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 South Shore Kings USPHL-Pr 13 5 5 10 4 - - - - - Omaha Lancers USHL 8 5 5 10 4 3 1 0 1 15

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (56th round) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft

MITCHELL DEMPSEY


Pronunciation: MIH-chuhl DEMP-seeLEFT WING | 6’3” | 220 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT CURRENT TEAM: ST. JOHN SEA DOGS (QMJHL)

Birth Date: Feb. 27, 1995 (age 19) | Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario Twitter Account: @Demper11


REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFSSeason Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 St. John Sea Dogs QMJHL 60 8 17 25 47 3 0 0 0 4


AUSTIN CZARNIKPronunciation: AW-stihn ZAHR-nik

FORWARD | 5’9” | 167 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Dec. 12, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: Washington, MI



2014-15 Miami University (Ohio) NCHC 40 9 36 45 36 - - - - -

Signed by Boston as a free agent on April 1, 2015


JUSTIN FLOREK Pronunciation: JUHS-tihn FLOHR-ehk



LEFT WING | 6’4” | 199 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: May 18, 1990 (age 25) | Hometown: Marquette, Michigan Twitter Account: @justFLOrek

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fi fth round (135th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

GARNET EXELBY SETH GRIFFITH Pronunciation: SEHTH GRIH-fi hth


2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 39 12 19 31 12 5 2 3 5 0 Boston Bruins NHL 30 6 4 10 6 - - - - -


CENTER | 5’9” | 192 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Jan. 4, 1993 (age 22) | Hometown: Wallaceburg, Ontario

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fi fth round (131st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft



2014-15 Boston College Hockey East 38 17 8 25 54 - - - - -

RYAN FITZGERALDCENTER | 5’9” | 167 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: BOSTON COLLEGE (HOCKEY EAST)

Birth Date: Oct. 19, 1994 (age 20) | Hometown: North Reading, MA Twitter Account: @RTF_17

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Pronunciation: Righ-UHN fi hts-JEHR-uhld

ROB FLICK


Pronunciation: RAHB FLIHK


CENTER | 6’2” | 208 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT CURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Marcn 28, 1991 (age 23) | Hometown: London, Ontario

Drafted by Chicago in the fourth round (120th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft... Acquired by Boston in exchange for Maxime Sauve on April 3, 2013

FORWARD | 6’0” | 165 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

Birth Date: July 5, 1995 (age 19) | Hometown: Langley, BC


2014-15 University of Denver NCHC 40 16 29 45 10 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft

DANTON HEINENPronunciation: DAN-tuhn HIGH-nuhn


DEFENSEMAN | 6’0” | 194 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: HV71 JONKOPING (SHL)

Birth Date: May 25, 1996 (age 19) | Hometown: Vaxjo, Sweden



2014-15 HV71 Jonkoping SHL 35 0 1 1 12 - - - - -

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2014 of the NHL Entry Draft

EMIL JOHANSSONPronunciation: uh-MEEL YOH-HAN-suhn

DEFENSE | 5’9” | 174 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Birth Date: Jan. 5, 1994 (age 21) | Hometown: Charlestown, MA Twitter Account: @Matt_Grzelcyk5

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Boston University Hockey East 41 10 28 38 36 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the third round (85th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

MATT GRZELCYKPronunciation: MAT GRIHZ-lihk

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS


2014-15 Western Michigan CCHA 34 14 14 28 80 - - - - -

LEFT WING | 6’1” | 211 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (NCHC)

Birth Date: June 25, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: Rockwall, Texas Twitter Account: @c_hargrove7


COLTON HARGROVEPronunciation: KOHL-tuhn HAHR-grohv

GOAL | 6’3” | 192 LBS. | CATCHES LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Feb. 9, 1991 (age 23) | Hometown: White Rock, British Columbia Twitter Account: @Amoes91

Season Team League GP W-L-O GA GAA SO SV% GP MINS W-L GA GAA SO

2014-15 SC Stingrays ECHL 23 15-5-0 42 1.88 4 .928 - - - - - - Providence Bruins AHL 1 0-1-0 5 5.00 0 .792 - - - - - -


Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round (81st overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Signed by Boston as a free agent on March 15, 2012

ADAM MORRISONPronunciation: A-duhm MOHR-ih-suhn

ZANE McINTYRE Pronunciation: ZAYN MACK-in-ty-urhGOAL | 6’2” | 208 LBS. | CATCHES LEFT

CURRENT TEAM: NORTH DAKOTA (NCHC)

Birth Date: Aug. 20, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: Thief River Falls, Minn. Twitter Account: @ZanoInsano_29

Season Team League GP W-L-O GA GAA SO SV% GP MINS W-L GA GAA SO

2014-15 Univ. of North Dakota WCHA 42 29-10-3 85 2.05 1 .929 - - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (165th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft



CENTER | 5’11” | 184 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Sept. 9, 1993 (age 21) | Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (40th overall ) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

ALEXANDER KHOKHLACHEVPronunciation: al-ihcks-AN-duhr

KOH-kluh-chehf




MATT LINDBLADPronunciation: MAT LIHND-bladLEFT WING | 5’11” | 193 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT


Birth Date: March 23, 1990 (age 24) | Hometown: Winnetka, IL Twitter Account: @mlindblad9

Signed by Boston as a free agent on April 5, 2013

Pronunciation: A-duhm MOHR-ih-suhn

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 33 3 9 12 14 5 0 0 0 6 Boston Bruins NHL 15 1 0 1 4 - - - - -


Birth Date: Dec. 9, 1992 (age 21) | Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta Twitter Account: @jmorrow7


Drafted by Pittsburgh in the fi rst round (23rd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Traded to Boston with Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith and Matt Fraser for Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley and Ryan Button on July 4, 2013

JOE MORROWPronunciation: JOH MOHR-oh

ROB O’GARA Pronunciation: RAHB oh-GAIR-uhDEFENSE | 6’4” | 208 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT

CURRENT TEAM: YALE (IVY LEAGUE)

Birth Date: July 6, 1993 (age 21) | Hometown: Nesconset, New York


2014-15 Yale University ECAC 33 6 15 21 31 - - - - -


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fi fth round (151st) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Pronunciation: A-duhm MOHR-ih-su

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 16 3 8 11 0 2 0 0 0 4 Iowa Wild AHL 49 7 8 15 14 - - - - -

Pronunciation: DAY-vihd PAST-uhr-nahkCENTER | 6’0” | 194 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: Oct 25, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: FREDERICTON, NB


Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the fi rst round (28th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

ZACK PHILLIPS

Pronunciation: A-duhm MOHR-ih-suhn

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 25 11 17 28 12 3 0 0 0 0 Boston Bruins NHL 46 10 17 27 8 - - - - -

Pronunciation: DAY-vihd PAST-uhr-nahkFORWARD | 6’0” | 167 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: BOSTON BRUINS (NHL)

Birth Date: May 25, 1996 (age 19) | Hometown: Havirov, Czech Republic


Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fi rst round (25th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft

DAVID PASTRNAK

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2013-14 Providence Bruins AHL 68 5 9 14 221 9 1 0 1 30



RIGHT WING | 6’1” | 220 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: October 17 1981 (age 33) | Hometown: Peshtigo, Wisconsin Twitter Account: @bobbyRRRobins

Signed by Boston as a free agent on July 6, 2013

BOBBY ROBINSPronunciation: BAH-bee RAH-bihnz

RIGHT WING | 6’1” | 197 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: June 15, 1991 (age 23) | Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario

Pronunciation: TIGH-luhr RAN-duhl



Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (176th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

TYLER RANDELL

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - - Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 14 - - - - -

CENTER | 5’11” | 182 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: June 6, 1991 (age 23) | Hometown: Kanata, Ontario Twitter Account: @BenSexton74


2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 35 3 9 12 57 - - - - -


Drafted by Boston in 2009 (7th round, 206th overall)

BEN SEXTONPronunciation: BEHN SEHCKS-tuhn

DEFENSE | 6’6” | 200 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: HOTCHKISS HIGHSCHOOL

Birth Date: May 24, 1995 (age 19) | Hometown: Greenwich, CT


2014-15 Harvard University Ivy League 37 0 3 3 4 - - - - -


Drafted by Boston in the fi fth round (150 overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft

WILEY SHERMANPronunciation: WIGH-lee SHUHR-man

Season Team League GP MINS W-L-O GA GAA SO SV% GP MINS W-L GA GAA SO

2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 39 2278 22-11-5 78 2.05 3 .933 3 183 1-2 6 1.96 0

CENTER | 5’11” | 181 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: BOSTON BRUINS (NHL)

Birth Date: Jan. 30, 1992 (age 22) | Hometown: Kanata, Ontario Twitter Account: @rspooner2376




Drafted by Boston in the second round (45th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

RYAN SPOONERPronunciation: RIGH-uhn SPOO-nuhr

JEREMY SMITH Pronunciation: JEHR-ruh-mee SMIHTH



Birth Date: April 13, 1989 (age 25) | Hometown: Dearborn, MI

Drafted by Nashville in the second round (54th overall) of the NHL Entry Draft... Signed by Boston July 2, 2014

MALCOLM SUBBAN Pronunciation: MAL-kuhm soo-BAHN



Birth Date: Dec. 21, 1993 (age 20) | Hometown: Rexdale, Ontario Twitter Account: @subbzero30

Drafted by Boston in the fi rst round (24th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Season Team League GP MINS W-L-O GA GAA SO SV% GP MINS W-L GA GAA SO2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 35 2017 16-13-4 82 2.44 3 .921 2 160 1-1 3 1.12 0 Boston Bruins NHL 1 31 0-1-0 3 5.81 0 .500 - - - - - -

ZACH TROTMAN Pronunciation: ZAK TRAHT-muhn


DEFENSE | 6’3” | 216 LBS. | SHOOTS RIGHTCURRENT TEAM: BOSTON BRUINS (NHL)

Birth Date: Aug. 26, 1990 (age 24) | Hometown: Noblesville, IN Twitter Account: @ZTrotman4

Drafted by Boston in 2010 (7th round, 210th overall)



ZACH TROTMAN FRANK VATRANOPronunciation: FRAYNK vah-TRAH-noh


CENTER | 5’10” | 215 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFTCURRENT TEAM: PROVIDENCE BRUINS (AHL)

Birth Date: March, 14, 1990 (age 21) | Hometown: East Longmeadow, MA

Signed by Boston as a free agent on March 13, 2015


2014-15 UMass-Amherst Hockey East 36 18 10 28 28 - - - - - Providence Bruins AHL 5 1 0 1 0 - - - - -

DAVID WARSOFSKY Pronunciation: DAY-vihd wahr-SAHF-skeeDEFENSE | 5’9” | 170 LBS. | SHOOTS LEFT


Birth Date: May 30, 1990 (age 24) | Hometown: Marshfi eld, MA Twitter Account: @DaveWarsofsky5




Drafted by St. Louis in 2008 (4th round, 95th overall); Acquired by Boston from St. Louis in exchange for Vladimir Sobotka on June 26, 2010

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