Rangers-Bruins Preview
The Boston Bruins have three rookie defensemen in the lineup for the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers.
It's not because they want to.
It's because they have to.
''As you know, we're getting thin here,'' Bruins coach Claude Julien said on Friday, a day after Torey Krug, in his first career NHL playoff game, scored to send the...
Bruins Need Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Ference Back Despite Impressive Play of Young Defensemen (Video)
The Bruins have been doing fine without Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ference, but that’s not to say Boston’s luck will continue.
Dougie Hamilton, Matt Bartkowski and Torey Krug‘s play has been “astonishing,” according to DJ Bean of WEEI.com, but getting Seidenberg and Ference back would be a boost for the Bruins if they hope to best the Rangers. At this point, Bean thinks...
Vote: Which Bruins Rookie Defenseman Impressed You the Most in Game 1?
Dougie Hamilton, Matt Bartkowski and Torey Krug aren’t afraid of the Men in Blue, and they proved that on Thursday night.
The three rookie defensemen stepped up in Game 1 against the Rangers at TD Garden with veterans Wade Redden, Andrew Ference and Dennis Seidenberg out with injury. While many B’s fans assumed that dressing a trio of rooks would be a cause for concern, the three...
Zdeno Chara Praises Play of Torey Krug, Young Bruins Defensemen After Game 1 Win (Video)
The Bruins’ blue line looked much greener than usual Thursday night.
After being struck by injury late in last week’s first-round series, Boston started three rookie defensemen — Dougie Hamilton, Matt Bartkowski and Torey Krug — for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Rangers.
It was the first time since 1985 that the B’s started three first-year blueliners...
Torey Krug, Dougie Hamilton Prove ‘The Kids Are All Right’ After Youngsters Shine on Defense, Power Play (Video)
Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. The Bruins kept getting unlucky against the Rangers in Game 1 of their Easter Conference semifinals, so in the end, they decided to just be better.
The B’s dominated the overtime period before eventually emerging with a 3-2 win over New York, thanks to Brad Marchand‘s game winner. However, without the play of a couple of rookies...
Rangers, Bruins Limp Into Game 1
Staal Clowe Powe not on ice for Rangers optional.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) May 16, 2013
...assuming no one is surprised by this. I don't even want to speculate when either of these guys will be available. Maybe, Game 3 the earliest. I'd say Clowe is probably closer than Staal.
Luckily for the Rangers, the Bruins are just a beat up and will likely be relying...
Defenseman Redden out for tonight's game
JIM ROGASH/GETTY IMAGES BOSTON-- According to a tweet from Joe Haggerty of Comcast SportsNet New England, Bruins defenseman Wade Redden will not play in tonight’s game against the Maple Leafs. Haggerty tweeted the following earlier today. Claude said between Dougie Hamilton & Matt Bartkowski to fill in for Redden (day-to-day). Would be shocked if its not Bartkowski...
Bruins Preparing for Electric Atmosphere at Game 3 in Toronto (Video)
Bruins rookie and Toronto native Dougie Hamilton was just 11 years old the last time the Maple Leafs were in the NHL playoffs, so Toronto fans will certainly be bringing their A-game to cheer on the Leafs in Game 3 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Bruins.
The series is tied up at one game apiece, and the B’s need to bring their own A-game to Toronto on...
Bruins Vs. Maple Leafs: Keys To Game 2
It's finally time for the second game of the first round in the Bruins vs Maple Leafs series. The teams had a Thursday and Friday off but for fans it felt longer. Both teams have made changes to their lineups. For the Bruins both Rich Peverley and Dougie Hamilton have been reinserted into the Bruins line up. Peverley replaes Kaspars Daugavins and Dougie replaces the suspended...
Andrew Ference’s Suspension Opens Debate Whether Dougie Hamilton, Aaron Johnson Is Better Replacement (Video)
While Andrew Ference is serving out his one-game suspension, the Bruins have a difficult decision to make. Do they turn to rookie Dougie Hamilton or Aaron Johnson to fill Ference’s role.
Both players have their pluses and minuses. Hamilton may be the better player, but including him in the Bruins’ lineup would split up Dennis Seidenberg and Zdeno Chara. Johnson hasn’t played...
Bruins, Maple Leafs Both Expected to Make Adjustments in Preparation for Game 2 (Video)
After dominating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1, logic might say that the Bruins should simply try to duplicate that performance, but it may not be so easy.
With Andrew Ference suspended for one game, Boston will need to make some lineup adjustments. That likely means defenseman Dougie Hamilton will get the first playoff action of his young career. Hamilton has been a healthy...
Dougie Hamilton Might Be in Bruins’ Lineup for Game 2, Claude Julien to Decide Saturday
The Bruins have a good amount of defensive depth, and that will be put to the test on Saturday night in Game 2 against Toronto with the B’s missing one of their veteran defensemen.
Andrew Ference has been suspended one game for his hit on Mikhail Grabovski in Game 1, meaning Boston will be without the battle-tested blue liner for the second game. That opens the door for one of...
Dougie Hamilton ‘Probably’ a Healthy Scratch in Game 1 Against Maple Leafs, Claude Julien Says
The Bruins were not firing on all cylinders at the end of the regular season, and it falls on coach Claude Julien to find the right combinations for the playoffs, which begin Wednesday night.
That appears to include sitting defenseman Dougie Hamilton for Game 1 of the Bruins’ best-of-seven series against the Maple Leafs.
Julien said Wednesday morning that Hamilton will most likely...
Daniel Paille Earns Love of Bruins Fans for Play This Season, Even If NHL Award Not Forthcoming (Video)
Dougie Hamilton may have won the Bruins’ 7th Man Award in the 2013 season, but if Bruins fans on Twitter had their say, it appears that Daniel Paille would be heading into the playoffs with some extra hardware.
That’s the sentiment that NESN Nation’s Dan Duquette uncovered on the Internet as the Bruins wrapped up their regular season against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night...
Bruins Shortened Season Punctuated by Big Moments, Teamwork Heading into Playoffs (Video)
The Bruins are back in the postseason for the sixth consecutive season and they have their sights set on the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoff standings. With a win against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night, the Bruins can capture the Northeast Division title and be in a solid position heading into the playoffs.
From Dougie Hamilton‘s stellar NHL debut to Tuukka Rask‘s...
Richard Cloutier: 4 - 1st Round Picks + Coach Smyth?
The Oilers won tonight. Good idea? Not bad. It was good for Nail Yakupov, who had a couple goals and moved to the front of the line in the Calder Trophy race. We all know he'll never win it, because the people who vote on such things have a complete and total eastern bias. It will be Dougie Hamilton who wins the Rookie of the Year in 2013.
Yakupov and Hall together on a line...
Dougie Hamilton Robs Daniel Paille of Seventh Player Award, Internet Reacts
Wow. Just wow. Dougie Hamilton just pulled off what might be the biggest Seventh Player Award upset in recent memory. No idea how Daniel Paille didn't win it this year. Dougie's been good but Paille's been an absolute gem for the Bs this year, filling in for when the top Boston forwards take games off. Fact Pie didn't win it is just awful.
We're...
Dougie Hamilton Wins Bruins’ Seventh Player Award for 2013 Season (Video)
Dougie Hamilton‘s whirlwind rookie season continues to draw rave reviews.
The Bruins defenseman was named the winner of NESN’s Seventh Player Award on Thursday night, and he received his award prior to the team’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Voted on by Bruins fans at NESN.com, NESN’s Seventh Player Award is presented to the player who went above and beyond the call...
Dougie Hamilton Tells Pee Wee Hockey Team It’s ‘Important to Play More Sports Than Just Hockey’ (Video)
The Bruins took some time out before Saturday night’s game to answer questions from the Minuteman Flames, an elite pee wee hockey team based in Mass. The players asked questions ranging from position-specific tips to what type of pump-up music members of the Bruins listen to before games.
Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton encouraged the young hockey stars to play other sports...
Dougie Hamilton, Bruins’ Youngest Player, Making Seamless Transition to NHL, Continues to Contribute on Defense (Video)
For Bruins fans, 2011 was a good year. The B’s won the Stanley Cup, and for the first time since 1972, they struck gold in the NHL entry draft, selecting defenseman Dougie Hamilton the the 9th overall pick.
Hamilton spent 2012 playing in the OHL, joining the Bruins’ Blue Line this year at age 19. He’s already made his presence felt, with a breakout performance against the Maple...
Dougie Hamilton Is the Only Player on the Bruins’ Active Roster Who Was Born in Toronto
Dougie Hamilton is the Bruins’ youngest player, and he’s also the only one on the active roster that was born in the hockey-crazed city of Toronto.
Not only was the rookie defenseman born in Ontario’s capital, he’s spent almost his entire life in the area, attending Governor Simcoe Secondary School in nearby St. Catharine’s and playing junior hockey for the hometown Niagara...
Bruins’ Dougie Hamilton Seen “Doing The Dougie” Outside TD Garden….Kind Of (VIDEO)
Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton has started a craze in just his first NHL season. Fans of the Black & Gold just want to be taught how to do “The Dougie” and here is their chance. Ilovebostonsports.com apparel company filmed an instructional video outside TD Garden:
Dougie has some sweet moves for a 19 year-old kid from Toronto, very impressive to say...
Brad Marchand, Dougie Hamilton, Shawn Thornton Among Bruins Partaking in ‘Cuts for a Cause’ Event
The Bruins are going bald.
B’s forward Shawn Thornton is collaborating with 98.5 The Sports Hub and 17 other members of the Black and Gold for the sixth annual “Cuts for Cause” event. This occasion will take place at Royale Boston on 279 Tremont Street from 2:30- 5:30 p.m. ET.
Zdeno Chara, Andrew Ference, Dougie Hamilton, Brad Marchand and others will cut their hair by auction...
UP AND AT 'EM
Shawn Matthias scores sick shorthanded goal
Those who work hard often get rewarded, and that is exactly what happened during the Boston Bruins-Florida Panthers game on Thursday night. Early in the second period the Panthers were killing off a penalty and Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton missed a bad pass and the puck squirted out to center ice. Panthers forward Shawn Matthias out-hustled Hamilton and dove for the loose...
Dougie Hamilton Likes Busy March Schedule Because It Means More Playing, Less Practicing (Video)
The Bruins knew it was coming all year. After a slower schedule compared to the rest of the league through January and February, the Bruins won’t have two off days in a row until March 28 and 29.
Boston will play 17 games in March with 15 of those games coming in the first 27 days of the month. Because of the tough schedule, the Bruins are trying not to get ahead of themselves...
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