http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/players/glen_wesley/5537 Recent articles about Glen Wesley en-us What Dougie Hamilton is doing in the NHL as a 19-year-old rookie defenseman is impressive, but it’s not unprecedented. Fortunately, the 2011 No. 9 overall pick joins some pretty elite company as a Bruins teenage defenseman. Before Hamilton, Fernie Flaman, Dallas Smith, Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Glen Wesley all starred in Boston as teen defensemen. Though it’s too early to call Hamilton a rookie phenom, three points in four games has some some already drawing comparisons to some of the Bruins’ greats. Hamilton has shown a lot of lot of promise in his four games on the ice, and if history prevails, Hamilton could have a long career as an NHL blueliner. It may be too early to predict a Hall of Fame career for the rookie, like that of Flaman, Orr and Bourque, but no one expected Hamilton to be this good this soon. Watch the video above to see how Hamilton stacks up to some of the Bruins’ great defensemen. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:33:18 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/dougie_hamilton_joins_bobby_orr_ray_bourque_fernie_flaman_among_teen_star_defensemen_in_bruins_history_video/12770539 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/dougie_hamilton_joins_bobby_orr_ray_bourque_fernie_flaman_among_teen_star_defensemen_in_bruins_history_video/12770539 Dougie Hamilton Joins Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque, Fernie Flaman Among Teen Star Defensemen in Bruins History (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/dougie_hamilton_joins_bobby_orr_ray_bourque_fernie_flaman_among_teen_star_defensemen_in_bruins_history_video/12770539 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png TORONTO — Derek Sanderson recalls mixing cocktails in a salad spinner and consuming four bottles of Soave Bolla wine before noon “just to get square.” Then there were the pills and drugs and the women the former Boston Bruins star partied with. Sanderson tells it all in a new book, “Crossing the Line: The Outrageous Story of a Hockey Original.” “I’m different,” Sanderson said. “I have found that I really am different. There’s nobody like me. And not that it’s good or bad.” Written with Kevin Shea, the book goes from a spur-of-the-moment cash purchase of a Rolls-Royce to sleeping under a bridge and stealing bottles of booze. Known as the Turk, Sanderson won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1967-68. He played for the Bruins, Philadelphia Blazers (WHA), New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks before ending his NHL career with a brief stop in Pittsburgh in 1977-78. He had 202 goals, 250 assists and 911 penalty minutes in 598 NHL games. In his heyday, Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:32:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/derek_sanderson_details_wild_life_rise_and_fall_in_new_book_that_shows_theres_nobody_like_me/12143800 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/derek_sanderson_details_wild_life_rise_and_fall_in_new_book_that_shows_theres_nobody_like_me/12143800 Derek Sanderson Details Wild Life, Rise and Fall in New Book That Shows ‘There’s Nobody Like Me’ http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/derek_sanderson_details_wild_life_rise_and_fall_in_new_book_that_shows_theres_nobody_like_me/12143800 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Derek Sanderson recalls mixing cocktails in a salad spinner and consuming four bottles of Soave Bolla wine before noon ''just to get square.'' Then there were the pills and drugs and the women the former Boston Bruins star partied with. Sanderson tells it all in a new book, ''Crossing the Line: The Outrageous Story of a Hockey Original.'' ''I'm different,'' Sanderson said. ''I have found that I really am different. There's nobody like me. And not that it's good or bad.'' Written with Kevin Shea, the book goes from a spur-of-the-moment cash purchase of a Rolls-Royce to sleeping under a bridge and stealing bottles of booze. Known as the Turk, Sanderson won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 1967-68. He played for the Bruins, Philadelphia Blazers (WHA), New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks before ending his NHL career with a brief stop in Pittsburgh in 1977-78. He had 202 goals, 250 assists Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:26:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/derek_sandersons_rise_fall_told_in_new_book/12138448 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/derek_sandersons_rise_fall_told_in_new_book/12138448 Derek Sanderson's rise, fall told in new book http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/derek_sandersons_rise_fall_told_in_new_book/12138448 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Boston Bruins Legend #8 Cam Neely scored 55 goals in the 1989-90 season which would mark the first of his three 50 goal campaigns with the black and gold Kicking off our list of the top five Boston Bruins teams of all time is the 1989-90 Bruins. Led by a strong front office group with the likes of Hall of Fame builder Harry Sinden as general manager and fiery young head coach in Mike Milbury the B’s exceeded all expectations that year. They also had a wealth of excellent players both complimentary and elite and were among the leagues very best. They captured the franchise’s one and only Presidents Cup in its entire eighty eight year history. This team boasted a league best 46-25-9 record that year and won the Adams Division over a high powered Montreal Canadiens team and a talented Quebec Nordiques team. Bruins current president and Hall of Famer Cam Neely led the Bruins in scoring that year with 55 goals, 37 assists, 117 penalty minutes, and a plus 10 in 76 games. This was the firs... Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:00:22 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/the_top_five_bruins_teams_of_all_time_5_1989_90/11299240 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/the_top_five_bruins_teams_of_all_time_5_1989_90/11299240 The Top Five Bruins Teams Of All Time: #5 1989-90 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/the_top_five_bruins_teams_of_all_time_5_1989_90/11299240 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced changes and restructuring for the team’s hockey operations department. Several staff members have received contract extensions and promotions. Ron Francis, who is entering his seventh season in the team’s front office, has been promoted to Vice President of Hockey Operations. Jason Karmanos, in his 15th year with the Hurricanes, is now Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager. Rod Brind’Amour joined the team’s front office in 2010, and will serve as a full-time Assistant Coach in 2012-13. Assistant Coach Dave Lewis and Director of Defensemen Development Glen Wesley also each received contract extensions. Continue reading "Carolina Hurricanes Announce Changes In Hockey Operations Department" Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:50:26 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/carolina_hurricanes_announce_changes_in_hockey_operations_department/10947248 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/carolina_hurricanes_announce_changes_in_hockey_operations_department/10947248 Carolina Hurricanes Announce Changes In Hockey Operations Department http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/carolina_hurricanes_announce_changes_in_hockey_operations_department/10947248 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e1cdad5d95ba4aeff2172f30ede1971d5aaa75d/mini/2010-nhl-draft-round-one.jpg Over the past few seasons, Tim Gleason has been the Hurricanes' only bonafide shutdown defenseman. He starts a good majority of his shifts in the defensive zone, is usually matched up against opposing team's top lines and is trusted with duty of keeping these opponents in check. Gleason plays one of the most important roles on the team and that was reinforced when GM Jim Rutherford elected to re-sign him to a four year deal instead of trading him. How effective was Gleason in this role? Judging him based on raw numbers alone is unfair because he is basically fighting an uphill battle every shift, but some of his underlying numbers from this season are pretty ugly. Gleason may have been a +12, but an on-ice shooting percentage of .932 at even strength helped that cause. The job of a shutdown defenseman is to prevent shots and scoring chances against and even when factoring in his heavy workload, Gleason seemed to be on ice for the opposing team's a little too often.  A ... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:30:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/tim_gleason_scoring_chances_2011_12/10660463 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/tim_gleason_scoring_chances_2011_12/10660463 Tim Gleason Scoring Chances 2011-12 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/tim_gleason_scoring_chances_2011_12/10660463 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/6/763a91ee608ac6d10ed92a250992f6ef94752ae2/mini/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_11b9.jpg It is always fun to look back a bit at history but as we take a long look at things today, we realize just how significant some accomplishments can be.  This goes even for team history especially as some milestones are more commonplace on a team by team basis.  The moment we bring to you today happened 18 years ago and this player probably was as shocked as anyone else.  As always, a video will come first followed by the historical gem.     December 15, 1993 Defenseman Glen Wesley scored his first career hat trick to lead the Bruins to a 5-4 win over the Devils at New Jersey. Wesley became just the third defenseman in Bruins' history (after Bobby Orr and Ray Bourque) to score three goals in one game.   Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:46:15 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/this_day_in_hockey_history_1215/8749708 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/this_day_in_hockey_history_1215/8749708 This Day In Hockey History (12/15) http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/this_day_in_hockey_history_1215/8749708 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/4/f4e8ad1470bccf866c278b4c552fdec1f79d362c/mini/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f79762395.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1934DFE396B0434BDB3093687F86BE3F9B9.jpg When Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford decided that Paul Maurice was no longer going to be the coach of his franchise and he surveyed the landscape for successors, he must have asked himself some fundamental questions. Among the likely candidates, along with the eventual pick in Kirk Muller, had to have been Jeff Daniels, the head coach of Carolinas top minor-league affiliate in Charlotte. Daniels, 43, is in his 15th year with the Hurricanes as a player, assistant coach at the NHL level and, for the last three, as general manager and head coach of the Charlotte Checkers. He entered this season with a respectable mark of 120-96-24. As Rutherford contemplated his decision over the weekend, the choices stood right in front of him just 150 miles from Raleigh. Muller, the head coach of the AHLs Milwaukee Admirals until Monday and for five seasons before that a respected assistant with Montreal, played twice in Charlotte. (Incidentally, his team lost both games on Saturday and Sunday.) One can i Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:33:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/canes_choice_of_muller_signals_culture_change/8375578 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/canes_choice_of_muller_signals_culture_change/8375578 'Canes choice of Muller signals culture change http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/canes_choice_of_muller_signals_culture_change/8375578 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e1cdad5d95ba4aeff2172f30ede1971d5aaa75d/mini/2010-nhl-draft-round-one.jpg The Carolina Hurricanes opened the season with nine defensemen on the roster. For some teams, that may be a bad thing. For Carolina, it's a good problem to have.A lot of pixels were devoted to the high dollar contracts going to the NHL’s elite (or, in some cases, just best available) defensemen signing new contracts this past summer. The top four deals went to Christian Ehrhoff, James Wisniewski, Shea Weber and Drew Doughty, who will earn between $6 and $10 million dollars this year or, on average, a salary of $7.625 million a head. Another free agent who was among those classified among the “Best Available” was the Carolina Hurricanes’ Joni Pitkanen. In a departure from the norm, the 28-year-old Finnish blueliner caught many by surprise when he chose to sign a three-year deal with Carolina in June -- without ever testing the free agent market -- agreeing to what looks like a generously discounted $4.5 million annually. Admittedly, Pitkanen’s resume is hardly without blemish,... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/carolina_has_good_problem_on_defense/7417285 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/carolina_has_good_problem_on_defense/7417285 Carolina has good problem on defense http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/carolina_has_good_problem_on_defense/7417285 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png