Mike Loftus
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Norwell’s Tristan Amonte thankful he’s on the ice and playing in Canada
Thayer Academy product Tristan Amonte has started his second season in British Columbia, where junior teams are in extended training camps while awaiting → Read More
Norwell’s Tristan Amonte thankful he’s on the ice and playing in Canada
Thayer Academy product Tristan Amonte has started his second season in British Columbia, where junior teams are in extended training camps while awaiting → Read More
Taunton native Adam Gaudette eager to return to Vancouver and challenge for a Stanley Cup
Adam Gaudette wants to be difficult to recognize next season. He’d also like to turn up where and when it’s least expected. Gaudette isn’t trying to go under cover, though. He actually wants to increase his visibility once the NHL figures out how to hold a 2020-21 season. “I want to be relied on more,” Gaudette said this week, after re-signing with the Canucks for one year at a $950,000 salary… → Read More
Bruins' Grzelcyk, who signed a four-year contract worth $14.75 million, out to prove his value
BOSTON -- Matt Grzelcyk can’t control whether people think his new contract is too long or too short, pays too much or if it’s a bargain. → Read More
Bruins' Grzelcyk, who signed a four-year contract worth $14.75 million, out to prove his value
BOSTON -- Matt Grzelcyk can’t control whether people think his new contract is too long or too short, pays too much or if it’s a bargain. → Read More
Thayer Academy product Adam Gaudette re-signed by Canucks.
Adam Gaudette, who has roots in Taunton and Braintree, was re-signed by the Canucks for one year at $950,000. The 24-year-old center is coming off a → Read More
Grzelcyk out to prove his value
Matt Grzelcyk can’t control whether people think his new contract is too long or too short, pays too much or if it’s a bargain. The opinions → Read More
Grzelcyk out to prove his value
Matt Grzelcyk can’t control whether people think his new contract is too long or too short, pays too much or if it’s a bargain. The opinions → Read More
Grzelcyk’s signing signals changes on Bruins’ blue line
Ships sail. Doors open, close, or are left ajar. Guards change.That’s all happening on the Bruins’ blue line, with Matt Grzelcyk’s four- → Read More
Grzelcyk’s signing signals changes on Bruins’ blue line
Ships sail. Doors open, close, or are left ajar. Guards change.That’s all happening on the Bruins’ blue line, with Matt Grzelcyk’s four- → Read More
Bruins sign Charlestown's Matt Grzelcyk to four-year extension
The defenseman's contract will have an average annual value of $3.7 million. → Read More
Two Bruins stars may not start season on time
BOSTON -- The Bruins were farther from full strength in the 2020 postseason than the team had disclosed at the time. The team also probably will not be at → Read More
Two Bruins stars may not start season on time
BOSTON -- The Bruins were farther from full strength in the 2020 postseason than the team had disclosed at the time. The team also probably will not be at → Read More
Bruins re-sign Jakub Zboril, reach outside organization for depth.
Jakub Zboril, a 2015 first-round choice, re-signed for two years. Winger Greg McKegg, who has played for six other NHL teams, and minor-league goalie → Read More
Two Bruins stars may not start season on time
The Bruins were farther from full strength in the 2020 postseason than the team had disclosed at the time.The team also probably will not be at full → Read More
Three Bruins recovering from surgery
If the NHL starts next season on Jan. 1, as hoped, the Bruins will be likely be without two thirds of not just their top line, but arguably the best line → Read More
Three Bruins recovering from surgery
If the NHL starts next season on Jan. 1, as hoped, the Bruins will be likely be without two thirds of not just their top line, but arguably the best line → Read More
Bruins Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy undergo surgery
The timeline on Marchand and Pastrnak's recovery would keep them out of action past the NHL's hoped-for Jan. 1 start to next season. → Read More
Bruins' defense now the question
BOSTON -- Like so many rites, this one is different this year. Usually, complaints about what the Bruins did or didn’t do in the NHL Draft and free agent/trade markets come just as summer arrives. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the criticism to autumn. Never mind that at least some of general manager Don Sweeney’s moves have a fighting chance of working out next season — especially… → Read More
Bruins' defense now the question
BOSTON -- Like so many rites, this one is different this year. Usually, complaints about what the Bruins did or didn’t do in the NHL Draft and free agent/trade markets come just as summer arrives. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the criticism to autumn. Never mind that at least some of general manager Don Sweeney’s moves have a fighting chance of working out next season — especially… → Read More