NESN.com Sep 29, 2023
Linus Ullmark’s Centennial Mask Features Two Bruins Iconic Moments
When Linus Ullmark led the Boston Bruins out on the ice for their matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night at TD Garden, all eyes were on his new equipment. While Ullmark didn’t sport his new brown pads, blocker and glove, he did wear his new centennial-inspired goalie mask for his first preseason appearance […]
NESN.com Sep 28, 2023
Blue-Line X-Factor: Which Defenseman Will Have Breakout Season For Bruins?
The Boston Bruins may have a lot of questions up front, but two positions the Black and Gold have plenty of depth are goaltending and defense. With Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman holding it down between the pipes, the Bruins will only have to question who starts on any given night as the tandem pushes […]
NESN.com Sep 27, 2023
Bruins Won’t Have To Worry About Goalies, But Playoff Question Lingers
One of the Bruins’ biggest strengths in last year’s record-breaking season became a hot-button topic once the playoffs rolled around. Boston rode the goalie tandem of Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman to the best regular season in NHL history in 2022-23. The Jennings Trophy-winning duo largely shared the net, with Ullmark getting 48 starts and […]
Stanley Cup of Chowder Sep 8, 2023
2023 Player Ratings: It was “everything but the playoffs” for Linus Ullmark
Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via So good, then...not so good. (Hey look at that — more perfect harmony! We better start arguing about something, it’s getting too sappy around here.) There are plenty of Boston Bruins who had a dream regular season/nightmare postseason dichotomy, but it’d be hard to argue any player’s was more dramatic than Linus Ullmark. Ullmark had, by many accounts, an all-time great regular season. He won the Vezina Trophy and (in tandem with Jeremy Swayman) the Jennings Trophy. He had a top-10 Hart Trophy finish. He had the sixth-best...
The Hockey Writers Sep 6, 2023
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Ducks
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one report suggests the Boston Bruins had a “fair” offer on the table in a trade that would have seen Linus Ullmark dealt to another…
Stanley Cup of Chowder Sep 6, 2023
Morning Skate: Restart
Photo by Maddie Meyer/ One captains’ practice in the books! It is Wednesday, my dudes. The Bruins took their first (unofficial) strides of the 2023-2024 season on Tuesday, as the players held their first captains’ practice of September. Based on reports from the practice, it was well attended, with just about everyone you’d expect to see being on site: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo, Jeremy Swayman, Linus Ullmark, etc. Another good part of captains’ practice: the return to Warrior Arena, which gave us all a glimpse of a new center ice logo: Very...
