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Marc Savard Sticks Around: Signs Seven-Year Extension with Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli took the necessary steps in securing one of the league's top playmakers Tuesday morning, as he signed 32-year-old center Marc Savard to a seven-year extension, as reported by TSN ...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 5 days ago 118 reads 2 comments
Best Foot Forward: Keys To B's Early Success

Ladies and gentlemen, hockey season has arrived. In just two short days, the puck will be dropped on the Boston Bruins 2009-2010 season...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 2 months ago 132 reads 0 comments
Bear in Mind: 5 Questions For The '09-'10 Bruins

It's been just over four months since Scott Walker broke Boston's heart with a his overtime garbage goal in the Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. But Causeway Street has been anything but quiet since then...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 2 months ago 377 reads 0 comments
Boston Bruins Postseason: A Hab-Itual Pairing

After a magical regular season, the top-seeded Boston Bruins gear up for the first round of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. And for the 32nd time in 85 years, the Montreal Canadiens will try to end Boston's season...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 7 months ago 122 reads 0 comments
The Boston Bruins' Tough Road to the Stanley Cup

If you're a Boston Bruins fan, there is no better feeling in the world than warm-weather hockey season. It's hard to believe that it has already been a year since the epic Boston-Montreal playoff ...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 8 months ago 323 reads 10 comments
It's Your Move, Pete: Bruins Prepare for Trade Deadline

The hub of hockey is a bit trigger-happy these days. Since the first week of hockey season back in October, Boston has been at the center of trade rumors. These rumors range from 'possible' through 'unlikely' all the way to 'ridiculous'...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 9 months ago 291 reads 0 comments
Bruins Gets Homesick

“We’ve got to work our way back to where we were," Claude Julien admitted while addressing the media after Boston's disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Most Bruins' fans would consider the coach's sentiment as an understatement...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 9 months ago 53 reads 1 comments
Boston Bruins: The Good, the Bad and the Timely Passage of Nostalgia

In past years, Bruins fans have had no glory to bask in beyond the achievements. In pre-game ceremonies, highlights of Cam Neely, Ray Bourque or Johnny Bucyk would often draw the loudest applause...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 9 months ago 219 reads 0 comments
What Was Once So Certain: Rask, Fernandez, and the Future of the Bruins' No. 2

For many of the fans packed into the Garden on Saturday afternoon, it came as quite a shock when PA announcer Jim Martin announced Tuukka Rask as the starting goaltender for the Boston Bruins matinee match up against the New York Rangers...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 10 months ago 123 reads 4 comments
The Gang's All Here: Healthy Boston Bruins Team Spell Trouble for Opponents

What a pleasant surprise. Just one week removed from scrapping out a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins returned to the ice looking like a new team...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 10 months ago 177 reads 0 comments
Crisis Averted: How the Bruins' Latest Speed Bump Will Help The Team

After a tough week, the battered Boston Bruins head into the All-Star break tied with the San Jose Sharks for first place in the NHL. That's the good news. The bad news is that the Bruins performances as of late have been lackluster...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 10 months ago 101 reads 2 comments
The Ties That Bind: The Bruins' Chemistry Equation Can't Be Beat

Long before Mike Milbury's job was writing wry witticisms for forgettable Bruins' pregame shows, he was a hockey coach. Milbury, surprisingly enough, was the last coach to lead the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 10 months ago 149 reads 2 comments
Boston Bruins Overachievers Flying Under the Radar

As if fans of the Boston Bruins needed another reason to déteste the Montreal Canadiens. The city of Montreal will be hosting this year's NHL All-Star game...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 11 months ago 89 reads 1 comments
Boston Bruins Aspire for Big Year in 2009

2008 was a success for the Boston Bruins. A late-season surge led to an exciting seven-game series against the Montreal Canadiens in the '07-'08 season...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 11 months ago 98 reads 0 comments
Band Of Brothers: A Look at the Boston Bruins Team Chemistry

"We went to war." Shawn Thornton was absolutely right about that. In perhaps the most memorable game of the season thus far, the Boston Bruins battled and bruised the Dallas Stars on the first of November...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 11 months ago 175 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down The Bruins Breakout: Watch Me Jumpstart...

It’s hard to believe that only two years ago the Boston Bruins were a sub-.500 hockey club, sitting at the bottom of the Northeast divisional standings...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about 11 months ago 79 reads 0 comments
Boston Bruins: Keys to Success in December

Breathe. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, it is only Dec. 1. Yes, the Boston Bruins are in first place in the Eastern Conference. Yes, the Bruins are ranked within the top three teams in the league in almost every power ranking known to man...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about about 1 year ago 171 reads 4 comments
Boston Bruins Gaining Momentum and Respect: From a Whisper to a Scream

As we pass the quarter mark of the NHL's 2008-2009 campaign, the Boston Bruins stand out as the biggest surprise in the East...

Written by Wayne Whittaker about about 1 year ago 384 reads 0 comments

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Wayne Whittaker Article Archive

Marc Savard Sticks Around: Signs Seven-Year Extension with Boston Bruins

Best Foot Forward: Keys To B's Early Success

Bear in Mind: 5 Questions For The '09-'10 Bruins

Boston Bruins Postseason: A Hab-Itual Pairing

The Boston Bruins' Tough Road to the Stanley Cup

It's Your Move, Pete: Bruins Prepare for Trade Deadline

Bruins Gets Homesick

Boston Bruins: The Good, the Bad and the Timely Passage of Nostalgia

What Was Once So Certain: Rask, Fernandez, and the Future of the Bruins' No. 2

The Gang's All Here: Healthy Boston Bruins Team Spell Trouble for Opponents

Crisis Averted: How the Bruins' Latest Speed Bump Will Help The Team

The Ties That Bind: The Bruins' Chemistry Equation Can't Be Beat

Boston Bruins Overachievers Flying Under the Radar

Boston Bruins Aspire for Big Year in 2009

Band Of Brothers: A Look at the Boston Bruins Team Chemistry

Breaking Down The Bruins Breakout: Watch Me Jumpstart...

Boston Bruins: Keys to Success in December

Boston Bruins Gaining Momentum and Respect: From a Whisper to a Scream

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