Might Have To Check Out My First Bruins Development Camp This Week/Weekend

Today the Bruins announced the roster for their development camp (June 28-July 2) which starts Thursday morning at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, Mass.

Some of the B's most promising prospects will be there, namely defenseman Dougie Hamilton along with forwards Jared Knight and Ryan Spooner. In addition, the players drafted last weekend by Boston get their first taste of professional life here while some local college players are also expected to attend.

Forwards: Darik Angeli, Anthony Camara, Colin Campbell (not the NHL's former disciplinarian), Daniel Carr, Justin Courtnall, Brian Ferlin, Justin Florek, Seth Griffith (draft pick), Colton Hargrove (draft pick), Alex Khokhlachev, Jared Knight, Cody Payne (draft pick), Ben Sexton, Wayne Simpson, Ryan Spooner

Defensemen: Matt Benning (draft pick), Chris Casto, Tommy Cross (BC product), Matthew Grzelcyk (draft pick from Charlestown), Dougie Hamilton (could make the B's this season), Torey Krug (played in 2 games last season), Robbie O’Gara (went to Milton Academy), Zach Trotman

Goaltenders: Zane Gothberg, Parker Milner (went to BC), Adam Morrison (not the basketball player), Malcolm Subban (1st round draft pick), Niklas Svedberg, Lars Volden

Practice schedule (all at Ristuccia Arena, Wilmington, Mass.)

Thursday, June 28
-- On-ice practice, 10:30 a.m. ET

Friday, June 29
-- On-ice practice, 11:00 a.m. ET
-- On-ice power skating, 12:45 p.m. ET

Saturday, June 30
-- On-ice power skating, 10:30 a.m. ET
-- On-ice practice, 11:45 a.m. ET

Sunday, July 1
-- On-ice practice/scrimmage, 11:00 a.m. ET

Monday, July 2
-- On-ice power skating, 10:00 a.m. ET
-- On-ice scrimmage, 10:45 a.m. ET

The best part about this is that the practices and scrimmage are free and open to the public so it could be a fun thing to do if the weather is crappy or too hot. Maybe, you have the day off from work. Whatever the reason, if you really love the Bruins you would definitely enjoy seeing some of these guys who no doubt will be on the team in the near future.

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Hockey Isn't That Far Away: Boston Bruins Announce 2012 Preseason Schedule

I thought it would be funny to write about the Boston Bruins since by this time tomorrow or definitely Thursday, we will probably all have melted from the oppressive heat wave coming to New England.

Today, the B's announced their 2012 preseason schedule and believe it or not, they'll be back on the ice in less than three months. Rookie camp begins Friday, September 14 at Wilmington's Ristuccia Arena and training camp opens a week later.

Boston has seven preseason games which seems like way too many but what can you do? They go to DC to meet the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, September 25 (7 p.m.) then Buffalo the next night to face the Sabres (7 p.m.). I've been told the only thing better than one night in rural Canada is an entire weekend, haha I guess I'll have to ask the Bruins if that's true since they play the Jets on Saturday, September 29 (9 p.m.) in Saskatoon and Sunday, September 30 (8 p.m.) back in Winnipeg. That desolate area will probably have a foot of snow on the ground already.

The B's only two preseason home games are Wednesday, October 3 vs. the Caps (7 p.m.) and Friday, October 5 vs. the Sabres (7 p.m.). The fake contests mercifully come to an end on Saturday, October 6 as the Bruins visit Montreal (7 p.m.) at the Bell Centre.

Not sure when it drops but the 2012-13 regular season schedule should come out soon. I'll have a full look at it when I find out the particulars. There is plenty of NHL stuff going on this week though as the NHL Awards take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas-Patrice Bergeron could finally win the Seilke award-while the NHL draft is Friday and Saturday in Pittsburgh. Boston has the 24th pick in the first round along with selections in the third, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.

I'll let you know if anything noteworthy happens then, namely if Bergeron wins (he should) and/or if any trades go down at the draft-something which often occurs-since much like MLB's draft a few weeks back, I don't know anything about the players that will be chosen. Also, stay tuned for more information about training camp including the full rosters and practice schedule.

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