P-Bruins bring in Ross from Reading after Kwiet injury
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October 10
The Providence Bruins summoned defenseman Jared Ross from Reading of the East Coast Hockey League after rookie Rob Kwiet was injured Friday night. Kwiet injured a shoulder or arm in the third period of Friday night's game against Hartford. Ross, who attended Providence's training camp, is in the lineup Saturday night in Portland. He played four years at St. Lawrence. 
October 8
By MARK DIVVER PROVIDENCE -- Coming off hip surgery, goalie Kevin Regan was sent to Reading of the East Coast Hockey League Thursday to get some game action. "Kevin needs to play,'' coach Rob Murray said after practice at the Dunkin Donuts Center. "The way our schedule shapes up -- we've got three games this weekend and Matt Dalton's gonna play one of the three, I'm not sure which one yet -- then we've got two games next weekend and chances are Dany (Sabourin) will get both of those games as long as everything's going OK. "So you're looking at one game out of five in the next two weeks. (Regan's) just got to play. Going down to Reading, they've got a couple of exhibition games this weekend. They start (the regular season) Wednesday, so before half a week's done, he might have two games under his belt.'' "Kevin was disappointed. He wants to stick around and fight for the number-one spot. I understand that, it's commendable. But he's also coming off an injury and needs to get himself in game shape. There's no easy way to do it.'' "I'm happy. I'm going to keep working hard and hopefully stay (in Providence),'' he said. Instead of attending college classes and getting ready to start the college season, Dalton is sharing an apartment at The Regency in downtown Providence with rookie defenseman Alain Goulet. He's glad to be in Providence, but he misses his college friends. "Those are my close buddies there. You know, you go through a lot of stuff together. I miss the guys a lot, but I'm looking forward to being here in Providence,'' he said. Zdeno Chara probably won't be checking in with Providence rookie defenseman Rob Kwiet for tips on how to handle the slick rookie, but if he did, here's what Kwiet would tell him: "It's going to be a tough job. Obviously John Tavares is a great hockey player. You just gotta be strong on him. Take away all passing lanes cause when you don't, he'll find one. "Everybody's got high expectations for him and when he came into the OHL they did as well. He definitely lived up to his hype and I think he'll do fine (in the NHL) once he gets settled in. He'll be a great player for them, especially on the power play.'' Kwiet played against Tavares for the past several years in the Ontario Hockey League. Last spring, Kwiet's Windsor Spitfires beat Tavares's London Knights in a five-game playoff series. Every game went to overtime.
With Kevin Regan's departure, Matt Dalton is Dany Sabourin's backup in Providence. Here's the news release from the Providence Bruins: Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, in their 18th year in the American Hockey League, announced that the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins have reassigned goaltender Kevin Regan to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. With the move, the P-Bruins now have 23 players on their roster, including 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.
Regan, 25, did not appear in Providence's only game this season, though he dressed as a back-up behind net-minder Dany Sabourin. The native of South Boston, Massachusetts, is in his third professional season but is still considered an AHL rookie after going 9-7-2 with a 2.99 goals-against-average and an .896 save percentage in 21 games for Providence last season. Regan also appeared in six ECHL games in 2008-09, compiling a 2-2-0 record and 2.47 GAA for the Alaska Aces, along with a 1-1-0 mark and 2.50 GAA as a member of the Gwinnett Gladiators.
The goalie's first pro experience came at the end of the 2007-08 regular season following a standout senior season for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. After signing an Amateur Tryout Agreement on April 9, 2008, Regan recorded his only professional shutout in his pro debut three nights later against the Manchester Monarchs.
In his young pro career, Regan has posted a 13-10-2 overall record, one shutout, a 2.75 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 28 games. Regan was taken 277th overall by Boston in round nine of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Ken Campbell of The Hockey News notes that Milan Lucic's three-year, $12.25-million contract extension includes a $1 million signing bonus that constitutes a lockout insurance policy for Lucic. Campbell explains: ". . . the $1 million bonus is due to be paid July 1, 2012. For those of you not keeping score, that could very well be a couple of months before another labor disruption. The current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2011-12 season, but the players have the option of extending it for another year, which means it could very well come to an end after that season. ''So if the owners lock the players out the way they did in 2004, Lucic will at least have $1 million in his pocket to get him through the lean times.''
October 7
WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Milan Lucic has felt the love of the Boston Bruins fans and is not interested in playing for another team. The forward signed a three-year contract extension with the Bruins on Tuesday, passing on the chance to become a restricted free agent next summer. "I wanted to stay in Boston and I just enjoy everything about being a Bruin and the city, the organization and coming to the rink here, it's always a good feeling," Lucic said Wednesday at a news conference. Lucic first expressed his desire to stay with the Bruins at his year-end meeting last spring after the Bruins lost their second-round playoff series against Carolina. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said the deal, which expires after the 2012-13 season, came together over the past month. "I was really excited to get this done. I love the way Milan plays, I love the way he carries himself on and off the ice. He's a very humble person and he deserves this," Chiarelli said. What Lucic provides doesn't often show up on the score sheet. Through two previous seasons and the first two games of this season, he has 25 goals, 45 assists and a plus-16 rating. He also has racked up 230 penalty minutes in 151 regular season games. His team-leading total for hits and his game-changing fights only begin to quantify his contributions. Now that he's signed the extension, it'll be up to Lucic, 21, to continue to improve but also remain the type of player he has been up to this point. "I definitely think there's going to be a little more pressure," he said about the contract. "For myself, you've just got to think about what got you here. You can't get away from those things. You've just got to work at what makes you great. I think for me, it's that straight-line game, meat and potatoes, getting the puck in deep and getting rid of it, not being too fancy. So I've got to stick to that in order to be successful." Bruins coach Claude Julien, who also recently signed an extension with the Bruins, is excited to have the 6-foot-3, 228-pound left winger at his disposal for the foreseeable future. "It's nice because I think everybody here knows that he's an important part of our hockey club and he's still a very young player," Julien said. "You're battling with the success of young players that obviously get those big raises after three years. It's always been a challenge for every team to try and make those kinds of things fit into your plans. We know he's a big part of our hockey club and we want him here and it's nice to know that at least we've got him here for these next four years."
By MARK DIVVER PROVIDENCE -- Not much to report from this morning's practice at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Jeff Penner still isn't skating, and today Kirk MacDonald joined Penner (lower body), Levi Nelson (collarbone) and Yannick Riendeau (shoulder) on the sidelines. "(MacDonald) tweaked his groin a little bit yesterday,'' said coach Rob Murray. "He wanted to practice, but I told him not to, so he wouldn't make it any worse.'' "He might have been practice player of the day,'' Murray said. "Hopefully, sooner or later, we'll have a chance to get him in the lineup.'' "Dany (Sabourin) will play Friday and then we'll make a decision after that. We'll see. I haven't thought past Friday.''
October 6
BOSTON, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed forward Milan Lucic to a three-year contract extension through the 2012-13 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed. The 21-year-old Lucic set career highs in all major statistical categories last year after recording 17 goals and 25 assists for 42 points, in addition to tallying 136 penalty minutes and a +17 rating. He netted his first career hat trick and a career-best four points on October 25, 2008, after a 3-1=4 performance against the Atlanta Thrashers. During the 2008-09 postseason, the 6'3'' 228-pound winger had three goals and six assists and a team best +12 plus/minus rating in 10 games. In his rookie year in 2007-08, Lucic registered 8-19=27 totals and 89 penalty minutes in 77 contests. Lucic earned the team's "Seventh Player Award" for his efforts, an award voted on by the fans and given to the Bruin who performs above and beyond expectations. He also contributed two goals in seven postseason games. Lucic has skated in both games during the 2009-10 season and has notched one assist and five penalty minutes. He was invited to - and participated in - Canada's National Men's Team Orientation Camp this past August, in advance of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2010 IIHF World Championship. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be played in Lucic's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally drafted by the Bruins in the second round (50th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Lucic helped the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League capture the 2007 Memorial Cup Championship.
By MARK DIVVER PROVIDENCE - It was a quiet, virtually news-free morning at the Dunkin Donuts Center, where the Providence Bruins practiced for an hour today. With Game 1 out of the way, the team is settling into the seasonal routine of having Monday off, then practicing Tuesday through Thursday in preparation for games on the weekend. Coach Rob Murray said Penner has a lower-body injury. "I don't think there's a time limit on it. It's just a matter of getting more comfortable with it,'' Murray said. "In the first 10 minutes, we were just absolutely flying,'' he said. Murray noted the way the team bounced back after falling behind by a goal despite dominating early. "We're a resilient team again. I used that word a lot last year. We didn't let things bother us . . . I have no qualms about anybody's play (on Sunday). Everyone had a good game.''
Yellow -- Larman, Lefebvre, MacDonald
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