The Bruins Week Ahead: 9/16 – 9/22

THIS WEEK’S NEWS, NOTES AND NUMBERS… STAT OF THE WEEK: The Bruins kicked off rookie camp on Thursday, September 15, with 25 players on the roster (15 forwards, eight defensemen, two goaltenders). The average height and weight of the camp attendees is 6-foot-1, 196 pounds, while the average age is 21 years and three months. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “We need to put the best players on the ice. If you pass somebody or the opportunity is there, take a hold of it, because this is really about competition from here on out. We were pretty specific about that, so I think it lends to your question of asking, ‘Is there an opportunity for a guy to make a jump?’ Yeah, there absolutely is, every day.” – General Manager Don Sweeney on the possibility of rookie camp attendees making the opening night roster. TWEET OF THE WEEK (WEEK 1): @GlobeKPD (Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe) Zdeno Chara away at World Cup. But Big Z’s stick here when he returns. Honorable Mentions: @HacksWithHaggs (CSNNE, Joe Haggerty): Marchand-Crosby-Bergeron are sick together as a forward line for Team Canada. Dominant with puck possession when they’re on the ice. @GlobeKPD (Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe): Today, 1966, Bobby Orr’s first day skating in Bruins training camp, London,ON. Fifty yrs later, Bruins rookies hit ice in Buffalo. TRAINING CAMP PRESENTED BY AT&T: The Boston Bruins will begin their annual Training Camp, presented by AT&T, on Thursday, September 22. Practices will begin on Friday, September 23 at the Warrior Ice Arena (80 Guest Street, Brighton, MA, 02135) and will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The Bruins will play seven games during the upcoming camp with three of those games being played at the TD Garden (9/26 vs. Columbus, 9/28 vs. Detroit, 10/8 vs. Philadelphia). A full training camp roster and schedule will be announced in the coming days. WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY: Six Bruins players will be participating in the World Cup of Hockey from September 17 – October 1 in Toronto. The schedule of group stage games for participating Bruins players can be found below: Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand (Canada) -Saturday, September 17 vs. Czech Republic, 8 p.m., ESPNNEWS -Tuesday, September 20 vs. USA, 8 p.m., ESPN -Wednesday, September 21 vs. Europe, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Tuukka Rask (Finland) -Sunday, September 18 vs. North America, 8 p.m., ESPN2 -Tuesday, September 20 vs. Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN -Thursday, September 22 vs. Russia, 3 p.m., ESPN David Backes (USA) -Saturday, September 17 vs. Europe, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 -Tuesday, September 20 vs. Canada, 8 p.m., ESPN -Thursday, September 22 vs. Czech Republic, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Zdeno Chara (Europe) -Saturday, September 17 vs. USA, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 -Monday, September 19 vs. Czech Republic, 3 p.m., ESPN -Wednesday, September 21 vs. Canada, 8 p.m., ESPN David Pastrnak (Czech Republic) -Saturday, September 17 vs. Canada, 8 p.m., ESPNNEWS -Monday, September 19 vs. Europe, 3 p.m., ESPN -Thursday, September 22 vs. USA, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Stay tuned to www.bostonbruins.com for up-to-date news on all Bruins …

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