Andrew Ference News

A little more than one week has gone by since the beginning of the NHL's Free Agency Period last Wednesday.

That's how highly regarded the knowledgeable and good-natured Recchi was among the press.

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli, maintaining that he still has his eye on a couple of players here in tomorrow night's NHL amateur draft, remains keen on moving up in the first-round draft order for a chance to land one of them.

Stefan Schneider started the season on defence, moved to centre and would have played goal had head coach Mike Johnston asked him.

Three key members of the Bruins are up for major awards at the ceremony: Claude Julien for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach; Tim Thomas [ stats ] for the Vezina Trophy as the finest goaltender; and Zdeno Chara for the Norris Trophy as the top defenseman.

Banged up and sidelined by the end of Boston's second-round playoff series with Carolina, Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference had surgery at Mass.

Maybe not. But the veteran Bruins [ team stats ] defenseman is certainly a fascinating fellow, who leads the sort of rich and varied life all us non-athletes fantasize we'd live in his shoes.

As part of the NHL 's ongoing legal struggle to prevent the Phoenix Coyotes from moving to Hamilton, Ontario , certain documents were recently made public and obtained by the Toronto Star.

You can go through the 2008-2009 roster for the Boston Bruins and find a dozen names who you've never heard of.

NHL's Andrew Ference joins minor boys' hockey team in a Scotiabank Ultimate Hockey Banquet LUMBY, BC, June 2 /CNW/ - The Lumby Stars Pee Wee Rep minor boys hockey team is celebrating the end of the 2008-2009 minor hockey season with Boston Bruins' Andrew Ference at the Scotiabank Ultimate Hockey Banquet as part of a contest won through Scotiabank's ...

He's hearing the same things expressed various ways: That the B's had a great year, a disappointing finish and the future is bright.

The knife fell first on Phil Kessel, the speedy winger undergoing shoulder surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital last week, which should prevent the Bruins' top goal scorer from participating in the US Olympic camp in August.

General Manager Peter Chiarelli and company certainly have their work cut out for them this this offseason.

A couple of weeks back, after the Bruins brought a sweet conclusion to the Montreal Canadiens ' inglorious 100th anniversary season dreams -- leaving the Habs an uncertain mess with a first-round sweep -- the grade for virtually every B's player would have been very good.

Turns out a number of Bruins were playing with significant injuries during their second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes.

FORWARDS: B This group does its most important job, goal-scoring, with toil more than talent.

On his first shift of Game 5, Milan Lucic approached Tim Gleason, got in the face of the 6-foot-1-inch, 214-pound Carolina defenseman, and checked to see if he wanted to fight.

Phil Kessel and the Boston Bruins manhandled the Carolina Hurricanes during the regular season.

With Andrew Ference still missing, he has no choice on defense, but to go with the six defensemen -- Zdeno Chara , Aaron Ward , Dennis Wideman , Mark Stuart , Steve Montador and Shane Hnidy -- that played in Game 4. But up front, there are decisions to be made, especially after Mark Recchi took part in the morning skate.

Asked if he was planning any line, or lineup, changes to try and snap his team out of its three-game losing streak and prolong its postseason life, Bruins coach Claude Julien was at his cryptic best.