NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI The Bruins have finally started officially skating.
It was the Providence Bruins rather than the Boston Bruins, of course, at the Rhode Island Sports Center practice facility of the AHLs P-Bruins. But it was still professional hockey nonetheless.
It sucks. One of the main things you want to do in the summer is attend main NHL camp, but I want to do well here and show I can compete with the young guys, said Jared Knight, a former second-round pick and top flight forward prospect readying for his first full pro season. Im just here to work hard, play hard, do a little scoring and show the way that Im capable of playing.
There were also familiar faces, with forward Jordan Caron, defenseman Torey Krug and prospects like Jared Knight along with NHL journeymen like Trent Whitfield. The first session officially got underway at 1 p.m. with Group A taking the ice and Bs general manager Peter Chiarelli addressing the media following the session.
The Group A skaters included:
Forwards: Carter Camper, Jordan Caron, Craig Cunningham, Justin lorek, Jared Knight, Kyle MacKinnon, Tyler Randell, Bobby Robins and TrentWhitfield.
Defensemen: Art Bidlevskii, Ryan Button, Colby Cohen, Tommy Cross, Garnet Exelby, Torey Krug.
Goaltender: Niklas Svedberg