With the Stanley Cup playoffs about to wind down as the Predators and Penguins battle it out, the Bruins have officially released their offseason schedule. The B’s will be well-represented at the NHL scouting combine in Buffalo this weekend and at the NHL Draft at the end of the month in Chicago, of course, and have set post-July 4 week to kick off their annual development camp for their prospect group.
Development camp, where both Anders Bjork and Charlie McAvoy shined as top B’s prospects last summer, will run from July 6-9 at the Bruins' Warrior Ice Arena practice home and will be open to the public as usual. This is the 11th consecutive summer that the Bruins have run the development camp, which has seen David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Tuukka Rask, Tyler Seguin, Torey Krug, David Pastrnak, Dougie Hamilton, Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy, among others, pass through over the years.
Bruins training camp for the rookie players will open on Sept. 7 with the main camp opening a week later on Sept. 14. The B’s also announced a seven-game preseason schedule that will include games in Quebec City (Sept. 18), Detroit (Sept. 23), Philadelphia (Sept. 28) and Chicago (Sept. 30).
The Quebec City locale hosts a preseason meeting for the Bruins and Habs at the Videotron Centre that sits waiting for an NHL team to fill the place up.
The Bruins will also play three dates on TD Garden ice on Sept. 19 (Detroit Red Wings), Sept. 21 (Philadelphia Flyers) and Sept. 25 (Chicago Blackhawks) as their home dress rehearsals prior to the start of the regular season.