Samuel Asselin: Signed to an AHL-only deal in 2019, the 23-year-old Asselin has recorded eight goals and 19 points, along with a plus-10 rating, in 30 games with the P-Bruins over the last two seasons. The 5-foot-10 forward has done the bulk of his pro career damage down in the ECHL, with 26 goals and 52 points in 53 game for the Atlanta Gladiators in 2019-20.
Marc Boudreau (invite): A 6-foot-2 left wing, Boudreau put up four goals and 12 points in 59 games as a 16-year-old for the Soo Greyhounds of the OHL in 2019-20.
Matt Filipe: The Lynnfield, Mass. native put up two goals and five points in 17 games with the P-Bruins last year. Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes with the 67th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, Filipe scored 31 goals and 75 points in 136 games with Northeastern prior to signing with the Bruins in 2020.
Jesper Froden: A 26-year-old winger signed to an NHL contract this past summer, Froden skated in 52 games with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL in 2020-21, and scored a team-high 22 goals, and his 40 points were the third-most on the team. Froden’s 22 goals were also tied for the third-most among all SHL skaters.
Curtis Hall: Boston's fourth-round pick from the 2018 NHL Draft, Hall signed his entry-level deal back in March, and scored one goal on 17 shots over a 13-game run with the P-Bruins to close out the 2021 season. Prior to turning pro, the 6-foot-4 Hall scored 22 goals and 38 points in a 52-game collegiate career with Yale University.
Brett Harrison: Selected by the Bruins with
the No. 85 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, Harrison put up 21 goals and 37 points in 56 games for the Oshawa Generals as a 16-year-old in 2019-20, making him one of just four rookies to hit the 20-goal mark that season. But when the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020-21 OHL season, the 6-foot-2, 188-pound Harrison was forced to move out to Finland, where he scored four goals and totaled nine points in seven games for KOOVEE’s U-20 team.
Jacob Hudson (invite): A Nova Scotia native, the 20-year-old Hudson will join the Bruins after five seasons with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL, with 43 goals and 108 points in 218 games. 2020-21 season was Hudson’s first producing at a point-per-game pace, with 32 points in 22 games.
Jakub Lauko: One of the more exciting prospects in the B's pool, Lauko totaled five goals and 19 points in 23 games with the P-Bruins in 2021, and has 10 goals and 28 points in 45 AHL games over the last two seasons. Drafted by the Bruins with the No. 77 overall pick in 2018, Lauko is a potential name to watch in the Black and Gold’s main training camp (and he nearly stole the show during the 2019 preseason), and a strong showing in Buffalo would only further that.
Fabian Lysell: Boston's top pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, Lysell skated in 26 games as a teenager in Sweden's top league for Lulea HF after forcing his way out of Frolunda, and recorded two goals and one assist for three points. Lysell also played with Team Sweden’s Under-18 team at the 2021 Under-18 World Junior Championship, with three goals and six assists seven games on the way to a bronze. The Bruins seem to
have high hopes for Lysell, and have
acknowledged his all-world skill as a need.
Ian McKinnon:The 23-year-old McKinnon had one goal and three points, along with 81 minutes in penalties, in 10 games with Providence last season.
Oskar Steen: The 5-foot-9 Steen put up five goals and 11 points in 23 games with the P-Bruins last year, and even had a three-game cup of coffee for the Big B’s. The 2016 sixth-rounder has put up 12 goals and 34 points in 83 AHL games since 2019.
Eduards Tralmaks: The Latvian wing scored two goals and four points in eight games with Providence to close out the 2021 season. Prior to turning pro, the 6-foot-3 put forth a solid college career with the University of Maine, with 39 goals and 82 points in 119 games over four seasons.
Alex-Olivier Voyer: Listed at 6-foot-2, AOV scored five goals and eight points in 22 games with Providence last season. Voyer also recorded five helpers in 16 games with the ECHL's Jacksonville IceMen in 2020-21.