Charlie Coyle is The Peterson School’s Hardest Working Player of the Week
After a first-half push that’s put them atop the NHL standings, the Bruins entered their bye week with yet another strong week, with three wins in four games, including a strong finish last Saturday in Philadelphia.
And for the Bruins, who have won in a variety of ways from the jump this year, the offseason departures of both Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci have not been the deathblow that many anticipated. A huge reason for that has been the play and gigantic steps forward from top-line center Charlie Coyle, who continues to put in work every single day, and is this week’s Peterson School Hardest Working Player of the Week.
In action for four games this past week, Coyle put up two goals and six points, while his plus-5 was tied with two other Boston forwards for the best mark among that group.
The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Coyle had points all four games for the B’s this past week, but was at his best in Boston’s Jan. 22 win over the Jets, with a goal (the game-winning goal) and an assist in 19:20 of time on ice.
And though the B’s dropped Wednesday’s contest against the Hurricanes, Coyle had himself a day, with an assist and wins in 10 of his 15 battles at the dot. Coyle followed that up with a two-assist night against the Sens on Thursday, including the primary assist on the game-winning overtime goal from Brad Marchand, and added a goal against Philly.
Overall, the Weymouth, Mass. native is on a season-high eight-game point streak dating back to Jan. 13 in St. Louis.
The Hardest Working Player of the Week is sponsored by The Peterson School. The Peterson School is now enrolling for their spring semester in Woburn, Westwood, Worcester, and Haverhill. To learn more, visit petersonschool.com.
