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2016-17 PROVIDENCE BRUINS

GAME NOTES

25-11-5-3, 58 pts, 3rd in Atlantic, 3rd in East

FOR MORE DETAILED STATISTICS ON ALL PLAYERS VISIT:

ProvidenceBruins.com/mediastats

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Team Leaders: Includes results of PRO @ BRI on 1/25/17

SKATERS:

Goals: Peter Cehlarik (18) Assists: Szwarz/Grant (20) Points: Jordan Szwarz (32) Plus-Minus: Wayne Simpson (+16) PIM: Tyler Randell (55) Shots: Jake DeBrusk (122)

GOALIES:

Games: Malcolm Subban (20) Minutes: Malcolm Subban (1097) GAA: Zane McIntyre (1.41) Save %: Zane McIntyre (0.951) Wins: Zane McIntyre (11)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PP%: 18.4% PK %: 85.4% (#2 in EC, #3 in AHL) PP Goals: Cehlarik/Simpson/Cave (4) SH Goals: Sean Kuraly (3) SO Goals: Peter Cehlarik (4) SO %: Peter Cehlarik (66.7%)

SCORING BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO TOT

PRO: 37 52 40 1 2 132

OPP: 39 36 30 5 3 113

Longest Streaks:

Player Point: 8 games, DeBrusk (12/18-1/7, 6g, 2a) Player Goal: 4 games, DeBrusk (12/18-12/27), Blidh (10/28-11/5) (4g, 0a each) Team Point: 13 games (11/18 - 12/17) Win: 6 games (12/18 - 12/31) Reg. Loss: 2 games (10/14 - 10/15, 10/29 - 11/4) Reg/OT Loss: 3 games (10/21 - 10/26)

Record By Situation:

Friday: 9-5-1-0 October: 2-4-2-0 Allow 1 goal: 10-1-0-0 Score 1 goal : 1-7-0-0 Saturday: 7-4-1-1 November: 5-2-1-3 Allow 2 goals: 9-2-0-0 Score 2 goals : 4-3-1-0

Sunday: 5-2-1-2 December: 12-1-1-0 Allow 3 goals: 2-3-1-0 Score 3 goals : 7-1-3-2 Monday: 1-0-0-0 January: 6-4-1-0 Allow 4 goals: 2-3-3-2 Score 4 goals : 6-0-0-1

Tuesday: 1-0-0-0 February: --- Allow 5+ goals: 0-3-0-1 Score 5+ goals : 7-0-0-0 Wednesday: 2-0-2-0 March: --- Trail after 2: 1-10-2-3 Score First : 18-1-2-0

April: --- Lead after 2: 18-0-2-1 Out-shot : 14-2-4-0

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Last Time Providence:

Had a shutout: 1/14/17 @ SPR (Khudobin) Was shutout: 1/25/17 @ BRI (Halak) Had a Hat Trick: 3/6/16 vs POR (Vatrano) Allowed a Hat Trick: 3/13/16 vs UTI (Higgins) Scored Short Handed: 1/15/17 vs BRI (Kuraly) Allowed a Short Handed: 12/26/16 @ ALB (Novak) Scored on a penalty shot: 2/13/11 vs CONN (McGrattan)

- It’s been almost 6 years since. We’re 0-8 on PS during that time.

Had a penalty shot: 1/13/17 vs UTI (Cehlarik) Allowed a penalty shot: 3/4/16 vs BRI (Kearns) Gave up a penalty shot goal: 3/4/16 vs BRI (Kearns)

Game Highs & Lows:

Goals Scored: 9 (1/21 @ LV) (tied for highest in AHL) Goals Allowed: 7 (12/17 @ LV, Subban)

Goals in a period: 5 (1/21 @ LV) (tied for highest in AHL) Goals allowed in a period: 3 (4x, last 12/17 @ LV)

PP Goals: 2 (5x, last 1/7 @ SPR) PP Goals allowed: 3 (11/18 @ LV, 11/23 @ RCH)

Shots For: 51 (10/21 vs STJ) Shots Against: 41 (11/18 @ LV) Fewest shots: 22 (12/16 vs BRI)

Fewest shots allowed: 18 (10/14 vs ALB) Winning Margin: 8 (1/21 @ LV) (tied for highest in AHL)

Losing Margin: 6 (12/17 @ LV) Saves: 38 (11/11@ BNG, 12/4 vs SPR)

Most PIM: 55 (1/7 @ SPR) Opponent Most PIM: 43 (1/7 @ SPR)

Fewest PIM: 2 (11/26 @ STJ, 12/9 vs TOR) Opponent Fewest PIM: 4 (3x, last 12/21 @ UTI)

Fastest 1st Goal: 0:27 (Simpson 11/25 @ STJ) Fastest Goal Any Period: 0:19 (O’Gara 12/30 @ WBS) Fastest 1st Goal Allowed: 1:05 (11/23 @ ROC)

Fastest Goal Allowed Any Period: 0:12 (12/17 @ LV) Fastest 2 goals scored: 0:27 (11/23 @ ROC)

Fastest 2 goals allowed: 0:12 (1/22 vs HFD) Fastest 3 goals scored: 2:04 (12/16 vs BRI)

Fastest 3 goals allowed: 3:58 (10/14 vs ALB)

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Bruin Bites

Beasts in the East Providence is 3rd in the East, had an AHL-best 8-game road win streak 12/21 - 1/21 and are on a 9-game road point streak. They had a 13-game point streak 11/18 - 12/17, longest in the AHL this year (9-0-2-2, 22 pts).

Hey now, You’re an All-Star Zane McIntyre & Danton Heinen will represent Providence at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic. It will be held at the PPL Center in Lehigh Valley, PA Sunday January 29 & Monday January 30.

Zane is Insane Zane McIntyre led all qualified goalies in GAA (1.41), save % (95.1) and goals allowed (16) before his recall to Boston January 6. He was Goaltender of the Month in December going 9-0-0 with a 1.65 GAA and a 94.7 save %.

Red-Hot Rookies Peter Cehlarik is 6th in the AHL in goals (18) and 2nd among rookies. His four game-winning goals are T-2nd most in the AHL. Matt Grzelcyk is 6th in +/- among rookies (+13). Jake DeBrusk is 7th in the AHL in shots (120) and 1st among rookies. His 8-game point streak is the longest by a P-Bruin this season (12/18-1/7, 6g, 2a). Sean Kuraly is tied for the league lead in SHG with 3.

Perfect Attendance Wayne Simpson, Jake DeBrusk and Colby Cave are the only Bruins to play every game this year.

Going the distance Providence is tied for fifth in OT losses (5) & tied for second in SO losses (3).

Short end of the stick PRO has 8 SHG, 2nd in the AHL (Kuraly x3 (T-1st in AHL), Heinen x2, DeBrusk, Szwarz, Rinaldo)

Shipping Up to Boston 11 players have skated for Boston and Providence this season: Frank Vatrano, Austin Czarnik, Anton Blidh, Danton Heinen, Anton Khudobin, Sean Kuraly, Rob O’Gara, Noel Acciari, Matt Grzelcyk, Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre.

Milestone Watch: Tommy Cross is 10 games from tying Andrew Bodnarchuk for 3rd all-time in Providence history for games played. Breen is 10 games from 400 in pro career.

Can’t Fight this feeling - P-Bruins Fighting Majors

10/15 @ BRI Kuraly (1) 11/25 @ STJ Randell (2) 1/7/17 @ SPR Doherty (1) 10/16 vs STJ Hickman (1) 12/3 @ SPR Randell (3) 1/7/17 @ SPR Acciari (1) 10/28 @ UTI Hargrove (1) 12/3 @ SPR DeBrusk (1) 1/7/17 @ SPR Breen (2) 11/4 vs LV Cave (1) 12/11 vs. HFD Bartkowski (1) 1/15/17 vs BRI Szwarz (1) 11/11 @ BNG Randell (1) 12/16 vs. BRI Randell (4) 1/22/17 vs HFD Cross (1) 11/11 @ BNG Breen (1) 12/26 @ ALB Hargrove (3) 11/25 @ STJ Hargrove (2) 12/27 @ HFD Cave (2)

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FRANCHISE ALL-TIME POINTS GP G A TP

Andy Hilbert 234 101 109 210 Sergejs Zoltoks 196 83 103 186 André Savage 191 71 104 175 Tim Sweeney 121 71 101 172 A. Khokhlachev 97 61 110 171

FRANCHISE ALL-TIME GOALS GP G A TP

Andy Hilbert 234 101 109 210 Sergejs Zoltoks 196 83 103 186 Craig Cunningham 247 75 69 144 Cameron Mann 182 73 86 159 André Savage 191 71 104 175

FRANCHISE ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED GP G A TP

Jay Henderson 278 52 67 119 Jeremy Reich 271 47 44 91 A. Bodnarchuk 270 12 46 58 Tommy Cross 260 17 65 82 Zdenek Kutlak 257 20 44 64

FRANCHISE ALL-TIME PIM GP G TP PIM

Aaron Downey 215 21 47 1059 Jay Henderson 278 52 119 891 Bobby Robins 177 11 37 689 Bill Armstrong 223 4 26 688 K. McCambridge 169 2 12 613

ALL-TIME POINTS PER SEASON GP G A TP

Randy Robitaille 1998-99 74 28 74 102 Tim Sweeney 1992-93 60 41 55 96 Jozef Stümpel 1992-93 56 31 61 92 Brett Harkins 1994-95 80 23 69 92 Andy Hilbert 2004-05 79 37 42 79

ALL-TIME GOALS PER SEASON GP G A TP

Tim Sweeney 1992-93 60 41 55 96 Jim Vesey 1992-93 71 38 39 77 Andy Hilbert 2004-05 79 37 42 79 Pascal Pelletier 2007-08 73 37 38 75 Frank Vatrano 2015-16 36 36 19 55

FORMER P-BRUINS CURRENTLY IN THE NHL * Played with Providence this season

WITH BOSTON BRUINS

Patrice Bergeron Brad Marchand David Pastrnak

David Krejci Tuukka Rask

Torey Krug Adam McQuaid Brandon Carlo

Colin Miller Ryan Spooner

Joe Morrow Kevan Miller

Austin Czarnik* Frank Vatrano*

WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION

Phil Kessel (PIT) Johnny Boychuk (NYI) Antoine Roussel (DAL) Matt Hunwick (TOR) Mark Stuart (WPG) Michael Hutchinson (WPG) Jeremy Smith (COL) Kris Versteeg (CGY) Luke Glendening (DET) Matt Irwin (NSH) Joe Colborne (COL) Matt Hendricks (EDM) Nate Thompson (ANA)

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Transactions:

➢ BOS = Boston Bruins (NHL), ATL = Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)

1/27/17 Zane McIntyre ADD Returned on loan from BOS 1/26/17 A.J. White DEL Loaned to ATL 1/21/17 Anton Blidh ADD Returned on loan from BOS 1/6/17 Noel Acciari ADD Returned on loan from BOS 1/6/17 A. Khudobin ADD Returned on loan from BOS 1/6/17 Zane McIntyre DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 1/3/17 Taylor Doherty ADD Signed to PTO 12/31/16 Ben Marshall ADD Recalled from ATL 12/29/16 Chris Porter ADD Signed to SPC 12/26/16 Mark Naclerio DEL Loaned to ATL 12/19/16 Alex Roach DEL Released from SPC 12/19/16 Alex Roach ADD Recalled from loan to ATL 12/19/16 Frank Vatrano DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/17/16 Matt Grzelcyk ADD Returned on loan from BOS 12/16/16 Frank Vatrano ADD Loaned from BOS 12/15/16 Anton Blidh DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/15/16 Danton Heinen ADD Returned on loan from BOS 12/14/16 Matt Grzelcyk DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/12/16 M. Bartkowski ADD Signed to SPC 12/12/16 Peter Mueller ADD Signed to SPC 12/10/16 Noel Acciari DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/10/16 Anton Blidh ADD Returned on loan from BOS 12/10/16 Danton Heinen DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/8/16 Brock Higgs DEL Released from PTO 12/8/16 Dan Vladar DEL Reassigned by BOS to ATL 12/6/16 Noel Acciari ADD Loaned from BOS 12/3/16 Tommy Cross DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/3/16 Tommy Cross ADD Returned on loan from BOS 12/2/16 Anton Blidh DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 12/2/16 Brock Higgs ADD Signed to PTO 12/2/16 A.J. White ADD Recalled from loan to ATL 12/1/16 Zane McIntyre ADD Reassigned by BOS from ATL 11/25/16 A. Khudobin DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 11/24/16 Sean Kuraly ADD Returned on loan from BOS 11/19/16 A. Khudobin ADD Conditioning loan from BOS 11/18/16 Brian Ferlin ADD Loaned from BOS 11/11/16 Sean Kuraly DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 11/10/16 W. Simpson ADD Signed to SPC 11/10/16 Jordan Szwarz ADD Signed to SPC 11/4/16 Sean Kuraly ADD Returned on loan from BOS 11/3/16 Danton Heinen ADD Loaned from BOS 11/2/16 Alex Roach DEL Loaned to ATL 11/1/16 Sean Kuraly DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 10/31/16 Chris Porter ADD Signed to PTO 10/29/16 Matthew Ginn DEL Returned on loan to ATL 10/29/16 M. Subban ADD Returned on loan from BOS 10/26/16 Austin Czarnik DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 10/26/16 Rob O'Gara ADD Loaned from BOS 10/25/16 Shane Bakker DEL Released from PTO 10/25/16 Matthew Ginn ADD Recalled from loan to ATL 10/25/16 Zane McIntyre DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 10/24/16 M. Subban DEL Recalled from loan by BOS

10/24/16 Dan Vladar ADD Reassigned by BOS from ATL 10/23/16 Zane McIntyre ADD Returned on loan from BOS 10/22/16 Zane McIntyre DEL Recalled from loan by BOS 10/21/16 A.J. White DEL Loaned to ATL 10/20/16 Austin Czarnik ADD Loaned from BOS 10/17/16 Dan Vladar DEL Returned on loan to ATL 10/15/16 Ben Marshall DEL Loaned to ATL 10/15/16 Dan Vladar ADD Returned on loan from ATL 10/14/16 A.J. White ADD Recalled from loan to ATL

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#30 Anton Khudobin

Birthdate: May 7, 1986 Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Height/Weight: 5’11”/203 lbs Hometown: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Draft: Round 7, #206 overall in 2004 by Minnesota Acquired: Signed 2-yr deal w/ BOS, waived & sent to PRO 1/6/17 Pronunciation: AN-tawn hoo-DOH-bihn ➤ Signed Entry-Level deal in 2007 with Minnesota with first full AHL season coming in 2009-10. ➤ Won top ECHL goaltender honors with the Texas Wildcatters his first pro season. ➤ Made NHL debut for Minnesota February 4, 2010 in relief of a 4-2 win over the Oilers. ➤ First start came two days later, a 38 save performance in a 2-1 win over Philadelphia. ➤ First NHL shutout came January 14, 2011, saving all 32 shots in a 4-0 win over Vancouver. ➤ Traded to BOS Feb 28, 2011 for Jeff Penner and Mikko Lehtonen and assigned to Providence. ➤ Signed a two-year extension July 1, 2011 playing his first game for Boston April 5, 2012. ➤ Signed a 1-year, $800K contract with Carolina July 5, 2012 and re-signed for 2-years $4.5 million. ➤ He was traded to Anaheim for James Wisniewski June 27, 2015. ➤ Rejoined BOS July 1, 2016 on a 2-year, $2.4 million deal. Had 3-game conditioning stint 11/19-11/23

with Providence before joining them full time 1/6 two days after BOS waived him. Last Win: 1/20/17 vs ROC Most saves in a game this year: 34 (11/9 @ SPR) Last Shutout: 11/14/17 @ SPR 1 goal on 66 SHs to start Jan, 11 on 68 SHs since

- RS Scoring - - - - - RS Goalie Stats - - - - Season Team Lge GP A PIM Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct 2007-08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 27 0 2 1549 51 1 3 1.98 20 1 4 721 0.934 2007-08 Houston Aeros AHL 12 0 0 482 16 0 1 1.99 2 2 1 164 0.911 2008-09 Florida Everblades ECHL 33 1 6 1706 77 3 4 2.71 18 10 1 750 0.907 2008-09 Houston Aeros AHL 10 0 0 512 26 3 0 3.04 3 6 1 214 0.892 2009-10 Houston Aeros AHL 40 1 8 2247 91 6 4 2.43 14 19 4 885 0.907 2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 69 1 0 0 0.86 2 0 0 47 0.979 2010-11 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 0 0 189 5 1 1 1.59 2 1 0 81 0.942 2010-11 Houston Aeros AHL 34 2 2 1883 81 0 1 2.58 19 12 1 825 0.911 2010-11 Providence Bruins AHL 16 0 2 901 36 1 1 2.40 9 4 1 413 0.920 2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 60 1 0 0 1.00 1 0 0 44 0.977 2011-12 Providence Bruins AHL 44 0 6 2597 113 2 2 2.61 21 19 2 12750.919 2012-13 Moscow Oblast Atlant KHL 26 1 2 1499 74 0 1 2.96 6 14 4 763 0.912 2012-13 Boston Bruins NHL 14 0 4 803 31 0 1 2.32 9 4 1 357 0.920 2013-14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 36 0 0 2084 80 0 1 2.30 19 14 1 996 0.926 2013-14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 2 0 0 119 6 0 0 3.03 1 1 0 77 0.928 2014-15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34 0 0 1920 87 6 1 2.72 8 17 6 787 0.900 2015-16 Anaheim Ducks NHL 9 0 0 354 16 0 1 2.69 3 3 0 159 0.909 2015-16 San Diego Gulls AHL 31 0 4 1807 74 5 0 2.46 19 8 3 860 0.921 2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 8 1 2 455 23 0 0 3.06 1 5 1 177 0.885 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 9 0 0 507 23 0 2 2.72 6 2 1 200 0.896 NHL Totals 108 1 6 5934 244 7 5 2.47 45 44 9 2648 0.916

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#31 Zane McIntyre Birthdate: August 20, 1992 Position: Goaltender Catches: Right Height/Weight: 6’2”/206 lbs Hometown: Thief River Falls, Minnesota Draft: Round 6, #165 overall in 2010 by Boston Pronunciation: MAC-in-TIE-er ➤ Played for the Fargo Force of the USHL from 2010-2012 where he was named the USHL Goaltender of

the Year, USHL First All-Star Team, and USHL Best Save Percentage (.921) in 2012. ➤ Played 3 seasons for University of N. Dakota from 2012-15. Was NCHC First Team All-Star, NCHC

Goaltender of the Year and NCAA 2nd All-American his junior year. Hobey Baker award finalist. ➤ Forwent senior season to join the Providence for the 2015-16 season, making his AHL debut October

9. 2015 against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. ➤ After starting this season in Providence, he made his NHL debut October 25 in relief against Minnesota

and earned his first start the following day against the New York Rangers. ➤ Returned to Providence December 2 after a brief stint with Atlanta. ➤ AHL Goaltender of the Month for December as he went 9-0-0 with a 1.65 GAA and 94.7 save %,

stopping 269 of 284 shots. ➤ Named to the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic roster. ➤ Recalled to Boston on January 6 after the team waived backup Anton Khudobin. ➤ Sent back to Providence January 27, the day after Boston’s final game before the All-Star break

Last Shutout: No AHL ShutOuts Leads AHL in GAA & SV%, on 9-game win streak Last Win: 12/30/16 @ WBS 2016-17 AHL All-Star

- RS Scoring - - - - - RS Goalie Stats - - - -

Season Team Lge GP A PIM Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct 2010-11 Fargo Force USHL 23 1 2 1318 49 0 2 2.23 14 8 0 483 0.908 2011-12 Fargo Force USHL 46 3 2 2758 102 0 7 2.22 26 16 4 11910.921 2012-13 U. of North Dakota WCHA 17 2 2 1000 41 0 0 2.46 9 4 3 473 0.920 2013-14 U. of North Dakota NCHC 33 0 4 1929 64 0 3 1.99 20 10 3 800 0.926 2014-15 U. of North Dakota NCHC 42 1 2 2493 85 0 1 2.05 29 10 3 11110.929 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 31 0 0 1772 79 0 0 2.46 14 8 7 699 0.898 2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 148 10 0 0 4.04 0 2 0 71 0.859 2016-17 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 1 0 0 62 1 0 0 0.97 0 0 1 36 0.973 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 13 0 0 682 16 1 0 1.41 10 0 0 311 0.951 NHL Totals 3 0 0 148 10 0 0 4.05 0 2 0 71 0.859

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#47 Malcolm Subban Birthdate: December 21, 1993 Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Height/Weight: 6’2”/200 lbs Hometown: Rexdale, Ontario, Canada Draft: Round 1, #24 overall in 2012 by Boston Pronunciation: soo-BAN ➤ Played three seasons for the Belleville Bulls (2010-2013) of the OHL where he was the goaltender with

the best GAA (2.14) and Best SV% (.934) in the league. ➤ Played for the Canada U18 and U20 team in 2011 and 2013 respectively. ➤ Joined the Providence Bruins for the 2013-14 season and made his AHL debut on October 5, 2013

against the St. John’s Ice Caps. ➤ Recorded his first AHL shutout on November 10, 2013 against the Hartford Wolf Pack. ➤ Made his NHL debut for Boston on February 20, 2015 against the St. Louis Blues ➤ Had an abbreviated 2015-16 campaign due to a fractured larynx suffered when he took a puck to the

throat in warmups but finished with 27 games played and a .911 SV%. ➤ Earned second recall to Boston October 24 and made his second NHL start against Minnesota a day

later ➤ Was sent back to Providence on October 29

Last Shutout: 11/28/15 @ LV Most Saves in a game this year: 38 (11/11

@BNG) Last Win: 1/21/17 @ LV Allowed 2 goals or fewer in 6 of last 7 games

after only doing so 4 of first 11 games this year

- RS Scoring - - - - - RS Goalie Stats - - - - Season Team Lge GP A PIM Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct 2009-10 Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL 2 0 0 71 4 0 0 3.39 0 1 0 30 0.882 2009-10 Belleville Bulls OHL 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 2010-11 Belleville Bulls OHL 32 0 0 1785 94 4 0 3.16 10 17 2 844 0.900 2011-12 Belleville Bulls OHL 39 0 0 2258 94 1 3 2.50 25 14 0 11210.923 2012-13 Belleville Bulls OHL 46 3 2 2695 96 6 5 2.14 29 11 4 13550.934 2013-14 Providence Bruins AHL 33 0 19 1920 74 4 1 2.31 15 10 5 847 0.920 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 35 0 0 2017 82 1 3 2.44 16 13 4 962 0.921 2014-15 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 31 3 0 0 5.81 0 1 0 3 0.500 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 27 1 10 1635 67 4 1 2.46 14 8 5 690 0.911 2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 31 3 0 0 5.88 0 1 0 13 0.813 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 20 0 4 1097 49 3 0 2.68 5 9 5 515 0.913NHL Totals 2 0 0 62 6 0 0 5.81 0 2 0 16 0.727

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#2 Alex Grant Birthdate: January 20, 1989 Position: Defense Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’4”/205 lbs Hometown: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Draft: Round 4, #118 overall in 2007 by Pittsburgh Acquired: Signed 1-year, 2 way deal with BOS 8/30/16 ➤ Spent his junior career with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL from 2005-2009, playing for the

Canadian U18 team in the 2007 WJC18 tournament. ➤ Traded to Anaheim for Harry Zolnierczyk June 24, 2013 after 4 years in the Pittsburgh organization. ➤ Later that season he was traded by Anaheim to Ottawa for Andre Petersson. ➤ Spent most of that year in the AHL for Norfolk and Binghamton but made his NHL debut December 12,

2013 for the Ducks, scoring his first NHL goal the same day against San Jose. ➤ Posted career high 11+31=42 for Springfield in 2015-16 leading to his 2nd NHL stint with Arizona. ➤ Acquired August 30, 2016 by the Boston Bruins when they announced he had signed a one-year,

two-way contract for the 2016-17 season. ➤ Scored 50th AHL goal January 8, 2017 vs Hartford & 200th point January 21 against Lehigh Valley

Last Goal: 1/8/17 vs HAR Last Multipoint Game: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Assist: 1/21/17 @ LV 4-game point streak from 11/5-11/12 (2-4-6) Last Hat Trick: 10/11/13 (For NOR) 200th point in AHL career 1/21 @ LV

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2004-05 Antigonish Bulldogs MJAHL 50 7 9 16 36 2005-06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 47 4 9 13 58 -33 -- -- -- -- -- 2006-07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 68 12 20 32 108 -32 -- -- -- -- -- 2007-08 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 70 15 33 48 96 17 14 3 11 14 12 2008-09 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 37 9 22 31 51 -7 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 23 4 15 19 11 10 21 4 5 9 18 2009-10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 40 7 20 27 36 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14 3 2 5 28 8 2 0 0 0 0 2010-11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14 3 2 5 6 -2 17 2 0 2 13 2010-11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 61 10 27 37 73 5 12 2 5 7 13 2012-13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 46 4 16 20 73 -7 13 2 2 4 27 2013-14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 52 7 20 27 46 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 2 0 2 2 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Binghamton Senators AHL 19 2 8 10 6 1 4 0 0 0 10 2014-15 Binghamton Senators AHL 58 6 27 33 57 -17 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Springfield Falcons AHL 69 11 31 42 57 -34 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 7 -2 -- -- -- -- --

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2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 40 7 20 27 26 8 NHL Totals 7 2 0 2 9 1

#3 Tommy Cross Birthdate: September 12, 1989 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’3”/205 lbs Hometown: Simsbury, Connecticut, USA Draft: Round 2, #35 overall in 2007 by Boston ➤ Played two seasons for both Simsbury High School and Westminster Prep in his high school career

(2004-2008), joining the SA U18 team in 2007 for the WJC-18 tournament (silver medal). ➤ Played 4 seasons at Boston College majoring in Communications & minoring in International studies ➤ Named alternate captain his junior year and captain his senior year at BC. He won the NCAA

Championship in both his sophomore and senior year (2009-10, 2011-12). ➤ After his senior year Cross immediately signed a two-year entry level contract on April 11, 2012,

making his pro debut two days later against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. ➤ Scored his first pro goal the next season on January 11, 2013 against those same Sound Tigers. ➤ Made NHL debut October 15 2015 against the Colorado Avalanche and recorded first NHL point two

days later against the Arizona Coyotes. ➤ Named Captain of the Providence Bruins in 2015, a position he holds as well this season. ➤ Has already set a new career high in goals thus far in 2016-17 ➤ Passed Zdenek Kutlak for fourth most games played in Providence history January 22, 2017 ➤ Can become the P-Bruins all-time leader in games played by the end of the season.

Last Goal: 1/27/17 vs HER Last Multipoint Game: 1/7/17 @ SPR Last Assist: 1/14/17 @ SPR 4-game point streak from 11/20-11/26 (1-3-4) Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks 4th most games played in PRO history

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2006-07 USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL 2 0 2 2 0 2007-08 Ohio Junior Blue Jackets USHL 9 0 4 4 8 -3 -- -- -- -- -- 2007-08 New England Jr. Falcons EJHL 5 2 2 4 18 2008-09 Boston College H-East 24 0 8 8 24 2009-10 Boston College H-East 38 5 5 10 36 2010-11 Boston College H-East 28 7 11 18 45 2011-12 Boston College H-East 44 5 19 24 66 2011-12 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 24 6 13 19 23 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Providence Bruins AHL 42 1 10 11 23 15 12 0 3 3 8 2013-14 Providence Bruins AHL 55 3 4 7 54 -9 4 0 1 1 4 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 54 4 18 22 85 5 4 1 0 1 4 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 64 3 20 23 97 5 3 1 1 2 0

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2015-16 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 43 7 13 20 33 12 NHL Totals 3 0 1 1 0 -1 #5 Matt Grzelcyk Birthdate: January 5, 1994 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 5’9”/174 lbs Hometown: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA Draft: Round 3, #85 overall in 2012 by Boston Pronunciation: GRIHZ-lihk ➤ Played with the US National Development Team for two seasons from 2010-2012 (with Bruin forward

Frank Vatrano) before playing at Boston University for four seasons from 2012-2016 (with Bruins prospects Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson and Charlie McAvoy).

➤ Named to the Hockey East All-Freshman team in 2012 and named captain for BU in both his junior and senior seasons.

➤ Also named the assistant captain of the 2014 World Juniors US Team. ➤ Scored OT tournament-winning goal in the 2015 Beanpot Tournament and named tournament MVP. ➤ Signed a two-year Entry Level contract at the conclusion of his senior season at BU. ➤ Made his pro debut for Providence earlier this season on October 14 vs Albany, registering his first

assist October 16 against St. John’s and first goal against Utica October 28. ➤ Earned first NHL recall December 14 and made debut that night for Boston on the road in Pittsburgh. ➤ Returned to Providence on December 17.

Last Goal: 12/21/16 @ UTI Last Multipoint Game: 1/20/17 vs ROC Last Assist: 1/20/17 vs ROC Team is 11-1-3-1 when he has a point Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2010-11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 36 1 9 10 28 6 2 0 0 0 2 2011-12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 24 1 10 11 6 8 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Boston University H-East 38 3 20 23 26 2013-14 Boston University H-East 19 3 8 11 16 2014-15 Boston University H-East 41 10 28 38 36 32 2015-16 Boston University H-East 27 10 13 23 36 17 2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 38 2 16 18 12 13 NHL Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0

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#6 Chris Casto Birthdate: December 27, 1991 Position: Defense Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’1”/200 lbs Hometown: Stillwater, Minnesota, USA Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Signed with BOS as undrafted free agent ➤ Signed with the Boston Bruins organization March 26, 2013 as an undrafted free agent. ➤ Played high school hockey at the Hill-Murray School before joining the University of Minnesota-Duluth

Bulldogs for two seasons (2011-2013). ➤ Named to the NCAA All-Academic Team for the 2012-2013 season. ➤ At the conclusion of his sophomore season signed an Amatuer Try-Out contract with Providence and

made his pro debut April 7, 2013 against the Connecticut Whale. ➤ Scored his first pro goal the following season on November 17, 2013 against the Portland Pirates. ➤ In 2014-15, Casto had the highest plus/minus rating on the team with +17. ➤ Led all Providence defensemen during the 2015-16 season in goals and games played while being

second amongst the group in scoring. Last Goal: 1/20/17 vs ROC Last Multipoint Game: 12/6/15 @ SPR Last Assist: 1/22/17 vs HFD 5 points in last 4 games (1 goal, 4 assists) Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2010-11 Lincoln Stars USHL 58 6 19 25 40 15 2 0 0 0 0 2011-12 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 41 2 11 13 14 2012-13 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 36 3 6 9 16 2012-13 Providence Bruins AHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Providence Bruins AHL 52 3 8 11 23 8 12 0 2 2 13 2013-14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 62 1 11 12 35 17 5 0 0 0 2 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 68 7 16 23 47 1 3 0 1 1 5 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 36 1 6 7 28 1

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#7 Sean Kuraly Birthdate: January 20, 1993 Position: Center Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’2”/205 lbs Hometown: Dublin, Ohio, USA Draft: Round 5, #133 overall in 2011 by San Jose Acquired: Traded to BOS from SJ 6/30/15 Pronunciation: SHAWN KUH-ra-lee ➤ Drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round #133 overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. ➤ Played for the USA U19 team in 2011-2012 in the WJAC and USA U20 in the WJC-20 in 2013. ➤ Spent 2009-2012 playing in the USHL for the Indiana Ice before attending the University of Miami Ohio

for four years (2012-2016) with P-Bruins Austin Czarnik. ➤ Served as captain for the Red Hawks during the 2015-16 season and alternate captain in the 2014-15

season. ➤ On June 30 2015, Kuraly’s rights were traded to the Boston Bruins along with a first round draft pick for

goaltender Martin Jones. ➤ Made his NHL debut for Boston November 3 against Tampa Bay and was reassigned to Providence

November 24. Last Goal: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Multipoint Game: 12/26/16 @ ALB Last Assist: 1/15/17 vs BRI Team is 11-2-0-0 when he scores a point Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Tied for 1st in AHL with 3 SHG

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2009-10 Indiana Ice USHL 5 1 2 3 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Indiana Ice USHL 51 8 21 29 45 5 5 1 1 2 4 2011-12 Indiana Ice USHL 54 32 38 70 48 13 6 3 3 6 4 2012-13 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 40 6 6 12 41 2013-14 Miami University (Ohio) NCHC 38 12 17 29 59 2014-15 Miami University (Ohio) NCHC 40 19 10 29 38 1 2015-16 Miami University (Ohio) NCHC 36 6 17 23 39 5 2016-17 Boston Bruins* NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 32 8 8 16 17 10 NHL Totals 1 0 0 0 0 -1

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#8 Chris Breen Birthdate: June 29, 1989 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’7”/224 lbs Hometown: Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Resigned to a 1-year, 2 way deal as a free agent ➤ Played 5 seasons in the OHL with the Saginaw Spirit, Eerie Otters and Peterborough Petes. ➤ In 2010 was brought to the Abbotsford Heat on a tryout basis. He went on to play for the Heat from

2010-2014. ➤ Played his first AHL game on April 11, 2010 for Abbotsford against the Toronto Marlies and scored his

first AHL goal November 9, 2011 against the Houston Stars. ➤ Made NHL debut for the Calgary Flames October 22, 2013 against the Phoenix Coyotes. ➤ Signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent on July 2014 to a one-year two-way contract. ➤ Made his debut as P-Bruin on October 10, 2014 against the St. John Ice Caps and scored his first goal

as P-Bruin on March 15, 2015 against the Norfolk Admirals. Last Goal: 4/2/16 vs HER Last Multipoint Game: 4/2/16 vs HER Last Assist: 12/27/16 @ HFD 10 games from 400 in pro career Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Has not played since 1/7 due to injury

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2005-06 Mississauga Chargers OPJHL 33 1 6 7 10 2005-06 Saginaw Spirit OHL 25 0 0 0 10 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2006-07 Saginaw Spirit OHL 39 1 2 3 32 7 2 0 0 0 2 2007-08 Saginaw Spirit OHL 55 0 6 6 67 26 4 0 1 1 0 2008-09 Saginaw Spirit OHL 6 0 1 1 9 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Erie Otters OHL 59 0 12 12 31 -6 5 0 1 1 7 2009-10 Erie Otters OHL 12 0 2 2 11 -8 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Peterborough Petes OHL 53 4 8 12 36 -21 4 1 0 1 5 2009-10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 1 0 1 1 4 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 73 4 7 11 47 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 70 1 6 7 37 3 8 1 0 1 0 2012-13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 60 3 4 7 55 -11 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 41 1 3 4 29 -10 4 0 2 2 2 2013-14 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 2 2 5 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 52 2 8 10 33 8 5 0 1 1 0 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 66 1 11 12 38 9 3 1 0 1 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 18 0 1 1 38 0 NHL Totals 9 0 2 2 5 1

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#9 Danton Heinen Birthdate: July 5, 1995 Position: Center Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/185 lbs Hometown: Langley, British Columbia, Canada Draft: Round 4, #116 overall in 2014 by Boston Pronunciation: DAN-tuhn HIGH-nehn ➤ Played played two years in the BCHL before joining the University of Denver from 2014-2016. ➤ Helped lead the Pioneers to two NCAA tournament appearances including a Frozen Four appearance

in 2016. ➤ Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team, NCHC Second All-Star Team, NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2015

and the NCHC First All-Star Team in 2016. ➤ After the conclusion of his sophomore season, Heinen joined the P-Bruins for 2 games, making his pro

debut on April 16 against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and recording his first pro points (two assists) on April 17th against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

➤ First pro goal came November 11, 2016 when he accomplished the feat vs the Hartford Wolf Pack. ➤ Made NHL debut October 17, 2016 against Winnipeg & earned his second NHL recall December 10. ➤ Sent back to Providence on 12/15/16 after one game with Boston. ➤ Named to the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic roster.

Last Goal: 12/31/16 @ HER Last Multipoint Game: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Assist: 1/22/17 vs HFD 6 multi-point games this season Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Merritt Centennials BCHL 2 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Surrey Eagles BCHL 57 29 33 62 8 6 2 5 7 2 2014-15 U. of Denver NCHC 40 16 29 45 10 19 2015-16 U. of Denver NCHC 41 20 28 48 10 19 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Boston Bruins* NHL 8 0 0 0 2 -3 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 32 8 15 23 4 2 NHL Totals 8 0 0 0 2 -3

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#10 Noel Acciari Birthdate: December 1, 1991 Position: Center Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 5’10”/208 lbs Hometown: Johnston, RI, USA Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Signed 2-year Entry level deal with BOS 6/2/15 Pronunciation: NOHL A-char-ee ➤ Played college hockey at Providence College from 2011-15, playing 113 games and tallying 32 goals,

33 assists and 65 points while posting a +23 rating in three seasons. ➤ Named captain in his final season with the Friars, a season in in which he not only won the NCAA

National Title but also was named Best Defensive Forward in Hockey East. ➤ Recorded his first AHL point against the Sound Tigers on October 17, 2015 and netted his first goal

November 13 against the Albany Devils. ➤ Made his NHL debut March 1 against the Calgary Flames and notched his first career point (an assist)

on March 7 against the Florida Panthers. ➤ Though he started this season with Boston, a lower body injury suffered November 7 forced him to

miss four weeks. ➤ He was assigned to Providence on December 6, playing in just one game before being called back up

to Boston on December 10. ➤ He was sent back to Providence January 6.

Last Goal: 2/28/16 vs WBS Last Multipoint Game: 2/21/16 @ HER Last Assist: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Providence College H-East 33 6 5 11 26 2013-14 Providence College H-East 39 11 11 22 20 2014-15 Providence College H-East 41 15 17 32 26 22 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 45 7 12 19 2 12 3 1 2 3 4 2015-16 Boston Bruins NHL 19 0 1 1 8 -4 2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 19 0 2 2 4 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 12 0 4 4 9 -2 NHL Totals 31 0 3 3 12 -3

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#11 Tyler Randell Birthdate: June 15, 1991 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’1”/198 lbs Hometown: Scarborough, ON, CAN Draft: Round 6, #176 overall in 2009 by Boston Pronunciation: RAN-duhl ➤ Split his junior career between the Belleville Bulls (2007-09) and the Kitchener Rangers (2009-2012). ➤ Made his AHL debut on October 7, 2011 against the St. John’s Ice Caps and scored his first AHL goal

on October 16, 2011 against Portland Pirates. ➤ Led the Providence in PIM in the 2014-15 season. ➤ Called up to Boston and made his NHL debut on October 14, 2015 against the Colorado Avalanche,

scoring his first NHL goal in the same game. ➤ Played 27 games for Boston in the 2015-16 season totaling 6+0=6 with 5 fights.

Last Goal: 4/19/15 vs MCH Last Multipoint Game: 4/4/15 @ STJ Last Assist: 12/30/16 @ WBS 4-0-1 when having a fighting major Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2007-08 Belleville Bulls OHL 62 5 6 11 24 2 19 0 0 0 0 2008-09 Belleville Bulls OHL 36 10 5 15 60 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Kitchener Rangers OHL 37 14 8 22 39 -14 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Kitchener Rangers OHL 47 9 12 21 88 -12 20 1 4 5 19 2010-11 Kitchener Rangers OHL 68 20 12 32 160 -1 7 0 0 0 7 2011-12 Kitchener Rangers OHL 17 9 1 10 21 3 6 7 1 8 14 2011-12 Providence Bruins AHL 30 2 0 2 45 -11 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 22 2 2 4 46 -8 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Providence Bruins AHL 23 0 0 0 56 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Providence Bruins AHL 43 4 7 11 93 1 8 1 0 1 6 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 74 11 9 20 120 4 5 0 0 0 4 2015-16 Boston Bruins NHL 27 6 0 6 47 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 39 0 5 5 55 -8 NHL Totals 27 6 0 6 47 -2

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#12 Justin Hickman Birthdate: March 18, 1994 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’2”/224 lbs Hometown: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Signed 3-year Entry Level deal in March of 2015 ➤ Played the entirety of his junior career with the Seattle Thunderbirds, serving as team captain. ➤ Attended the Winnipeg Jets development Camp in July 2014 but did not receive an offer. ➤ Went undrafted but signed a 3-year Entry Level Contract with the Boston Bruins in March of 2015. ➤ Made professional debut for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on April 11th 2014 against the Albany Devils

and scored his first pro goal on April 13th against the Springfield Falcons. ➤ Made his debut as a Providence Bruin on October 9th 2015 against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton

Penguins and scored his first goal as a P-Bruin on January 8th 2016 against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Last Goal: 12/30/16 @ WBS Last Multipoint Game: 12/26/16 @ ALB Last Assist: 12/26/16 @ ALB Undefeated when he scores or has positive +/- Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2010-11 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 46 0 2 2 51 -20 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 71 12 10 22 106 -19 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70 12 22 34 115 -23 6 0 1 1 11 2013-14 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 67 22 24 46 154 7 9 2 1 3 12 2013-14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 1 0 1 4 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 31 9 19 28 40 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 66 5 3 8 65 -11 1 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 17 2 1 3 15 1

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#13 Ben Marshall Birthday: August 30, 1992 Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 5’10”/180 lbs Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN, USA Draft: Round 7, #201 overall in 2010 by Detroit Acquired: Signed 1-year, 2-way deal in October ➤ Supplied 11 goals, 32 points, 34 penalty minutes and a +20 rating in 56 USHL appearances for the

Omaha Lancers in 2010-11 and was named to the All-Star and All-Rookie Teams. ➤ Played collegiate hockey at the University of Minnesota, collecting 17 goals, 61 points, 127 penalty

minutes and a +26 rating in 159 NCAA games played. ➤ Named Assistant Captain in his senior season and helped the Golden Gophers claim four Conference

titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances. ➤ First pro deal came on August 24, 2015 when he signed with the Indy Fuel of the ECHL. ➤ Spent most of the first half of 2016-17 with the Atlanta Gladiators, but was on the P-Bruins opening

night roster despite not playing in a game for them. ➤ Due to Rob O’Gara’s injury he was recalled from Atlanta December 31, making his AHL debut that

night against Hershey and picking up his first point in the game. ➤ First goal came January 8 as he opened the scoring against Hartford in his fourth AHL game.

Last Goal: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Multipoint Game: No Multi Point Games Last Assist: 1/15/17 vs BRI +5 game 1/21/17 @ LV tied for highest rating in Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks one game by any AHL player this season

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2010-11 Omaha Lancers USHL 56 11 21 32 34 20 3 0 1 1 0 2011-12 U. of Minnesota WCHA 41 4 9 13 31 2012-13 U. of Minnesota WCHA 40 8 11 19 20 2013-14 U. of Minnesota Big-10 39 3 15 18 56 2014-15 U. of Minnesota Big-10 39 2 9 11 20 -3 2015-16 Indy Fuel ECHL 72 12 24 36 23 -9 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 24 3 13 16 16 2 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 9 2 2 4 4 5

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#15 Wayne Simpson Birthdate: November 19, 1989 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 5’11”/194 lbs Hometown: Oakville, ON, CAN Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Agreed to PTO to start 2016, signed SPC 11/10/16 ➤ Played NCAA hockey for Union College from 2009-2013 where his team won two consecutive ECAC

Championships in 2012 and 2013. ➤ After graduating from Union, Simpson joined the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL for two seasons

where he played 131 games and totaled 38+58=96. ➤ Made his AHL debut January 3, 2015 for the Providence Bruins against the Portland Pirates and

scored his first AHL goal on January 11, 2015 also against the Pirates. ➤ Signed with Portland for the 2015-16 season where he spent his first full AHL season. ➤ Re-joined Providence for the 2016-17 season on a PTO and signed a full contract with the club

November 10. Last Goal: 1/27/17 vs HER Last Multipoint Game: 1/27/17 vs HER Last Assist: 1/27/17 vs HER 5-game point streak from 11/18-11/25 (3-5-8) Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Of his goals, 7 have tied or given P-Bruins a lead

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2009-10 Union College ECAC 39 6 12 18 8 2010-11 Union College ECAC 40 16 14 30 18 2011-12 Union College ECAC 41 18 13 31 12 2012-13 Union College ECAC 39 16 20 36 10 2013-14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 66 22 19 41 6 -4 4 0 1 1 2 2014-15 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 65 16 39 55 23 19 27 13 25 38 8 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 4 1 0 1 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Portland Pirates AHL 68 8 28 36 6 20 3 1 0 1 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 44 13 18 31 6 16

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#19 Brian Ferlin Birthday: June 3, 1992 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’2”/209 lbs Hometown: Jacksonville, FL, USA Draft: Round 4, #121 overall in 2011 by Boston ➤ Played junior hockey with the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League and made the 2011

USHL All-Star team before playing college hockey at Cornell University. ➤ From 2011-14 in 92 games for the Big Red he tallied 31 goals and 41 assists for 72 points. ➤ Named to the All-Ivy League First Team in 2014 ➤ Joined the Boston organization in 2014 by signing a 2-year entry level deal. ➤ Made his professional and P-Bruins debut October 10, 2014 against St. John’s and recorded his first

pro point seven days later versus Worcester. ➤ Picked up his first pro goal on October 24 against Norfolk. ➤ Made NHL debut February 20, 2015 against the St. Louis Blues and two days later on February 22

tallied an assist against the Blackhawks for his first career point. Last Goal: 4/17/16 @ BRI Last Multipoint Game: 4/17/16 @ BRI Last Assist: 4/17/16 @ BRI Hasn’t played since 12/11 due to injury Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2009-10 Indiana Ice USHL 57 6 10 16 36 -5 8 1 2 3 2 2010-11 Indiana Ice USHL 55 25 48 73 26 26 5 1 4 5 4 2011-12 Cornell University ECAC 26 8 13 21 30 2012-13 Cornell University ECAC 34 10 14 24 55 2013-14 Cornell University ECAC 32 13 14 27 26 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 53 11 9 20 40 -9 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 23 6 8 14 27 9 3 0 1 1 2 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 1 NHL Totals 7 0 1 1 0 0

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#20 Colton Hargrove Birthdate: June 25, 1992 Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/212 lbs Hometown: Rockwall, Texas, USA Draft: Round 7, #205 overall in 2012 by Boston ➤ Played for the St. Louis Bandits in the NAHL in 2009 before playing two seasons in the USHL with the

Fargo Force. ➤ Enrolled at Western Michigan University for three seasons before forgoing his final year of NCAA

eligibility to join the Providence Bruins for the 2015-16 season. ➤ Hargrove played 66 games in his rookie season totaling 14+16=30 points. ➤ He made his pro debut on October 9 2015 against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and scored his

first pro goal on November 1 2015 against the Springfield Falcons. ➤ He recorded four multi point games in his first pro season.

Last Goal: 12/9/16 vs TOR Last Multipoint Game: 12/2/16 vs BNG Last Assist: 1/7/17 @ SPR 6-game point streak from 11/19-12/2 (2-5-7), Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2009-10 St. Louis Bandits NAHL 1 0 2 2 0 0 2010-11 Fargo Force USHL 56 13 14 27 109 9 5 0 3 3 2 2011-12 Fargo Force USHL 54 16 22 38 140 1 6 0 0 0 10 2012-13 Western Michigan University CCHA 32 9 1 10 29 2013-14 Western Michigan University NCHC 39 11 13 24 38 2014-15 Western Michigan University NCHC 34 14 14 28 80 12 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 66 14 16 30 71 9 3 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 35 4 8 12 37 1

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#21 Anton Blidh Birthday: March 14, 1995 Position: Wing Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’0”/201 lbs Hometown: Molnlycke, Sweden Draft: Round 6, #180 overall in 2013 by Boston Pronunciation: BLIHD ➤ Played for Frolunda HC and Karlskrona HK in Sweden spending time on the Swedish World Junior Cup

team in 2013 and 2015. ➤ Played first professional game October 9, 2015 against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. ➤ Scored his first pro goal on October 23, 2015 in a 5-3 win against Lehigh Valley Phantoms. ➤ Recorded one multi-point game in the 2015-16 season when he tallied two goals against the Bridgeport

Sound Tigers on January 8, 2016. ➤ Made his NHL debut for Boston on December 3, 2016 at Buffalo and recorded an assist for his first

NHL point December 7 at Washington. ➤ Returned to Providence on December 10, but was recalled just five days later for his second NHL stint.

He scored his first NHL goal December 20 against the Islanders during this time. ➤ Sent back to Providence January 21, 2017

Last Goal: 12/11/16 vs BRI Last Multipoint Game: 11/23/16 @ RCH Last Assist: 11/26/16 @ STJ 4-game goal streak 10/28-11/5 Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2013-14 Frolunda HC SweHL 24 0 5 5 2 0 6 1 2 3 0 2013-14 Karlskrona HK Swe-1 11 1 1 2 6 -2 2014-15 Frolunda HC SweHL 48 5 0 5 26 -11 13 1 0 1 4 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 65 10 4 14 48 -4 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 23 6 4 10 22 82016-17 Boston Bruins* NHL 20 1 1 2 7 -2 NHL Totals 19 1 1 2 7 -2

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#22 Peter Cehlarik Birthdate: August 2, 1995 Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’2”/202 lbs Hometown: Zilina, Slovakia Draft: Round 3, #90 overall in 2013 by Boston Pronunciation: T'SECH-lahr-ihk ➤ Spent 4 seasons playing pro hockey in Sweden for Lulea HF helping his team to a Champions Hockey

League Championship during the 2014-2015 season. ➤ Posted a career best season with 11-9-20 in 46 games during the 2015-16 season. ➤ Member of Team Slovakia for the IH18 (2012), Junior World Cup U18 (2013), and the Junior World

Cup 2014-2016 including a bronze medal finish in 2015. ➤ Signed a 3-year Entry Level deal with Boston in June of 2016. ➤ Made his P-Bruins and pro debut this season on October 21, registering his first goal and assist two

days later against Albany. Last Goal: 1/22/17 vs HFD Last Multipoint Game: 1/22/17 vs HFD Last Assist: 1/27/17 vs HER 4 of his goals have given the P-Bruins a lead Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Lulea HF SEL 8 3 3 6 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2013-14 Asploven HC Swe-1 18 5 8 13 6 3 2013-14 Lulea HF SweHL 32 2 2 4 4 -4 2 0 0 0 0 2014-15 Lulea HF SweHL 46 6 13 19 6 1 6 1 1 2 0 2015-16 Lulea HF SweHL 46 11 9 20 4 7 11 3 2 5 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 38 18 13 31 12 7

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#24 Chris Porter Birthdate: May 29, 1984 Position: Forward Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/206 lbs Hometown: Toronto, ON, CAN Draft: Round 10, #282 overall in 2003 by Chicago Acquired: Agreed to PTO 10/31/16, signed full SPC 12/29/16 ➤ Veteran of 234 games over seven NHL seasons ➤ Played college hockey at U. of North Dakota 2003-07 before signing with St Louis August 21, 2007. ➤ Made NHL debut in the 2008 season opener for the Blues scoring his first career goal October 18,

2008 against the Blackhawks. ➤ After eight seasons with St. Louis, he signed a one year deal on August 8, 2015 to play for the

Philadelphia Flyers. After being placed on waivers, the Minnesota Wild claimed him on October 1. ➤ Attended Blues camp this season on a PTO before being released prior to the start of the season. ➤ Signed a PTO with Providence October 31, 2016 and recorded an assist in his first game with them ➤ When Porter’s PTO expired, he signed a season long contract with Providence December 29. ➤ Scored 150th AHL point while with Providence January 14th vs Bridgeport.

Last Goal: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Multipoint Game: 11/23/16 @ RCH Last Assist: 1/15/17 vs. BRI Can reach 600 pro games played this year Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2002-03 Lincoln Stars USHL 59 13 22 35 74 5 10 4 3 7 10 2003-04 U. of North Dakota WCHA 41 10 15 25 46 2004-05 U. of North Dakota WCHA 43 12 3 15 36 2005-06 U. of North Dakota WCHA 46 7 16 23 40 2006-07 U. of North Dakota WCHA 43 13 17 30 38 2007-08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 80 12 25 37 72 -4 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 1 1 2 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 74 7 16 23 72 1 7 1 1 2 0 2009-10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 80 13 18 31 53 -4 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 36 9 11 20 63 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 St. Louis Blues NHL 45 3 4 7 16 -4 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 4 3 7 11 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2 0 1 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 12 7 3 10 11 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 2 6 8 0 5 6 1 0 1 0 2013-14 Chicago Wolves AHL 38 7 11 18 37 6 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 0 1 1 0 -3 6 1 2 3 0 2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 1 1 2 6 -3 3 0 1 1 0 2015-16 Minnesota Wild NHL 61 4 3 7 6 -6 6 1 0 1 0 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 35 1 10 11 14 -1 NHL Totals 234 15 19 34 39 -13 21 3 3 6 0

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#25 Colby Cave Birthdate: December 26, 1994 Position: Center Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/200 lbs Hometown: Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Draft: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent from the WHL in 2015 ➤ Went undrafted, but signed with the Bruins in 2015 as one of the top free agents in the WHL. ➤ Spent 4 full seasons with the Swift Current Broncos serving as the captain for the 2014-15 season

(played with Boston Bruin draft pick Jake Debrusk). ➤ Played one game for the Providence Bruins in the 2014-15 season against the Hartford Wolf Pack. ➤ Enjoyed a successful rookie season playing 75 games and recording 16-13-29 points - good enough

for 8th on the team and 4th most of any rookie on the roster. ➤ Played in 3 playoff games where he tallied 3 points (2-1-3). ➤ Scored first pro goal on October 14, 2015 against the Hartford Wolfpack and had three multi-point

games during the 15-16 season (Oct 23, Jan 23, Jan 24). Last Goal: 1/22/17 vs HFD Last Multipoint Game: 12/30/16 @ WBS Last Assist: 1/8/17 vs HAR Yet to miss a game in 2016-17 Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2010-11 Battlefords North Stars SJHL 3 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 6 10 16 36 -20 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 21 20 41 39 1 5 2 2 4 8 2013-14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 33 37 70 30 20 6 0 2 2 0 2014-15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 35 40 75 52 3 4 2 0 2 2 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 75 13 16 29 29 -4 3 2 1 3 5 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 44 10 13 23 26 5

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#26 Taylor Doherty Birthdate: March 2, 1991 Position: Defense Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’8”/235 lbs Hometown: Cambridge, ON Draft: Round 2, #57 overall in 2009 by San Jose Acquired: Agreed to PTO 1/3/17 ➤ Signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Sharks June 1, 2010. ➤ Prior to getting drafted spent four seasons in the OHL from 2007-11, playing 263 games for the

Kingston Frontenacs registering 38 goals and 99 assists for 137 points ➤ Member of Team Canada and won gold at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as well as Team

Ontario that won gold at the 2008 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge ➤ Named captain of Kingston in his final year with them, a year that also saw him play his first pro game

with Worcester April 5, 2011 after signing an ATO two days earlier. ➤ First full season came the following year, scoring his first point January 28, 2012 vs Manchester. ➤ First pro goal came the following season on November 3, 2012 vs St. John's in a season that saw him

play only 40 games due to a sliced Achilles tendon. ➤ Earned first NHL recall January 21, 2014 though did not appear in any games & was returned to the

AHL five days later. ➤ Accepted a PTO for the Stockton Heat inaugural 2015 training camp, was released following its

completion & signed with the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush October 20. He was loaned to the Toronto Marlies for 12 games & led all Rush defensemen in scoring with 8 goals & 24 points in 56 games.

➤ Spent this year’s training camp with the Marlies before being sent to the Orlando Solar Bears. He signed a PTO with Providence January 3, 2017, scoring his first point with them January 13 vs Utica.

Last Goal: 1/18/15 (for WOR) Last Multipoint Game: 10/18/14 (for WOR vs PRO) Last Assist: 1/13/17 vs UTI Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2007-08 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 6 14 20 118 -13 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 68 2 18 20 140 -14 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 63 16 28 44 114 1 5 1 4 5 0 2010-11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 68 14 39 53 86 -19 5 0 3 3 12 2010-11 Worcester Sharks AHL 3 0 0 0 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Worcester Sharks AHL 63 0 6 6 76 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Worcester Sharks AHL 40 1 9 10 67 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Worcester Sharks AHL 69 4 11 15 111 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Worcester Sharks AHL 59 2 5 7 93 -3 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Rapid City Rush ECHL 56 8 16 24 32 -27 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Toronto Marlies AHL 12 0 3 3 20 7 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Toronto Marlies* AHL -- -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 20 2 9 11 49 13 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 8 0 1 1 21 2

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#28 Linus Arnesson Birthdate: September 21, 1994 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/188 lbs Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Draft: Round 2, #60 overall in 2013 by Boston Pronunciation: LEE-nuhs AHR-neh-suhn ➤ Signed a three-year entry level contract with Boston on June 1, 2014. ➤ Played for Djurgardens IF from 2011-2015. ➤ Made his AHL debut on March 21, 2015 against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and recorded his first pro

point in the same game with an assist. ➤ Scored his first pro goal on April 10, 2015 against the Worcester Sharks. It remains his only pro goal.

Last Goal: 4/10/15 vs WOR Last Multipoint Game: No Multi Point Games Last Assist: 10/16/16 vs STJ Hasn’t played since 12/3 due to injury Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2011-12 Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL 3 0 0 0 0 0 2012-13 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Swe-1 31 0 1 1 8 -3 2013-14 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Swe-1 44 1 5 6 36 2 2014-15 Djurgardens IF SweHL 41 0 5 5 28 -10 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Providence Bruins AHL 11 1 3 4 6 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 48 0 5 5 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 19 0 1 1 4 -6

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#29 Jake DeBrusk Birthdate: October 17, 1996 Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’0”/183 lbs Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Draft: Round 1, #14 overall in 2015 by Boston Pronunciation: duh-BRUHSK ➤ Spent a majority of his junior career with the Swift Current Broncos (with Colby Cave) before being

traded to the Red Deer Rebels in 2016 where he helped the Rebels to the Memorial Cup Semifinals. ➤ DeBrusk’s career high for points came in 2014-15 when he tallied 42-39-81 in 72 regular season

games with the Broncos. ➤ DeBrusk played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 2015. ➤ He is the son of former NHL player Louie DeBrusk who played 401 NHL games for the Edmonton

Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, and Chicago Blackhawks. ➤ Signed a 3-year entry level deal with Boston this season. ➤ Made his P-Bruins debut opening night on October 14, 2016 vs Albany and recorded his first pro point

in the game. ➤ Scored his first pro goal October 28 at Utica. ➤ Had a four game goal streak December 18-27, tied with Anton Blidh for longest by a P-Bruin in

2016-17. ➤ Had an 8-game point streak December 18 - January 7, the longest streak by any P-Bruin in 2016-17.

He had 6 goals and 2 assists in that time. Last Goal: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Multipoint Game: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Assist: 1/21/17 @ LV 4-game goal streak 12/18- 12/27 Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks 8-game pt streak 12/18-1/7 (6-2) longest by Bruin

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2013-14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 15 24 39 21 8 6 3 1 4 0 2014-15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 42 39 81 40 -9 3 0 0 0 10 2015-16 Swift Current Broncos WHL 24 9 17 26 15 -5 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Red Deer Rebels WHL 37 12 27 39 32 15 17 8 9 17 20 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 44 11 12 23 13 -1

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#36 Zac Rinaldo Birthdate: June 15, 1990 Position: Center Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 5’10”/188 lbs Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, CAN Draft: Round 6, #178 overall in 2008 by Philadelphia Acquired: Traded to BOS in 2015, waived & assigned to PROV 3/4/16 Pronunciation: rih-NAL-doh ➤ Has played 275 NHL games totaling 9-18-27. ➤ Played his junior career in the OHL for the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors, Mississauga St. Michael’s

Majors, London Knights and Barrie Colts. ➤ Made pro debut October 9, 2010 for Adirondack vs Albany, scoring his first goal the same day. ➤ Made NHL debut for Philadelphia April 22, 2011 in Game 5 of round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

against Buffalo. ➤ Scored his first NHL goal on March 15, 2012 against the New York Islanders. ➤ Traded to Boston in 2015 for a 2017 3rd-rd pick and made his debut October 8, 2015 vs Winnipeg. ➤ On March 1, 2016 was suspended for 5 games for delivering an illegal hit to Tampa Bay forward Cedric

Paquette - his 4th NHL suspension in 5 years. ➤ Placed on waivers and sent to Providence and made P-Bruins debut March 4, 2016.

Last Goal: 1/20/17 vs ROC Last Multipoint Game: 12/30/16 @ WBS Last Assist: 12/30/16 @ WBS 3 of 5 goals were first goals of a game Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Career high in goals this season

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2006-07 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 44 16 16 32 193 2 2006-07 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 6 0 0 0 2 -3 -- -- -- -- -- 2007-08 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 63 7 7 14 191 -14 4 0 0 0 9 2008-09 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 34 6 7 13 112 3 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 London Knights OHL 22 4 13 17 89 15 8 1 1 2 26 2009-10 London Knights OHL 34 8 7 15 148 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Barrie Colts OHL 26 2 8 10 107 7 4 2 0 2 11 2010-11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 60 3 6 9 331 -7 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 0 12 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 2 7 9 232 -1 5 0 0 0 48 2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 4 1 1 2 11 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 31 2 3 5 92 -7 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 32 3 2 5 85 -7 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 2 2 4 153 -13 7 0 0 0 4 2014-15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 1 5 6 102 -9 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Boston Bruins NHL 52 1 2 3 83 -5 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 12 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 29 5 2 7 20 -12 NHL Totals 275 9 18 27 655 -35 14 0 0 0 64

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#37 Jordan Szwarz Birthdate: May 24, 1991 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 5’11”/ 201 lbs Hometown: Burlington, ON, CAN Draft: Round 4, #97 overall in 2009 by Arizona Acquired: Agreed to PTO to start 2016-17, signed full SPC 11/10/16 Pronunciation: SWAWRZ ➤ Played for the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL for most of his junior career, amassing 204 points to become

third all-time scorer for the team. ➤ In 2010-11, Szwarz served as the Captain of the Spirit. ➤ Made AHL debut April 8, 2010 for the San Antonio Rampage against the Houston Stars before

returning to the Spirit for his final season. ➤ Played for the Portland Pirates 2011-15, serving as assistant captain in 2013 and captain in 2014. ➤ Made NHL debut October 29, 2013 for the Coyotes against the LA Kings and scored his first NHL goal

October 31, 2013 against the Nashville Predators. ➤ Played the 2015-16 season for the Springfield Falcons where he served as assistant captain. ➤ Signed a PTO with the P-Bruins which led to him getting a full AHL contract for the 2016-17 season on

November 10. Last Goal: 1/21/17 @ LV Last Multipoint Game: 1/27/17 vs HER Last Assist: 1/27/17 vs HER 5-game point streak from 10/29-11/11 (4-5-9) Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks 9 multi-point games this season

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2007-08 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 12 21 33 56 11 4 0 0 0 2 2008-09 Saginaw Spirit OHL 67 17 34 51 76 17 8 1 5 6 10 2009-10 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 26 28 54 82 12 6 1 2 3 0 2009-10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 27 39 66 90 33 12 4 9 13 8 2011-12 Portland Pirates AHL 58 7 13 20 28 6 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Portland Pirates AHL 60 11 22 33 31 7 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Portland Pirates AHL 27 8 6 14 55 -5 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 26 3 0 3 19 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 2014-15 Portland Pirates AHL 45 9 13 22 65 3 5 1 2 3 8 2014-15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 9 1 0 1 2 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 12 11 23 31 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 40 10 22 32 49 13 NHL Totals 35 4 0 4 21 -8

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#43 Matt Bartkowski Birthdate: June 4, 1988 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’1”/196 lbs Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Draft: Round 7, #190 overall in 2008 by Florida Acquired: Agreed to PTO 10/13/16 and signed full SPC 12/12/16 Pronunciation: bahrt-KOW-skee ➤ Played three seasons for Mt. Lebanon HS (2003-06) serving as Captain his junior year before joining

the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (06-08) where he was a First All-Star Team. ➤ Attended Ohio State University for two seasons where he totaled 11+27=38. ➤ Rights were traded in 2010 from the Panthers to the Bruins along with Dennis Seidenberg. ➤ Signed an entry level contract with Boston in April 2010. ➤ Made NHL debut January 10, 2011 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and scored his first NHL goal on

May 13, 2013 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Conference Quarterfinals of playoffs. ➤ Played 146 games for Boston (1+26=27) & 180 games for Providence (11+63=74) between 2011-15. ➤ Signed a one year contract with the Vancouver Canucks in July of 2015 ➤ Signed by the Ottawa Senators to a PTO in September of 2016 but was released on October 5. ➤ Re-joined Providence for 2016-17 on a PTO prior to the start of the season and signed a full AHL

contract with the club on December 12. ➤ Played 200th game as a P-Bruin December 30th, 2016 against Wilkes-Barre Scranton

Last Goal: 11/23/16 @ RCH Last Multipoint Game: 1/20/17 vs. ROC Last Assist: 1/20/17 vs. ROC Part of 2011 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Team Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Skated in 200th P-Bruins game 12/30 @ WBS

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2006-07 Lincoln Stars USHL 57 3 6 9 95 9 3 0 0 0 2 2007-08 Lincoln Stars USHL 60 4 37 41 135 19 8 1 4 5 10 2008-09 Ohio State University CCHA 41 5 15 20 46 2009-10 Ohio State University CCHA 39 6 12 18 99 2010-11 Providence Bruins AHL 69 5 18 23 42 -17 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 4 -1 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Providence Bruins AHL 50 3 19 22 38 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Providence Bruins AHL 56 3 21 24 56 2 5 0 5 5 4 2012-13 Boston Bruins NHL 11 0 2 2 6 0 7 1 1 2 4 2013-14 Boston Bruins NHL 64 0 18 18 30 22 8 0 1 1 10 2014-15 Boston Bruins NHL 47 0 4 4 37 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 6 12 18 50 -19 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 30 2 8 10 27 -1 NHL Totals 211 6 36 42 127 -6 15 1 2 3 14

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#44 Rob O’Gara Birthday: July 6, 1993 Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6’4”/207 lbs Hometown: Massapequa, New York, USA Draft: Round 5, #151 overall in 2011 by Boston Pronunciation: OH-GAR-uh ➤ Played for the Junior Bruins U18 team in 2011 and went on to play for Yale University for four seasons

from 2012-2016. ➤ As a freshman, he played in 37 games on the Bulldogs’ top defensive pairing and went on to win the

NCAA National Championship. ➤ His junior year he was the team’s third-leading scorer and top scoring defenceman with 6-15-21. ➤ Signed a two year entry level contract with the Bruins on March 29, 2016. ➤ Made professional debut on April 2, 2016 against Hershey and scored his first goal April 13 against

Springfield. ➤ Made NHL debut on October 13, 2016 against Columbus, playing three games in Boston before being

assigned to Providence. Last Goal: 12/30/16 @ WBS Last Multipoint Game: No Multi Point Games Last Assist: 12/26/16 @ HFD Undefeated when he has a point Last Hat Trick: No AHL Hat Tricks Has not played since 12/30/16 due to injury

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Yale University ECAC 37 0 7 7 32 2013-14 Yale University ECAC 33 4 7 11 30 2014-15 Yale University ECAC 33 6 15 21 31 15 2015-16 Yale University ECAC 30 4 8 12 41 5 2015-16 Providence Bruins AHL 5 1 0 1 4 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Boston Bruins* NHL 3 0 0 0 0 1 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 27 2 3 5 8 1 NHL Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1

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#93 Peter Mueller Birthdate: April 14, 1988 Position: Forward Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6’2”/ 205 lbs Hometown: Bloomington, MN, USA Draft: Round 1, #8 overall in 2006 by Arizona Acquired: Agreed to PTO to start 2016-17 and signed full SPC 12/12/16 Pronunciation: MYOO-lur ➤ Spent his junior career with the US Development Team including the National U17, U18, and U20

Teams. He was part of the squad that won the U18 WJC Gold Medal in 2004-05 and the U20 WJC Bronze Medal in 2006-07.

➤ Played for the Everett Silvertips (WHL) from 2005-2007 where he was WHL Rookie of the Year. ➤ Made NHL debut October 4, 2007 for the Coyotes against St. Louis and scored his first goal October

18, 2007 against Edmonton. ➤ Scored first career hat trick on November 7, 2007 against Anaheim. ➤ Traded to Colorado in March of 2010 and the following September signed a 2 year $4-million contract

with them. He missed much of his first year with them due to a concussion. ➤ After 2 seasons with Colorado he signed 1-year deal with Florida for the lockout-shortened season. ➤ Signed first European contract in 2013 with the Kloten Flyers, finishing third in the league in scoring. ➤ In 2015 played for the Malmo Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League. ➤ Joined Boston organization on a PTO prior to training camp, but eventually was released and joined

Providence after agreeing to another PTO. He signed a full AHL contract with the club December 12. Last Goal: 12/3/16 @ SPR Last Multipoint Game: 12/2/16 vs BNG Last Assist: 1/21/17 @ LV 4 point game on 12/2 vs BNG (2g, 2a) Last Hat Trick: 11/7/07 (For NHL Coyotes)

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2003-04 USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL 43 10 16 26 26 2004-05 USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL 14 11 13 24 16 2005-06 Everett Silvertips WHL 52 26 32 58 44 4 15 7 6 13 10 2006-07 Everett Silvertips WHL 51 21 57 78 45 6 12 7 9 16 12 2007-08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 81 22 32 54 32 -13 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72 13 23 36 24 -7 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 54 4 13 17 8 -5 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 15 9 11 20 8 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 32 7 9 16 8 -3 -- -- -- -- -- 2012-13 Florida Panthers NHL 43 8 9 17 18 -11 -- -- -- -- -- 2013-14 Kloten HC Swiss-A 49 24 22 46 12 18 10 2 1 3 4 2014-15 Kloten HC Swiss-A 34 10 7 17 12 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Malmo Redhawks SweHL 43 13 12 25 16 -11 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 31 7 8 15 14 -1 NHL Totals 297 63 97 160 98 -35

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Kevin Dean, Head Coach Kevin Dean enters his first season as Head Coach of the Providence Bruins, and sixth season overall with the club, after spending five years as a member of the New Jersey Devils organization’s coaching staff. The 47-year-old's coaching experience includes four seasons as an assistant coach of the Lowell Devils (AHL) and one year as head coach of the Trenton Devils (ECHL). Before he took a position behind the bench, Dean played 12 years professionally, highlighted by winning both the Calder Cup and Stanley Cup during the 1995 season. A Madison, Wisconsin native, Dean was the New Jersey Devil’s fourth choice and the 86th overall selection in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Following the draft, Dean took his talents to perennial Hockey East powerhouse, the University of New Hampshire. In four years on the blue line for the Wildcats, the defenseman recorded 50 points in 131 games. Following his senior season in Durham, Dean made his professional debut with the Devil’s AHL affiliate, the Utica Devils. After spending time between Utica, Cincinnati (ECHL) and Albany (AHL) from 1990-1994, Dean’s career took a dramatic upwards turn. The River Rats captain tallied a career-high 37 assists for 42 and was named a first-team AHL All-Star when the River Rats won the Calder Cup in 1994-95. The blueliner also received his first NHL call-up, playing in 17 regular season games for New Jersey. However, it was the three playoff games he suited up for that got his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup. The only player in the organization to be a part of both the Stanley Cup and the Calder Cup, Dean also became one of only four players to win both coveted trophies in the same season. Dean remained in the Devils’ organization for four more seasons until he was picked up by Atlanta in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. He split the 1999-00 season between Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago, recording 11 points in 64 regular season games. A veteran of 12 professional seasons, Dean retired following 2000-01 season with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). Dean finished his professional career with 34 goals and 177 assists for 1 point. Following a 12-year professional career, Dean hung up his skates and took a position behind the bench with the Lowell Devils in 2006 as an assistant coach under Kurt Kleinendorst. The Devils struggled for three seasons falling short of the playoffs from 2006 to 2009. In the organization’s final season before moving to Albany, head coach John MacLean and Dean led the Devils to their first winning record since the 2006-07 season. The New Jersey offices took notice of Dean’s efforts and following the 2009-10 season, Dean was named the head coach of the Trenton Devils, the ECHL affiliate of the Albany Devils. He led the struggling team to a 27-37-0 record, falling short of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Following the 2010-11 season, the New Jersey Devils, the owner and NHL affiliate of the Trenton club, suspended Trenton’s operations.

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Jay Leach, Assistant Coach

Jay Leach, 36, recently served as assistant coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2015-16, helping the team advance to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs. He was an assistant coach for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany in 2014-15 and helped lead that team to the league championship. Leach enjoyed a successful playing career, seeing action in the ECHL, AHL and NHL from 2001-13. He appeared in 70 games at the NHL level with the New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins, registering three points on one goal and two assists with 60 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound defenseman also compiled 25 goals and 62 assists for 87 points with 608 penalty minutes and a plus-34 rating at the AHL level with the Albany Devils, Worcester Sharks, Lowell Devils, Portland Pirates, Norfolk Admirals, Providence Bruins, Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Springfield Falcons. He served as captain of the Worcester Sharks in 2010-11 and the Albany Devils in 2012-13, and was also an alternate captain for the Albany Devils in 2011-12. Prior to his professional career, Leach played four seasons at Providence College from 1997-2001. As a senior in 2000-01, he served as team captain and established career highs with four goals and 21 assists for 25 points in 40 games. The Syracuse, New York native was originally selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the fifth round (115th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Trent Whitfield, Assistant Coach Trent Whitfield, 39, recently served as assistant coach of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2015-16. The previous season he was assistant coach of the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2014-15. Whitfield enjoyed a successful 15-year playing career at the ECHL, AHL and NHL levels. The 5-foot-11, 209-pound forward skated in 194 NHL games with the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals and N.Y. Rangers, compiling 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points with 104 penalty minutes. He also made 18 NHL playoff game appearances, including four with the Bruins. Whitfield played in 812 games at the AHL level with the Providence Bruins, Peoria Rivermen and Portland Pirates, totaling 247 goals and 349 assists for 596 points with 564 penalty minutes. During his final season as a pro, Whitfield was the alternate captain of HC Bolzano of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) in 2013-14, where he recorded 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points in 54 games. Whitfield served as a captain on six teams, in addition to his one season as an alternate captain for HC Bolzano in 2013-14. He wore the “C” for the Providence Bruins in 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2012-13, for the Peoria Rivermen in 2008-09 and for the Spokane Chiefs (WHL) in 1996-97. The Alameda, Saskatchewan native was originally selected by the Bruins in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.


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