NAHL: Austin Bruins
BRUINS ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN THOMPSON FROM ABERDEEN
Date:08/16/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: AberdeenNews.com AUSTIN MN, - The Bruins announced on Tuesday that they have acquired Defenseman Cole Thompson from the Aberdeen Wings in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2017 NAHL Draft. Thompson is a stay at home defenseman, who will fill a much needed role on a blue line that will have a largely new look from a season ago. Although he hasn’t racked up a lot of points, ...
Gabor to play Pro Hockey in Europe
Date:07/07/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
The Bruins are pleased to learn that 2015-16 assistant captain Gilbert Gabor has signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana of the EBEL, an Austrian professional league team that plays in Slovenia. Gabor, 20 years old, was the Bruins leading scorer this past season, scoring 21 goals and adding 37 assists in his final year of Junior eligibility. Gabor had two goals and four assists in six postseas...
Bruins Release 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule
Date:06/30/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN – The North American Hockey League released the schedule for the 2016-17 season on Thursday which will begin with the annual Blaine Showcase from September 21st-24th at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, MN. The Bruins will open the post-showcase portion of the schedule with a Central Division Finals rematch against the Bismarck Bobcats on Friday, September 30th and Saturda...
Bruins select three forwards, one defenseman in 2016 NAHL Draft
Date:06/08/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN – The Austin Bruins made four selections in Tuesday’s NAHL Draft, taking three forwards and one defenseman as they selected in the first, second, fifth, and sixth rounds. The Bruins chose defenseman Peter Zsombor Garat (Budapest, Hungary) in the 1st round with the 11th overall selection. Garat, a ’97 birth year, is an offensive blue-liner who put up 48 points (1...
Bruins Prepare for NAHL Draft
Date:06/06/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
As the Austin Bruins prepare for the 2016 NAHL Draft, things are a little different than last season for Kyle Grabowski and his staff. With a full year under his belt, and more than a dozen players eligible to return, it’s quality over quantity for Grabowski this time around. “We can be selective. What we’re looking for is Junior hockey experience – especially on the blue ...
Bruins make a pair of trades
Date:05/25/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN – The Bruins announced the acquisition of forward Garrett Elmore from the Brookings Blizzard on Wednesday in exchange for a tender. The Bruins also acquired a tender as part of a separate deal that saw forward Zach Kennedy dealt to the Bismarck Bobcats. Elmore, a three year NAHL veteran, played 89 games over the prior two seasons with the Blizzard, scoring 17 goals and addi...
BRUINS ALUMNI REPORT: Sturm, Kielly win USHL Clark Cup
Date:05/24/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
The Tri City Storm completed a three game sweep of the Dubuque Fighting Saints with a 4-1 home win on Friday, May 14th to capture their first Clark Cup in team history. Tri City got major contributions all season and into the playoffs from former Bruins Nico Sturm and Jake Kielly. Sturm, a native of Augsburg, Germany, played the 2014-15 season with the Bruins putting up 41 points in 53 ...
Bruins Season Ends Where it Began
Date:05/10/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
BISMARCK, ND - Solag Bakich and Jared Pike each scored twice, while Hunter Shepard made 20 saves, and Bismarck claimed game five of the Central Finals on Monday night at VFW Sports Center, advancing to the Robertson Cup final four. It is Bismarck's sixtth Central Division Postseason title, and their first since 2013. The opening period was very tight, with each team mustering eight shots on g...
ALL EVEN: Bruins force game 5
Date:05/07/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Eric Johnson, Austin Daily Herald AUSTIN, MN - Heading into the 3rd period all even at two, Miha Zajc scored a shorthanded goal at 5:15 and the Bruins held off the Bobcats, 3-2 in game four of the Central Finals, evening the series and setting up a winner-take-all game five on Monday night in BIsmarck. The Bruins scored the only two goals of the opening period, starting the scoring...
Bruins pound Bismarck to Stave off Elimination
Date:05/07/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Scott Jacobson, Post Bulletin AUSTIN, MN - The Bruins scored four in the 2nd and three more in the 3rd to rout the Bismarck Bobcats 7-0 in game three of the Central Division Finals on Friday night at Riverside Arena. The Bruins staved off elimination and forced game four right back home on Saturday night. The Bruins played a strong first period, outshooting Bismarck 10-3 but neithe...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Bruins Try to Keep Season Alive on Home Ice
Date:05/04/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Don Boesen, Boesen Photography With their backs against the wall, the Bruins return home to Riverside Arena in a 0-2 hole to the Bismarck Bobcats, facing elimination for the first time this year. A much more competitive game two didn’t reap any results for the B’s, who fell 4-1, following game one’s 5-1 defeat. The Bruins have won three consecutive games on home ic...
Four Bruins Selected in USHL Phase II Draft
Date:05/04/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Left to Right: Notermann, Paganelli, Rueschhoff, O'Connor Four current members of the Bruins plus one tender were selected in Tuesday’s USHL Phase II Draft. Forwards Luke Notermann, Jacob Paganelli, and Austin Rueschhoff were all picked, along with defensemen Paul O’Connor and Jaden Shields. Notermann (’97), a University of Minnesota commit and native of Blaine, MN, was sel...
Carlson Commits to DI Providence
Date:05/03/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
The Austin Bruins, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced on Tuesday that goaltender Kristofer Carlson has committed to play NCAA DI hockey at Providence College for the 2016-17 season. Carlson, an 18-year-old from Centerville, Virginia, has played a key role in the Bruins’ run to the Central Division Finals. He led all goaltenders with 119 saves in the first round of ...
BRUINS ALUMNI REPORT: Simonson wins National Championship, MacLean Commits
Date:05/03/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Austin Daily Herald (JC MacLean) NCAA DI: Congratulations are in order for Johnny Simonson (Bruins ’11-13) who is a 2016 National Champion, as his UND Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac 5-1 in the NCAA DI National Championship Game in Tampa Bay, FL on April 9th. It is the 8th National Championship for the program, and the first since 2000. In Late April, JC MacLean (Bruins &rs...
In the hole: Bruins fall down 0-2 in Central Finals
Date:05/01/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
BISMARCK ND - In Friday's game one, it was early period goals that victimized the Bruins. On Saturday in game two, it was late period tallies that did them in, as the Bobcats claimed a 4-1 win and a 2-0 series lead. Tobias Fladeby scored with just 1:33 remaining in the opening period to break the seal, coming off the bench and despositing a cross ice pace from Cole Souto. In the 2nd, just aft...
Bad first period sinks Bruins in Game 1
Date:04/30/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
BISMARCK, ND - Three first period goals by the Bobcats was plenty for Hunter Shepard and the Bismarck defense as they claimed a 5-1 game one win on Friday night at VFW Sports Center to open the Central Division Finals. Setting the tone 44 seconds in was Solag Bakich, who got behind the Bruins defense and took a feed from Willie Brown, lifting it over Kris Carlson for the very early 1-0 Bismarck a...
Miller, Carlson honored by NAHL
Date:04/27/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
The North American Hockey League announced on Wednesday that two Bruins have received Central Division Awards. Forward Jade Miller has been named the Central Division Forward of the Year, as well as the recipient of the NAHL leadership award. The Bruins captain led the team in goals during the regular season with 29 – just one shy of the single-season Bruins record. He’s leading the l...
PLAYOFF PREVIEW: BRUINS AND BOBCATS PLAY FOR CENTRAL CUP
Date:04/26/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Don Boesen, Boesen Photography Since the Bruins first entered the NAHL in in 2010, the Central Division postseason title has belonged to only two teams: the Bruins and the Bismarck Bobcats. 2016 isn’t going to be any different. After each advancing through the semifinals in four games, the Bruins and ‘Cats meet for the fourth time in five seasons for the Central Cup. The...
Moving On: Bruins Advance to Central Finals
Date:04/24/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN - The Bruins scored twice in the first 5:19 of the 2nd period to turn a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead and held on for a 3-2 game four win on Saturday night at Riverside Arena, elminating the Minot Minotauros for the fourth year in a row, and advancing to their fifth consecutive Central Division Finals. After a slow start in game three, the Bruins were able to strike first in game four, ...
Advantage Austin: Bruins take Series Lead
Date:04/23/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN - In a back and fourth affair on Friday night at Riverside Arena, the Bruins capitalized six times on only 16 shots to grab a 2-1 series lead in a pivotal game three of the Central Division Semifinals. Gilbert Gabor led the way with two goals and as assist, while Kris Carlson continued his spectacular play in goal, stopping 29 of 32 shots. Minot took a 1-0 lead about midway through the...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Series Shifts to Riverside
Date:04/20/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Photo credit: Don Boesen, Boesen Photography After the Bruins and Minotauros split the regular season series about as evenly as two teams could, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by a 1-1 series after the stage shifts to Riverside Arena this weekend. With one win a piece at Maysa Arena in games one and two, the teams are now an identical 5-4-1 against each other in ten games over the course...
Evened Up: Bruins Tie Central Semis
Date:04/17/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
MINOT, ND - The Bruins scored three power play goals, while putting together a staunch defensive effort as they won game two of the Central Division semifinals in Minot on Saturday night, tying the series at one game a piece. Jade Miller set the tone early, scoring a power play tally just 1:27 in off a nifty drop pass from Gilbert Gabor. Jacob Paganelli also assisted. Miller's goal was the on...
Penalties Doom Bruins in Game 1 Loss
Date:04/16/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
MINOT, ND - What was a highly competitive game through 53 minutes of hockey, turned into a penalty parade for the Bruins in a 3-1 game one loss to the Minotauros on Friday night at Maysa Arena. The teams traded even strength goals in the first period as Jack Murphy opened the scoring at 14:53 before Paul O'Connor tied the game at 17:41. Murphy was sitting in the low slot when Grayson Gav...
Jade Miller Commits to UMD Bulldogs
Date:04/15/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
The Austin Bruins, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced on Friday that veteran forward Jade Miller had committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs NCAA DI program for the 2016-17 season. Miller, the Bruins captain, led the team in goals season with 29, finishing just one shy of the Austin all-time single season record. He finished 2nd on the team in overa...
PLAYOFF PREVEW: Bruins and Minot face off for fourth year in a row
Date:04/13/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
Although they may be seen as an underdog this time around, the Austin Bruins are heading to the Robertson Cup Playoffs for the fifth year in a row. Their first round opponent in the Divisional Semifinals is the Minot Minotauros – the team they took down in the Central Cup Championship Round a year ago, and a squad that has a rich playoff history with the B’s. Although the ‘Tauros...
Captain Clutch Delivers Again as Bruins end Wings' season
Date:04/10/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN - Jade Miller scored two powerplay goals, including his eleventh game winner of the season with less than a minute to go and the Bruins split the weekend series with Aberdeen, elmininating the Wings from playoff contention. For the first time in seven games, the Bruins scored first when Luke Notermann tapped a loose puck in the goal crease over the line at 2:59 of the opening period. A...
Desperate Wings Blank Bruins
Date:04/09/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
AUSTIN, MN - The Wings scored late in the 1st and again late in the 3rd while their goaltender, Peter Thome did the rest and Aberdeen claimed a 2-0 win at Riverside arena on Friday night, keeping their playoff hopes alive. Kevin Fitzgerald broke the seal at the 19:40 mark of the first period after Tyler Bossert came out of the corner and Bruins goalie Robbie Goor couldn't cover the puck. The ...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Bruins look to roll in to playoffs on winning note
Date:04/06/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
With two games left in the NAHL’s regular season, the Bruins are the only team in the Central Division without anything to play for this weekend. Win or lose, the B’s are locked into the #3 seed for the divisional playoffs, set to travel to either Minot or Bismarck on April 15th and 16th. The ‘Tauros and Bobcats will decide who wins the regular season title while Brookings, Aberd...
BRUINS ALUMNI REPORT: Folin back up, Simonson readies for Frozen Four
Date:04/05/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
NHL: The Wild recalled Christian Folin (Bruins ’10-12) today for the third time this season. Folin has 3 assists in 24 games with Minnesota, scoring 4 goals and 9 assists in AHL Iowa (28 games). NCAA DI: Johnny Simonson (Bruins ’11-13) is getting set for Thursday’s NCAA Semifinal in the Frozen Four in Tampa Bay, FL. His #3 overall North Dakota Fighting Hawks will take on the Uni...
Stefka's heroics cap dramatic playoff clincher
Date:04/03/2016 Source:NAHL: Austin Bruins
MINOT, ND - Jan Stefka scored at 3:28 of overtime as the Bruins split the weekend and season series with the Minot Minotauros with a 3-2 win on Saturday night at Maysa Arena. In the process, they clinched the #3 playoff spot in the Central Division postseason. The Bruins allowed the first goal of the game for the fifth straight time when Zach Bross scored the opening goal at 9:42 of the...
