The Boston Bruins released their preseason schedule earlier today. The TD Garden (official name change coming next Thursday) will host two games. The first preseason game at the TD Garden will be on September 19th and the second game on September 26th. The game on September 19th against the New York Rangers will be at 4. The September 26th against the Columbus Blue Jackets will be at 7.
The complete preseason schedule is as follows:
September 15 @ NYR 7:00 p.m. (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)
September 16 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. (Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON)
September 19 vs. NYR 4:00 p.m. (TD Garden)
September 20 vs. MTL 7:00 p.m. (Quebec City, QC)
September 22 @ CBJ 7:00 p.m. (Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH)
September 24 @ MTL 7:30 p.m. (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC)
September 25 @ OTT (7:00 p.m. (Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON)
September 26 vs. CBJ 7:00 p.m. (TD Garden)
In addition to releasing the preseason schedule, the opening dates for training camp were released. Rookie camp will open September 5th and remain in Kitchener, Ontario until September 10th. The main training camp will open on September 12th.
There was a media advisory released by the NHL announcing there will be "major announcement concerning a special event" at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The 2009-2010 schedule will be released on Wednesday and the press conference at Fenway Park looks to be the official announcement of the Winter Classic at Fenway on January 1st. The Bruins are rumored to host the Philadelphia Flyers. The announcement is at 2 p.m. and will be on NHL Network and streamed live on NHL.com.
Development camp is in Wilmington this week and runs until Sunday. Invitee Rob Kwiet signed an entry-level contract yesterday. Kwiet, a defenseman, had 12 goals and 55 assists for 67 points in 66 games last season with the Windsor Spitfires. When I attended development camp yesterday, he was somebody who forced me to keep looking at the roster to see who #59 was and it was always Kwiet. Needless to say, he grabbed my attention for the right reasons.
