Bruins forward David Krejci gets three-year deal before hip surgery

October 12th, 2009 Avalanche-Bruins Sums Colorado 2 2 0—4Boston 0 2 1—3First Period_1, Colorado, Hejduk 2 (Duchene, Quincey), 6:15 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hannan 1 (Jones, O'Reilly), 6:52.

September 24th, 2009 Bergeron gives Bruins shootout winMONTREAL — Patrice Bergeron scored in a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 preseason victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Bergeron slammed on the brakes after approaching from the right side and beat Jaroslav Halak with Boston's second attempt.

September 19th, 2009 Bruins say they did best to keep KesselBOSTON — The Bruins did their best to keep restricted free agent Phil Kessel before acceding to his desire to be traded and making a deal with Toronto. "This is not about frugality," Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli said on Saturday.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire rights to KesselTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins, the teams said Friday. In return for the rights to negotiate with the restricted free agent, Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 15th, 2009 Boston's Rask beats Rangers againNEW YORK — Tuukka Rask made 31 saves in a rare complete-game preseason effort, and prospect Zach Hamill scored a first-period goal in the Boston Bruins' 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Rask, who stopped 35 Rangers shots on Jan.

July 24th, 2009 'Canes reacquire Aaron Ward from BostonRALEIGH, N.C. — Aaron Ward is headed back to the Carolina Hurricanes.

July 3rd, 2009 Mark Recchi agrees to 1-year deal with BruinsBOSTON — Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup ring. He decided to stay to take another shot at it.

July 2nd, 2009 Mark Recchi agrees in principle with BruinsBOSTON — Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup, and he decided to stay with them for another shot at it. The NHL's sixth leading active goal scorer agreed to a one-year deal, his agent, Richard Curran, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

June 19th, 2009 Bruins coach Julien voted as NHL's coach of yearLAS VEGAS — Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins has been chosen as the NHL's coach of the year, earning 35 first-place votes from the NHL Broadcasters' Association. Julien won the award Thursday night after guiding the Bruins to the best record in the Eastern Conference.

June 19th, 2009 UCLA forward Gordon's knee injury not seriousLOS ANGELES — Drew Gordon of UCLA won't require surgery on the partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee that he injured during tryouts for the U.S. team in the under-19 world basketball championships.

June 18th, 2009 Bruins D Ference has successful abdominal surgeryBOSTON — The Boston Bruins say defenseman Andrew Ference has undergone successful surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and a torn groin. Ference's recovery time is estimated at four to six weeks following the surgery Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital.

June 5th, 2009 Bruins Krejci has successful hip surgeryBOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Krejci's (KRAY-chee's) hip surgery was a success. The Bruins said the surgery took place in New York on Thursday.

June 3rd, 2009 Bruins sign F Krejci to extensionBOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Krejci to a contract extension. The team said Tuesday it's a multiyear deal, but did not disclose financial terms.