{"id":453536,"date":"2026-02-10T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/453536\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:12:24","slug":"bruins-prospect-notebook-bc-wins-beanpot-hagens-named-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/453536\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins Prospect Notebook: BC Wins Beanpot, Hagens Named MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Bruins<\/a> prospects performed at the Beanpot, playing in front of their future home crowd at the TD Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Boston College Eagles picked up a 6-2 win over their longtime rivals, the Boston University Terriers, at the Beanpot on Monday night at the TD Garden. The Eagles won their 21st Beanpot, and their first since 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andre Gasseau scored twice on the power play, and Dean Letourneau added a goal. James Hagens had two assists on Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins prospects, even outside of Monday night, showed up this weekend. A plethora of Bruins\u2019 prospects joined the Beanpot players with points on the board throughout the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at how the Bruins\u2019 prospects are performing across the rest of the pool.<\/p>\n

NCAA
\nForwards<\/p>\n

Andre Gasseau<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 13, G: 6, A: 9, Pts: 15; +\/-: +1, PIM: 6<\/p>\n

Gasseau suffered an injury that kept him out of the lineup from early November until January 16<\/a>. He scored<\/a> twice<\/a>, both coming on the power play, in the Beanpot. He has scored four goals and added four assists since returning from the injury.<\/p>\n

Gasseau was named as a Walter Brown Award semifinalist<\/a>. The award is given to the best US born player on a team in New England.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James Hagens<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 26, G: 15, A: 16, Pts: 31; +\/-: +9, PIM: 16<\/p>\n

Hagens had two assists at the Beanpot; he also added a goal<\/a> on Friday night against Vermont. He leads the Eagles in points scored this season. He also stayed on the left wing, playing on a line with Andre Gasseau and Oscar Hemming.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hagens was named as the Beanpot MVP<\/a>. He was also named as a Walter Brown Award semifinalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beckett Hendrickson<\/a>, Minnesota: GP: 29, G: 5, A: 12, Pts: 17; +\/-: +8, PIM: 16<\/p>\n

Hendrickson picked up an assist this weekend. He was a -2 this weekend, but his +8 still leads the Golden Gophers. The second best is freshman defenseman Jacob Rombach, who is a +3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oskar Jellvik<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 3, G: 0, A: 1, Pts: 1; +\/-: -2, PIM: 0<\/p>\n

Jellvik has been out of the lineup since November 8<\/a> with an injury. The BC senior also missed the Bruins\u2019 Development Camp with an injury, and he missed the Beanpot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dean Letourneau<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 26, G: 16, A: 12, Pts: 28; +\/-: +16, PIM: 20<\/p>\n

Letourneau leads the Eagles in goal scoring. The 2024 first-round pick added an insurance goal<\/a> against the BU Terriers on Monday to seal the Beanpot for BC. Letourneau and James Hagens were nominated for the Hobey Baker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Moore<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 25, G: 4, A: 6, Pts: 10; +\/-: -4, PIM: 0<\/p>\n

Moore missed<\/a> Monday\u2019s Beanpot final due to a lower-body injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Eagles play a home-and-home with Merrimack this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jonathan Morello<\/a>, Boston University: GP: 29, G: 6, A: 6, Pts: 12; +\/-: +9, PIM: 16<\/p>\n

Morello did not register a point this weekend. His BU Terriers fell to the BC Eagles in the Beanpot on Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Terriers will travel to Durham, NH, for a Friday night game against UNH. Both teams will travel to Boston for the second game on Monday.<\/p>\n

Casper N\u00e4ss\u00e9n<\/a>, Miami (OH): GP: 28, G: 5, A: 12, Pts: 17; +\/-: -1, PIM: 6<\/p>\n

N\u00e4ss\u00e9n, a sophomore, is tied for sixth on the Redhawks for points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

N\u00e4ss\u00e9n and the Redhawks will play the North Dakota Fighting Hawks for a weekend series starting Friday night at 8:07 PM ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chris Pelosi<\/a>, Quinnipiac: GP: 28, G: 16, A: 14, Pts: 30; +\/-: +10, PIM: 12<\/p>\n

Pelosi did not play in either Bobcat games this weekend. He now ranks third on the team with 30 points.<\/p>\n

Pelosi, along with Gasseau and Hagens, was named as a Walter Brown Award semifinalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cole Spicer<\/a>, Western Michigan: GP: 6, G: 2, A: 2, Pts: 4; +\/-: +4, PIM: 2<\/p>\n

Guess who\u2019s back, back again<\/a>. Spicer\u2019s back, tell a friend. Cole Spicer returned to action for the defending national champions this weekend, marking his first game played since November 6. He scored a goal<\/a> during Saturday\u2019s win against Miami (OH).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Broncos will play Spicer\u2019s old team, Arizona State, for a weekend series in Kalamazoo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ryan Walsh<\/a>, Cornell: GP: 22, G: 6, A: 15, Pts: 21; +\/-: +5, PIM: 31<\/p>\n

The Cornell Big Red split their weekend series against Colgate; Walsh added an assist. He took a five-minute cross-checking major in the first period on Friday and then served a game misconduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Walsh and the Big Red are playing two away games this weekend. To start, the Big Red are at RPI, and then they play Union on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Will Zellers<\/a>, North Dakota: GP: 27, G: 14, A: 9, Pts: 23; +\/-: +1, PIM: 12<\/p>\n

After a week off, Zellers returned to the scoresheet over the weekend. He scored a top-shelf snipe<\/a> on Friday. His 14 goals are tied for second at North Dakota.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zellers, after initially being left off the roster, broke out as a key component of Team USA at the World Junior Championships<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/p>\n

Elliott Groenewold<\/a>, Quinnipiac: GP: 30, G: 5, A: 13, Pts: 18; +\/-: +37, PIM: 18<\/p>\n

With a +7 this weekend, Groenewold\u2019s plus-38 rating is the highest in college hockey. Groenewold had a goal<\/a> and an assist; Quinnipiac scored 17 times this weekend.<\/p>\n

Kristian Kostadinski<\/a>, Boston College: GP: 24, G: 0, A: 2, Pts: 2; +\/-: +6, PIM: 2<\/p>\n

Kostadinski did not record a point in BC\u2019s games this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mason Langenbrunner<\/a>, Harvard: GP: 23, G: 1, A: 8, Pts: 9; +\/-: -4, PIM: 12<\/p>\n

The Harvard assistant captain has recorded nine points this season. He is one point away from tying a career high. Langenbrunner\u2019s last point came on January 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harvard plays at Brown on Friday night in Providence, and then they are in New Haven on Saturday against Yale for an old-school, Ivy League rivalry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goaltenders<\/p>\n

Phillip Svedeb\u00e4ck<\/a>, Providence: GP: 17, Record: 8-6-2; GAA: 2.32, SV%: .918<\/p>\n

Svedeb\u00e4ck suffered an injury and has not played in a game since January 3. The Friars goalie is expected to be out for \u201csome time<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Providence plays at New Hampshire on Friday, then hosts Vermont on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

EUROPE
\nForwards<\/p>\n

Kirill Yemelyanov<\/a>, Loko Yaroslavl (RUS-MHL): GP: 43, G: 25, A: 22, Pts: 47; +\/-: +33, PIM: 40<\/p>\n

Yemelyanov, the Bruins\u2019 sixth-round pick over the summer, is back to producing at over a point-per-game in the Russian junior league. He added a goal (here it is) and four assists in the past week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yemelyanov and Loko Yaroslavl play on Thursday at 10:30 AM ET. The game will be streamed on YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/p>\n

Vashek Blan\u00e1r<\/a>, HV71 U20 (SWE-Nationell): GP: 22, G: 4, A: 10, Pts: 14; +\/-: -5, PIM: 24<\/p>\n

Blan\u00e1r did not play this weekend; his point total still stands at 14. He has skated in three games for the HV71 senior team and will play for Greg Carvel at UMass in the fall<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liam Pettersson<\/a>, V\u00e4xj\u00f6 U20 (SWE-Nationell): GP: 14, G: 4, A: 2, Pts: 6; +\/-: +1, PIM: 8<\/p>\n

Pettersson was injured and missed a decent amount of games at the beginning of the season. He did not play this weekend, because his team did not play.<\/p>\n

HV71 U20 and V\u00e4xj\u00f6 U20 play each other on February 11 at 12:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n

USHL\/CHL
\nForwards<\/p>\n

Cole Chandler<\/a>, Shawinigan (QMJHL): GP: 48, G: 17, A: 26, Pts: 43; +\/-: +15, PIM: 37<\/p>\n

Chandler picked up an assist this week. He has the third-most points on his team, and his 53.8% faceoff percentage (318 of 600) is the second-highest on the Cataractes.<\/p>\n

Chandler is committed to Northeastern for the 2026-27 season; he will soon take the ice in Boston<\/a>. The Cataractes are in Charlottetown, PEI, on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Cooper Simpson<\/a>, Youngstown (USHL): GP: 44, G: 26, A: 32, Pts: 58; +\/-: +4, PIM: 64<\/p>\n

Simpson is second in the USHL for scoring this season and is first on the Phantoms. He had two<\/a> goals<\/a>, and a shootout winner, over the past week. He is playing at a 1.32 point-per-game pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simpson is committed to North Dakota for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Simpson and the Phantoms will play three games in Ohio against the Muskegon Lumberjacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

AHL\/ECHL
\nForwards<\/p>\n

Dalton Bancroft<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 26, G: 1, A: 1, Pts: 2; +\/-: Even, PIM: 18<\/p>\n

Riley Duran<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 44, G: 1, A: 8, Pts: 9; +\/-: +5, PIM: 16<\/p>\n

Brett Harrison<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 37, G: 6, A: 8, Pts: 14; +\/-: +9, PIM: 4<\/p>\n

Harrison added a goal and an assist this weekend, both coming against Hartford.<\/p>\n

Dans Lo\u010dmelis<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 43, G: 15, A: 13, Pts: 28; +\/-: +16, PIM: 6<\/p>\n

Lo\u010dmelis only played in two of the three games this weekend. He is in Milan as a member of Team Latvia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fabian Lysell<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 40, G: 14, A: 20, Pts: 34; +\/-: +13, PIM: 26<\/p>\n

Matt Poitras<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 41, G: 8, A: 18, Pts: 26; +\/-: -2, PIM: 40<\/p>\n

Poitras was assigned to Providence<\/a> on Thursday. He notched two assists this weekend, after posting a goal<\/a> with the Bruins in the Stadium Series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/p>\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Brunet<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 44, G: 8, A: 16, Pts: 24; +\/-: +12, PIM: 22<\/p>\n

Brunet will go to the AHL All-Star Classic<\/a> this week. It will take place on February 11. Furthermore, he had a goal<\/a> this weekend, and he has the most points out of Providence\u2019s defensemen this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jackson Edward<\/a>, Maine Mariners: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 3, Pts: 3; +\/-: +1, PIM: 12<\/p>\n

Edward did not play in either game for the Mariners this week. He has also played in nine games with the Providence Bruins.<\/p>\n

Ty Gallagher<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 20, G: 3, A: 4, Pts: 7; +\/-: Even, PIM: 4<\/p>\n

In four games with the Mariners, Gallagher recorded three points (1-2\u20133). Gallagher returned to the lineup for the first time since January 18.<\/p>\n

Loke Johansson<\/a>, Maine Mariners: GP: 28, G: 1, A: 2, Pts: 3; +\/-: +3, PIM: 16<\/p>\n

Additionally, Johansson was a plus-three in 12 games with the Providence Bruins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Max Wanner<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 13, G: 0, A: 0, Pts: 0; +\/-: +5, PIM: 5\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wanner returned to the Providence lineup this weekend. He played in his first game since January 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goaltenders<\/p>\n

Luke Cavallin<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 4, Record: 4-0-0; GAA: 1.68, SV%: .938<\/p>\n

Cavallin picked up a shootout win over the Wolf Pack on Saturday. He has also appeared in 23 games with the Maine Mariners this year. He is 12-7-4 with a 2.47 GAA and a .914 SV%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simon Zajicek<\/a>, Providence Bruins: GP: 15, Record: 11-3-1; GAA: 2.19, SV%: .923<\/p>\n

Zajicek is out with an ankle injury; it is unrelated to the injury he had suffered earlier in the season, per Mark Divver<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Providence Bruins rank first in the Eastern Conference, with a 35-8-1-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record and 71 points. The P-Bruins were all over New England this past week. They won both of their games against the Wolf Pack (NYR), and picked up a win in Bridgeport (NYI) on Wednesday. They are on a ten-game win streak and are back in action on Saturday in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for another game against the Bridgeport Islanders.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Maine has posted a 21-14-5-2 record and ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Mariners picked up a win, but also suffered a loss in Orlando, FL, this week against the Solar Bears (TBL). The Mariners will head southwest to lovely Estero, FL, for three games against the Florida Everblades (STL).\u00a0<\/p>\n

MORE PAGES IN THE NOTEBOOK\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jan. 25, Three Hobey Baker Finalists; P-Bruins Sweep<\/a><\/p>\n

Feb. 2, Strong Beanpot Start for Five Bruins Prospects<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Bruins prospects performed at the Beanpot, playing in front of their future home crowd at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5099],"tags":[154,95,5132,530,58,5,3397,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-453536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boston-bruins","8":"tag-boston","9":"tag-boston-bruins","10":"tag-bostonbruins","11":"tag-bruins","12":"tag-featured","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-ncaa-hockey","15":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116047927301564130","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}