{"id":499328,"date":"2026-03-12T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/499328\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:25:54","slug":"boston-bruins-prospect-earns-conference-all-rookie-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/499328\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Prospect Earns Conference All-Rookie Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tBoston Bruins Prospect Earns Conference All-Rookie Honors | Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764203590_941_Clean-Logo-1.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Inside The Rink Logo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boxscorejunkie.com\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-Life-Insurance.png .png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"item\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/nhl\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>Boston Bruins Prospect Earns Conference All-Rookie Honors<\/p>\n<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Will-Zellers-North-Dakota.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Will Zellers North Dakota\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo via University of North Dakota<\/p>\n<p>Last trade deadline, the Boston Bruins traded veteran center <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-charlie-coyle\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"35056\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Coyle<\/a> to the Colorado Avalanche. In that deal, the Bruins acquired a promising prospect who set his sights on attending the University of North Dakota this season. Forward Will Zellers has had a solid freshman year with the Fighting Hawks, which has earned the skilled winger All-Rookie honors in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Zellers leads all NCHC freshmen with 18 goals in 34 games this season, while his 30 points are second in the league. The Bruins prospect has six game-winning goals to lead NCHC rookies, while also dishing out 12 assists. In conference play, Zellers finished second in freshman points behind teammate Cole Reschny with 20, while tying with Miami forward David Deputy for the rookie goal lead with 13, including five of his six game-winners. Zellers was named NCHC November Rookie of the Month and also earned Rookie of the Week another time.<\/p>\n<p>Zellers was acquired by Boston with forward <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-casey-mittelstadt\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"123886\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Mittelstadt<\/a> and a 2025 second-round draft pick, which the Bruins used to draft Swedish defenseman Liam Pettersson. Zellers is a 6-foot, 180-pound wing who was selected in the third round of the 2024 draft by the Avalanche. Zellers played one season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL and tallied 71 points in 52 games before committing to North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/mattb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773307552_28_e27aaab36ffede299e324f5880c96e966d988a67e5199a61ed72e84a3934c3ae.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-goalie-prospect-named-finalist-for-hockeyallsvenskan-mvp-in-sweden\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images_ImagnImages_mmsport_104_01ke9p9kzk3x4gye739y-300x169.webp.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-goalie-prospect-named-finalist-for-hockeyallsvenskan-mvp-in-sweden\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blues Goalie Prospect Named Finalist for HockeyAllsvenskan MVP in Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues goaltending prospect Love Harenstam is a finalist for Goaltender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Most Valuable Player in Sweden\u2019s HockeyAllsvenskan after a standout season with Sodertalje SK. Now 19-years-old, Harenstam played 32 games during the 2025-26 season. He finished with a 1.81 goals against average and a .920 save [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/blues-goalie-prospect-named-finalist-for-hockeyallsvenskan-mvp-in-sweden\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/nhl-game-preview-washington-capitals-at-philadelphia-flyers-with-line-combinations-03-11-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHL-Game-Preview-Washington-Capitals-at-Philadelphia-Flyers-with-Line-Combinations-03.11.2026-300x15.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 03\/11\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/nhl-game-preview-montreal-canadiens-at-ottawa-senators-with-line-combinations-03-11-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-21-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a9 2021-2025 Inside The Rink\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. 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