After the Bruins’ Diversity and Inclusion Scouting Mentorship program the membership began final yr yielded dividends for the group in its first yr, the staff introduced it’s now taking purposes for this system for the 2022-23 season.
The purpose of this system is to “mentor and elevate” folks from underrepresented backgrounds with the hopes of catapulting them into scouting or the hockey trade. Each mentee is partnered with a member of of the hockey operations division and can obtain hands-on expertise in breaking down video and collaborating in group research. The program runs from September to May of 2023.
Out of the primary class of this system, the B’s employed former Quinnipiac participant and administrator Danielle Marmer as a participant improvement and scouting assistant, who now works instantly with participant improvement coordinator Adam McQuaid. During the mentorship program, she labored with affiliate director of newbie scouting Ryan Nadeau.
“I think he liked my (evaluation) reports on players and my ability to talk hockey,” mentioned Marmer, who joined the mentorship program to hone her analysis abilities and by no means anticipated to be employed by the staff.
In the B’s newest improvement camp earlier this month, Marmer labored in an on-ice position with Bruin prospects. She is the newest in a wave of ladies who’ve been employed in hockey ops roles, together with New Jersey Devils assistant GM Kate Madigan of Milton, and Toronto Maple Leafs assistant GM Hayley Wickenheiser, the longtime Canadian nationwide staff star.
“It’s an honor to work for the Bruins, regardless of gender,” mentioned Marmer throughout camp. “I realize the impact it has, or hopefully has, on young girls and women in hockey. Luckily, I’m not a trailblazer. There are a lot of women right now in leadership roles in the NHL in other development roles. I like to think of myself as a reinforcer… and I definitely won’t be the last.”
Team president Cam Neely mentioned: “(Assistant GM) Evan Gold, (director of hockey analytics) Jeremy Rogalski, and the entire Hockey Operations group helped make the inaugural year of this program a major success, highlighted by the recent addition of Danielle Marmer to our player development staff. We are excited to welcome a new group of applicants to the program and begin this process once again.”
Applicants are inspired to use to this system by utilizing the hyperlink: https://bbru.in/3PYWuTV.
“With the creation of this mentorship program, we set out to encourage participation and help to create future leaders in the sport of hockey from more diverse backgrounds, and we are excited to continue that mission in the 2022-23 season,” mentioned B’s GM Don Sweeney. “Last yr’s program proved to be not solely useful to all of its individuals, however equally useful to our Hockey Operations workers and the Bruins group. We can’t wait to fulfill, educate and be taught from these that can make up the subsequent wave of the hockey scouting group.
B’s headed to Prospects Challenge
The Bruins will once more compete within the Prospects Challenge, which is able to happen in Buffalo on the LECOM Harborcenter. It’s the seventh yr the B’s will take part within the Buffalo camp and this yr it’ll embody rookies from the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins for a round-robin problem. The B’s schedule is as follows:
Friday, Sept. 16 vs. Ottawa, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17, vs. Pittsburgh 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 19, vs. New Jersey 10 a.m.
The B’s roster for the event can be introduced at a later date.
Source: www.bostonherald.com