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Zander Manning
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Freelance sports writer covering anything from high school sports for MassLive.com to the Boston Bruins for The Hockey Writers.
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This year, I am one of the writers covering Team Canada in the World Juniors.

Here is my latest on them: thehockeywriters.com/2026-world-j...
2026 World Junior Championship Team Canada Final Roster - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
On Monday, Team Canada announced their roster for the 2026 World Junior Championships. Here's who made the cut for the red and white.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The latest on the Bruins and who should be representing their country at the Olympics.

My story ⬇️
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3 Bruins Who Will Represent Their Countries at the 2026 Winter Olympics - The Hockey Writers Olympics Latest News, Analysis & More
With the Winter Olympics being two months away, here are three players from the Bruins who should represent their country come February.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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3 Reasons the Bruins Have Found Success So Far - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
So far, the Bruins have won 11 of their first 18 games and been wildly successful in doing so. Here are three reasons they have been so good.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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3 Biggest Surprises for the Bruins After 5 Games - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
Four games into the 2025-26 season, and the Bruins are 3-1-0. Here are three things that have surprised us so far about the black and gold.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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My latest HS football story for MassLive ⬇️

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Drayden Keirsey guides Ludlow football to first win of season
Coming into Friday, both Ludlow and Commerce were looking for that elusive first win of the season, with each team holding 0-4 records.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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My latest Bruins story ⬇️
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Minten's Overtime Goal Lifts Bruins Over Blackhawks - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
The Bruins opened up their home slate against the Blackhawks on Thursday night and won in overtime. Here's how it went down.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Got another Bruins story coming your way! ⬇️
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Boston Bruins Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
On Monday, the Bruins announced their opening night roster for the 2025-26 season. Here's how they line up.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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Bruins Announce They Will Retire Zdeno Chara's Jersey - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
On Monday morning, the Bruins announced that they would be retiring Zdeno Chara's jersey this season. Here's a recap of his career.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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3 Takeaways From the Bruins' 3-2 Shootout Loss to the Flyers - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
On Monday night, the Bruins fell in the shootout to the Flyers. Here are three takeaways from Monday night's game.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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Bold Reactions to the Bruins' Preseason Loss to the Capitals - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
In their first game of the preseason, the Bruins fell to the Capitals 5-2. Here are some bold takeaways from the loss.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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My latest high school football story for MassLive ⬇️
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Lincoln Belsky, Noah Hambley power South Hadley football past Agawam
South Hadley's Lincoln Belsky and Noah Hambley combined for 32 carries for 181 yards and one touchdown on Friday.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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My latest high school football story for MassLive ⬇️
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Holyoke football team runs to victory against Northampton on Thursday
The Holyoke football team entered the win column after Thursday's game against Northampton.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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My latest on the Bruins and the upcoming season ⬇️
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3 Bruins Who Must Be Successful in 2025-26 - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
Every team has players that are integral to their success, here are three players who must be successful for the Bruins in 2025-26.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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My first high school football story of the new school year for @masslive.bsky.social, check it out ⬇️
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After a messy first half, Hoosac Valley football comes back to beat Wahconah in season opener
The Hurricane defense was the star of the show in the second half.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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My latest Bruins story ⬇️
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3 Positional Battles to Watch in Bruins' Training Camp - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
After the Bruins lost players last season to free agency and trades, here are the three biggest positional battles going into the season.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Got another Bruins article.

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5 Burning Questions for the Bruins Going Into 2025-26 - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
The Bruins sure have plenty of question marks going into the 2025-26 season. Here are five burning questions going that must be answered.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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Where Are They Now? Bruins' First-Round Picks Since 2005 - The Hockey Writers Bruins History Latest News, Analysis & More
In the past 19 years, since the salary cap era started in 2005, the Boston Bruins have seen mixed results regarding first-round draft picks.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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My latest Bruins’ story ⬇️
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They Once Were Boston Bruins: Andrew Raycroft - The Hockey Writers Bruins History Latest News, Analysis & More
The Bruins have had some excellent goaltenders in their day, but one you may have forgotten about was Andrew Raycroft.
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August 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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My latest Bruins article ⬇️
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They Once Were Boston Bruins: Drew Stafford - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
Out of the players that had short stints with the Bruins, Drew Stafford had perhaps one of the more productive ones. Here is his story.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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My latest on the Bruins ⬇️
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3 Bruins' Breakout Candidates for 2025-26 - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
Going into the 2025-26 season, the Bruins enter with some renewed optimism. These three players are poised to have a breakout season.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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My latest Bruins column here: thehockeywriters.com/bruins-turco...
They Once Were Boston Bruins: Marty Turco - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
Throughout their history, the Bruins have had many legendary players on their roster. One of them, believe it or not, was Marty Turco.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Here is my latest Bruins story.

In it, I rank their top-10 prospects going into this season.

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Bruins' Top 10 Prospects Entering the 2025-26 Season - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
Going into the 2025-26 season, the Bruins have a lot of talent waiting to be tapped into. Here are their top-10 prospects.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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My latest on the Bruins and their offseason so far
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Grading the Bruins' Offseason Moves So Far - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
After a week of free agency, and just short of being two weeks removed from the draft, here's how the Bruins offseason has graded up so far.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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This weekend is the NHL Draft and the Bruins have three picks in the first two rounds, my story ⬇️
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Boston Bruins 2025 Draft Preview: Projecting the First 2 Rounds - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
The NHL draft is coming up on Friday and Saturday and the Bruins have three picks in the first two rounds. Here's what they should do.
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June 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Bruins fans are not exactly happy with this hire: I think they should be.

Here’d why ⬇️
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Boston Bruins Fans Should Be Optimistic About the Marco Sturm Hire - The Hockey Writers Boston Bruins Latest News, Analysis & More
There has been plenty of criticism of the Bruins for hiring Marco Sturm as their next head coach, here's why fans should be optimistic.
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June 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM