BOSTON BRUINS DEVELOPMENT CAMP PLAYER GUIDE

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1 BOSTON BRUINS DEVELOPMENT CAMP PLAYER GUIDE July 14 - July 17, 2015 MEDIA CONTACTS: Matt Chmura Eric Tosi Erika Wentzell Brandon McNelis

2 2015 BOSTON BRUINS DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER FORWARDS HT WT DOB BORN ACQUIRED TEAM ACCIARI, Noel /1/1991 Johnston, RI FA Signing Providence (NCAA) BECKER, Jack /24/1997 Duluth, MN 15 Entry Draft Mahtomedi High (USHS) BJORK, Anders /5/1996 Mequon, WI 14 Entry Draft Notre Dame (NCAA) BLIDH, Anton /14/1995 Mölnlycke, Sweden 13 Entry Draft Frölunda (SHL) CAVE, Colby /26/1994 North Battleford, SK, CAN FA Signing Swift Current Broncos (WHL) CEHLÁRIK, Peter /2/1995 Zilina, Slovakia 13 Entry Draft Luleå (SHL) DEBRUSK, Jake /17/1996 Edmonton, AB, Can 15 Entry Draft Swift Current Broncos (WHL) DICHIARA, Frank* /22/1993 Ronkonkoma, NY Camp Invite Yale (NCAA) DONATO, Ryan /9/1996 Boston, MA 14 Entry Draft Omaha Lancers (USHL) FITZGERALD, Ryan /19/1994 Boca Raton, FL 13 Entry Draft Boston College (NCAA) FORSBACKA-KARLSSON,Jakob /31/1996 Stockholm, Sweden 15 Entry Draft Omaha Lancers (USHL) GABRIELLE, Jesse /17/1997 Moosomin, SK, Can 15 Entry Draft Regina Pats (WHL) HARGROVE, Colton /25/1992 Rockwall, TX 12 Entry Draft Western Michigan (NCAA) HEINEN, Danton /5/1995 Langley, BC, CAN 14 Entry Draft Denver (NCAA) HICKMAN, Justin /18/1994 Kelowna, BC, CAN FA Signing Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) HUGHES, Cameron /9/1996 Edmonton, AB, Can 15 Entry Draft Wisconsin (NCAA) IAFALLO, Alex* /21/1993 Eden, NY Camp Invite Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) KEMPPAINEN, Joonas /7/1988 Kajaani, Finland FA Signing Kärpät (Liiga) KURALY, Sean /20/1993 Dublin, OH Acq. Via Trade Miami Ohio (NCAA) POTURALSKI, Andrew* /14/1994 Williamsville, NY Camp Invite New Hampshire (NCAA) SENYSHYN, Zachary /30/1997 Ottawa, ON, Can 15 Entry Draft Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) TANEV, Brandon* /31/1991 Toronto, ON, CAN Camp Invite Providence (NCAA) VATRANO, Frank /14/1994 East Longmeadow, MA FA Signing Massachusetts (NCAA) VECCHIONE, Mike* /25/1993 Saugus, MA Camp Invite Union (NCAA) DEFENSEMEN HT WT DOB BORN ACQUIRED TEAM BENNING, Matt /25/1994 St. Albert, AB, CAN 12 Entry Draft Northeastern (NCAA) CARLO, Brandon /26/1996 Colorado Springs, CO 15 Entry Draft Tri-City Americans (WHL) DIFFLEY, Brien* /8/1995 Burlington, MA Camp Invite Boston University (NCAA) FRYE, Zach* /25/1994 Spanaway, WA Camp Invite Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) HAMILTON, Mark* /3/1994 Winthrop, MA Camp Invite Maine (NCAA) IAFRATE, Max /28/1994 Livonia, MI AHL FA Signing Kitchener Rangers (OHL) JOHANSSON, Emil /6/1996 Växjö, Sweden 14 Entry Draft HV71 (SHL) LAUZON, Jeremy /28/1997 Val D'or, QC, Can 15 Entry Draft Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) O GARA, Rob /6/1993 Nesconset, NY 11 Entry Draft Yale (NCAA) ZBORIL, Jakub /21/1997 Brno, Czech Republic 15 Entry Draft Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) GOALTENDERS HT WT DOB BORN ACQUIRED TEAM GARTEIG, Michael* /5/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN Camp Invite Quinnipiac (NCAA) McINTYRE, Zane /20/1992 Grand Forks, ND 10 Entry Draft North Dakota (NCAA) VLADAR, Daniel /20/1997 Prague, Czech Republic 15 Entry Draft HC Kladno (Czech U20) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player 50 Jake DeBrusk 61 Cameron Hughes 75 Brandon Tanev* 88 Zach Frye* 51 Anders Bjork 62 Alex Iafallo* 76 Rob O Gara 89 Max Iafrate 52 Noel Acciari 64 Anton Blidh 78 Mike Vecchione* 90 Justin Hickman 53 Ryan Fitzgerald 65 Sean Kuraly 79 Jakub Zboril 93 Joonas Kemppainen 54 Jack Becker 66 Colton Hargrove 80 Emil Johansson 55 Colby Cave 67 Peter Cehlárik 81 Michael Garteig* 56 Frank Dichiara* 68 Frank Vatrano 82 Brandon Carlo 57 Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson 70 Daniel Vladar 83 Andrew Poturalski* 58 Jesse Gabrielle 72 Ryan Donato 85 Mark Hamilton* 59 Danton Heinen 73 Zachary Senyshyn 86 Matt Benning 60 Zane McIntyre 74 Brien Diffley* 87 Jérémy Lauzon (* Indicates attendance to Development Camp on an invite basis)

3 BOSTON BRUINS DEVELOPMENT CAMP FORWARDS NOEL ACCIARI 52 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 205 SHOOTS Right BORN 12/1/1991 (Johnston, RI) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston as a free agent, June 8, 2015 NOTABLES: Helped Providence to their first ever NCAA National Championship in 2015 Finished the season with career highs in goals, assists, points and plus/minus His 32 points tied for second on the Friars, his 15 goals tied for first and his 17 assists ranked fourth Tied for the team lead in points during the NCAA Tournament (3-2=5) Named the NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player. Providence College Athletics Providence NCAA Providence NCAA Providence NCAA JACK BECKER 54 FORWARD HEIGHT 6' 3" WEIGHT 188 SHOOTS Right BORN 6/24/1997 (Duluth, MN) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 7 th round (195 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Led Mahtomedi High School in points in both his sophomore and junior seasons and ranked tied for third in his freshman campaign Committed to the University of Wisconsin for the season along with fellow Bruins 2015 draftee, Cameron Hughes. Mahtomedi High School Mahtomedi High USHS N/A 20 Mahtomedi High USHS (Playoff) N/A Mahtomedi High USHS N/A 16 Mahtomedi High USHS(Playoff) N/A 4 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL MATT BENNING 86 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 203 SHOOTS Right BORN 5/25/1994 (St. Albert, AB, CAN) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 6 th round (175 th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Son of 11 year NHL veteran Brian Benning and nephew of 10 year NHL veteran and current Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning As a sophomore at Northeastern he ranked third on the team in assists and fourth in points while leading all defenemen in both categories Northeastern NCAA Northeastern NCAA

4 ANDERS BJORK 51 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 183 SHOOTS Left BORN 8/5/1996 (Mequon, WI) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 5 th round (146 th overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Finished his first year at Notre Dame where he ranked fifth on the team in assists and played in 41 of 42 games Played two seasons with the United States Development Program Netted 21 goals for the U.S. National U18 team which ranked fifth highest on the team USNTDP Juniors USHL U.S. National U18 Team USDP N/A 10 USA U18 WJC Notre Dame NCAA ANTON BLIDH 64 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 192 SHOOTS Left BORN 3/14/1995 (Mölnlycke, Sweden) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 6 th round (180 th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Boston Bruins on May 29, 2015 Recorded SHL career highs in games played, goals scored and penalty minutes in the season Frölunda SHL Frölunda SHL (Playoffs) Sweden U20 WJC BRANDON CARLO 82 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 5 WEIGHT 196 SHOOTS Right BORN 11/26/1996 (Colorado Springs, CO) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 2 nd round (37 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In his sophomore season in the Western Hockey League, Carlo served as Assistant Captain for the Americans In , Carlo compiled 47 points (10-37=47) in 41 games for the Colorado Thunderbirds under- 16 team while wearing the C Has twice represented the U.S. in international play at the 2015 World Junior Championship (0-1=1 totals in 5 games) and earned a Silver medal at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tri-City Americans WHL Tri-City Americans WHL (Playoffs) Tri-City Americans WHL Tri-City Americans WHL (Playofs)

5 COLBY CAVE 55 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 190 SHOOTS Left BORN 12/26/1994 (North Battleford, SK, CAN) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston as a free agent, April 7, NOTABLES: Completed four seasons in the WHL for the Swift Current Broncos In the season Cave ranked first on the team in assists, second in goals and second in points (behind Boston s 2015 first round draft pick, Jake DeBrusk) with career highs in all categories. Swift Current Broncos Swift Current Broncos WHL Swift Current Broncos WHL (Playoffs) Swift Current Broncos WHL Swift Current Broncos WHL (Playoffs) PETER CEHLÁRIK 67 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 201 SHOOTS Left BORN 8/2/1995 (Zilina, Slovakia) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 3 rd round (90 th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In Cehlárik recorded career highs in games played, goals, assists and points in the Swedish Hockey League As the fourth youngest member of Luleå, he was tied for sixth in points this season He helped the Slovakia U20 team win Bronze in the World Junior Championships, their first medal since Luleå SHL Luleå SHL (Playoffs) Slovakia U20 WJC Slovakia U20 International-Jr JAKE DEBRUSK 50 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 174 SHOOTS Left BORN 10/17/1996 (Edmonton, AB, Can) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 1 st round (14 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In his second season with the Broncos, DeBrusk paced the team and tied for sixth in the Western Hockey League with 42 goals He also led Swift Current with 81 points ( ) in 72 games His father, Louie DeBrusk, played 401 regular season NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks from Louie began his NHL career with the Oilers, where he was teammates with Mark Lamb Jake s head coach in Swift Current Swift Current Broncos WHL Swift Current Broncos WHL (Playoffs) Swift Current Broncos WHL Swift Current Broncos WHL (Playoffs)

6 FRANK DICHIARA 56 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 218 SHOOTS Left BORN 9/22/1993 (Ronkonkoma, NY) NOTABLES: Played in all 33 of Yale s games in the season Ranked first on the team in points, tied for second in goals and tied for second in assists (behind Bruins prospect Rob O Gara). Yale Athletics Yale University NCAA Yale University NCAA BRIEN DIFFLEY 74 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 184 SHOOTS Right BORN 7/8/1995 (Burlington, MA) NOTABLES: Skated in 40 games for the NCAA National Championship Finalist, Boston University Terriors... Ranked third on the team among freshman defensemen in assists (10) and in points (11) Played at Buckingham Browne & Nichols for two seasons after helping Burlington High School claim a state championship in Named a 2014 Eberhart Division ISL All-Star. BU Athletics Boston Jr. Bruins USPHL N/A 14 Boston Jr. Bruins USPHL (Playoffs) N/A Boston University NCAA RYAN DONATO 72 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 181 SHOOTS Left BORN 4/9/1996 (Boston, MA) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 2 nd round (56 th overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Son of 13 year NHL veteran and eight year Bruin, Ted Donato Committed to play for Harvard next season where his father has been head coach since the season Omaha Lancers USHL South Shore Kings USPHL Premier N/A 4 U.S. National U18 Team USDP N/A 2 Dexter School USHS N/A N/A RYAN FITZGERALD 53 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 10 WEIGHT 176 SHOOTS Left BORN 10/19/1994 (Boca Raton, FL) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 4 th round (120 th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Recorded a team leading 17 goals for Boston College in the season, which is a career high Son of 17 year NHL veteran Tom Fitzgerald, and cousins with 18 year NHL veteran Kieth Tkachuk, Boston Bruins forward Jimmy Hayes and New York Rangers forward Kevin Hayes Boston College NCAA Boston College NCAA

7 JAKOB FORSBACKA-KARLSSON 57 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 190 SHOOTS Right BORN 10/31/1996 (Stockholm, Sweden) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 2 nd round (45 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In his second season with the Lancers, Forsbacka-Karlsson paced the club with 53 points in 50 games Earned United States Hockey League Forward of the Week honors for the last week of November after collecting nine points (4-5=9) in three games, including his only USHL hat trick on Nov. 26 against Waterloo Won gold with Sweden at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, contributing five points (2-3=5) in six games. He also represented his country at both the 2013 and 2014 Under-18 World Junior Championship Committed to Boston University for the fall of Omaha Lancers USHL Omaha Lancers USHL (Playoffs) Omaha Lancers USHL ZACH FRYE 88 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 201 SHOOTS Left BORN 3/25/1994 (Spanaway, WA) NOTABLES: Was named captain of the Lincoln Stars for the season Ranked first on the Lincoln Stars in penalty minutes during the season and second during in Competed in the USHL for four seasons before joining the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks. Alaska Fairbanks Athletics Lincoln Stars USHL Lincoln Stars USHL (Playoffs) Lincoln Stars USHL Alaska-Fairbanks NCAA JESSE GABRIELLE 58 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 205 SHOOTS Left BORN 6/17/1997 (Edmonton, AB, Can) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 4 th round (105 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Split the season in the WHL, starting with the Brandon Wheat Kings and finishing with the Regina Pats Was tied for second on the Brandon Wheat Kings in penalty minutes with only 33 games played (behind Colton Waltz with 89 PIM in 72 GP) Brandon Wheat Kings WHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL (Playoffs)

8 MICHAEL GARTEIG 81 GOALTENDER HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 185 CATCHES Right BORN 11/5/1991 (Prince George, BC, CAN) NOTABLES: His six shutouts in broke the Quinnipiac all-time single-season shutout record which had previously stood at five Started all 40 games for the Bobcats in Before the NCAA, Garteig played four seasons in the BCHL for the Powell River Rats and Penticton Vees. Quinnipiac Athletics Season Team League GP W L T GAA SV% Quinnipiac NCAA Quinnipiac NCAA Quinnipiac NCAA MARK HAMILTON 85 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 220 SHOOTS Left BORN 1/3/1994 (Winthrop, MA) NOTABLES: Massachusetts local from Winthrop Served as Captain of the 2013 New England Prep School Championship winning Salisbury School Played in all 39 games for Maine in his freshman season Salisbury School USHS NA NA Vernon Vipers BCHL NA Maine NCAA COLTON HARGROVE 66 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 211 SHOOTS Left BORN 6/25/1992 (Rockwall, TX) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 7 th round (205 th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Ranked tied for first in goals, second in points and tied for third in assists during the season for Western Michigan Achieved career highs in all offensive categories last season Signed an NHL entry level contract with the Boston Bruins on March 22, Western Michigan NCAA Western Michigan NCAA Western Michigan NCAA DANTON HEINEN 59 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 165 SHOOTS Left BORN 7/5/1995 (Langley, BC, CAN) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 4 th round (116 th overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Ranked third in the NCAA in freshman scoring behind only Jack Eichel and Dylan Larkin with 1.12 points per game Ranked first on the University of Denver in points and assists and second in goals Named to the NCHC All-Rookie team, Second-Team All-Conference and NCHC Rookie of the Year. Denver University Athletics Surrey Eagles BCHL N/A 8 Surrey Eagles BCHL (Playoffs) N/A University of Denver NCAA

9 JUSTIN HICKMAN 90 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 218 SHOOTS Right BORN 3/18/1994 (Kelowna, BC, CAN) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston as a free agent, March 5, 2015 NOTABLES: In the season with Seattle, Hickman ranked first in penalty minutes, sixth in points and tied for fourth in goals Has competed in the WHL for the past five seasons Seattle Thunderbirds WHL Seattle Thunderbirds WHL (Playoffs) Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL Seattle Thunderbirds WHL Greg Anderson/Wisconsin Athletics CAMERON HUGHES 61 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 163 SHOOTS Left BORN 10/9/1996 (Edmonton, AB, Can) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 6 th round (165 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: During his first season with Wisconsin, Hughes ranked tied for third on the team in assists and tied for fourth in points Won the Alberta Junior hockey League championship during the season, while posting 1-16=17 totals in 18 playoff games Spruce Grove Saints AJHL N/A 58 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL (Playoffs) N/A Wisconsin NCAA ALEX IAFALLO 62 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 185 SHOOTS Left BORN 12/21/1993 (Eden, NY) NOTABLES: In the season with Minnesota-Duluth, Iafallo earned NCHC All-Rookie Team honors Averaged more shots on net than any other NCHC rookie in with 2.89 per game. UMD Athletics Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Minnesota-Duluth NCAA MAX IAFRATE 89 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 218 SHOOTS Right BORN 3/28/1994 (Livonia, MI) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston to an AHL contract, Summer 2015 NOTABLES: Son of Al Iafrate, former 4 th overall draft pick in the 1984 NHL Entry draft and alumni of 799 NHL games played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks Spent the past five years in the OHL playing one season for the Plymouth Whalers and four with the Kitchener Rangers In , Iafrate led the Rangers defensemen in goals, assists and points and ranked first on the team in penalty minutes He repeated in leading defensemen in goals and points along with ranking second on the team in penalty minutes Kitchener Rangers OHL Kitchener Rangers OHL Kitchener Rangers OHL (Playoffs)

10 EMIL JOHANSSON 80 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 194 SHOOTS Left BORN 5/6/1996 (Växjö, Sweden) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 7th round (206 th overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: Twice represented Sweden in international play at the Hlinka Memorial Tournament in 2013 and 2014, recording two assists in nine total games Played the last three seasons with HV71, splitting time between the SHL, J20 SuperElit and J18 Elit leagues HV71 J20 SuperElit HV71 J20 SuperElit (Playoffs) HV71 SHL HV71 SHL (Playoffs) JOONAS KEMPPAINEN 93 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 213 SHOOTS Left BORN 4/7/1988 (Kajaani, Finland) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston as a free agent, May 21, 2015 NOTABLES: Competed in Liiga (Finnish Elite League) for the past nine seasons Recorded over 30 points in the past two consecutive seasons Scored 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points in only 19 playoff games for Kärpät last season Ranked third on team Finland in points during the 2015 IIHF World Championships Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on May 21, Oulun Kärpät Kärpät Liiga Kärpät Liiga (Playoffs) Finland WC SEAN KURALY 65 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 209 SHOOTS Left BORN 1/20/1993 (Dublin, OH) ACQUIRED Acquired by Boston from San Jose along with a 1 st round draft pick in 2016 for Goaltender Martin Jones Miami University (Ohio) Athletics NOTABLES: Played in 118 of a possible 120 NCAA contests (missed just two games to compete for Team USA in the 2013 World Junior Championships) at Miami University Kuraly joins forward Austin Czarnik as Miami University (Ohio) alumni currently in the Bruins' organization Kuraly was teammates with Czarnik from Won a gold medal competing for Team USA in the 2013 World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia, where he recorded one goal and two assists with a plus-four rating in seven games Became one of two players in MU history (Riley Barber) to win gold at World Juniors Miami (Ohio) NCAA Miami (Ohio) NCAA Miami (Ohio) NCAA

11 JÉRÉMY LAUZON 87 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 193 SHOOTS Left BORN 4/28/1997 (Val D'or, QC, Can) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 2 nd round (52 nd overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In , Lauzon paced Huskies blueliners with 15 goals only two fewer than the top defensive goal-scorers in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and also ranked third on the team in penalty minutes and plus/minus Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL (Playoffs) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL ZANE MCINTYRE 60 GOALTENDER HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 207 CATCHES Left BORN 8/20/1992 (Grand Forks, ND) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 6th round (165 th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: This will be McIntyre s sixth Boston Bruins development camp, a new organization high McIntyre played three seasons with the University of North Dakota amassing a record, which ties him for the UND s all-time record in career wins. He also holds UND s all-time record in career goals against average (2.08) and save percentage (.927) Selected as the recipient of the Mike Richter Award, annually given to the most outstanding goaltender in Division I NCAA men s ice hockey and was also named one of three finalists for this year s Hobey Baker Memorial Award Other honors this season included winning the NCHC Goaltender of the year, earning All-NCHC First Team and Academic All-NCHC Team honors and being named NCHC Goaltender of the Week on four occasions. Season Team League GP W L T GAA SV% North Dakota NCAA North Dakota NCAA North Dakota NCAA ROB O GARA 76 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 208 SHOOTS Left BORN 7/6/1993 (Nesconset, NY) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 5th round (151 st overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In , O Gara ranked first on the team in assists and tied for second in points, while leading all defensemen in goals, assists and points Has played in every game for the Bulldogs since the start of the season Helped Yale to win the NCAA National Championship in the season Yale NCAA Yale NCAA Yale NCAA

12 ANDREW POTURALSKI 83 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 10 WEIGHT 190 SHOOTS Right BORN 1/14/1994 (Williamsville, NY) NOTABLES: Played in all 40 games for the University of New Hampshire in his freshman year, where he ranked fourth on the team in points, fourth in goals and tied for fourth in assists During the season he played in all 60 games for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and ranked first on the team in total points by a margin of 30, along with ranking first in goals and assists. UNH Athletics Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL (Playoffs) New Hampshire NCAA ZACHARY SENYSHYN 73 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 192 SHOOTS Right BORN 3/30/1997 (Ottawa, ON, Can) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 1 st round (15 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NHLI Via Getty NOTABLES: In , Senyshyn finished second among Ontario Hockey League rookies in goals (26) and points (45) before being named to the League s Second All-Rookie Team Also posted a plus-30 rating to help the Greyhounds capture the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as top team in the regular season for the first time in 30 years Playing with the Smiths Falls Bears in , he led all 16-year-olds in the Central Canada Hockey League with 22 goals in 57 games Sault Ste. Marie OHL Sault Ste. Marie OHL Sault Ste. Marie OHL (Playoffs) BRANDON TANEV 75 FORWARD HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 181 SHOOTS Left BORN 12/31/1991 (Toronto, ON, CAN) NOTABLES: Brother of 5 year NHL veteran and former RIT defenseman, Chris Tanev Played 39 games in with career highs in goals, assists and points Scored three goals and recorded one assist for four points in four NCAA Championship games including the tournament-winning goal against Boston University in the NCAA Championship game Hockey East Player of the Week (4/13/15). Providence College Athletics Providence NCAA Providence NCAA Providence NCAA FRANK VATRANO 68 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 10 WEIGHT 216 SHOOTS Left BORN 3/14/1994 (East Longmeadow, MA) ACQUIRED Signed by Boston as a free agent, March 13, 2015 Providence Bruins NOTABLES: Gold Medal winner for USA at the U18 World Junior Championship where he posted two goals and two assists in six games Before UMass, Vatrano played with the Boston Jr. Bruins and the U.S. National Development Program Was signed by the Bruins on March 13, 2015 and played five games with the Providence Bruins last season Massachusetts NCAA Providence Bruins AHL

13 MIKE VECCHIONE 78 FORWARD HEIGHT 5 10 WEIGHT 194 SHOOTS Left BORN 2/25/1993 (Saugus, MA) Union Athletics NOTABLES: Massachusetts local who grew up in Saugus and played for Malden Catholic High School before moving on to the USHL and NCAA Played all 39 games for Union during the season where he ranked first on the team in assists, second in goals and tied for first in points In the season he helped Union win the NCAA National Championship and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All- Tournament Team and Union s Rookie of the Year Union NCAA Union NCAA DANIEL VLADAR 70 GOALTENDER HEIGHT 6 5 WEIGHT 185 CATCHES Left BORN 8/20/1997 (Prague, Czech Republic) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 3 rd round (75 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: On the international stage Vladar earnied silver medals for the Czech Republic at the 2014 Under- 18 World Championship and 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial. He also represented his country at the 2015 World Junior Championship, 2015 Under-18 World Championship and the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Vladar is slated to join the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League for the season. Season Team League GP GAA SV% HC Kladno U20 Czech U HC Kladno U20 Czech U20 (Playoffs) HC Kladno Czech JAKUB ZBORIL 79 DEFENSEMAN HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 184 SHOOTS Left BORN 2/21/1997 (Brno, Czech Republic) ACQUIRED Selected by Boston in the 1 st round (13 th overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft NOTABLES: In , Zboril finished third in scoring among rookie defensemen in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League His 13 goals were the most by a rookie defenseman in one season in franchise history, shattering the previous mark of five set in by Sebastien Rioux Zboril earned a spot on the QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team and was one of three finalists for the Michael Bossy Trophy as the League s best professional prospect Internationally, Zboril has twice represented the Czech Republic at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial, collecting six points (4-2=6) in five games for the silver medal-winning squad in He also won a silver medal at the 2014 Under-18 World Junior Championship and played alongside his brother, Adam, at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL (Playoffs) Czech Republic U18 WJC Czech Republic U18 International-Jr N/A 8