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Boston Bruins: Updates on prospects playing overseas

BRIDGEPORT, CT - OCTOBER 19: Tanner Fritz #11 of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Jakub Zboril #38 of the Providence Bruins battle for a puck during a game at Webster Bank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Gregory Vasil/Getty Images)
BRIDGEPORT, CT - OCTOBER 19: Tanner Fritz #11 of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Jakub Zboril #38 of the Providence Bruins battle for a puck during a game at Webster Bank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Gregory Vasil/Getty Images)
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LAVAL, QC – OCTOBER 16: Providence Bruins defenceman Jakub Zboril (38) skates in control of the puck in the far end of his zone during the Providence Bruins versus the Laval Rocket game on October 16, 2019, at Place Bell in Laval, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Boston Bruins’ prospects playing in the Czech league:

Jakub Zboril, Defenseman

While North America has been shut down, the Bruins’ 2015 13th-overall pick has been playing for HC Kometa Brno on loan.

So far, the 23-year-old defenseman has only played in two games for his Czech club. In these two games, Zboril has yet to put up any points, commit any penalties, and has a plus/minus (+/-) of -1.

This past season, Zboril played 58 games in the AHL putting up 19 points (three goals and 16 assists), 46 penalty minutes, and a +20 +/-. In 2018-19, Zboril played in two games for the Bruins and had zeros throughout the board.

After receiving a new two-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $725,000 earlier this month, Zboril will be looking to fill an open spot on the left side of the Bruins’ defense.

Jakub Lauko, Forward

So far, the 20-year-old hasn’t done much in his four games with HC Energie Karlovy Vary. He has yet to register a point, has four penalty minutes, and is a -2.

Lauko was drafted in the third round (77th-overall) by the Bruins back in 2018. In 2019-20, Lauko played in 22 AHL games, scoring nine points (five goals and four assists), while also committing 24 penalty minutes and being a +3.

In 2020-21, Lauko will be looking to have a bigger role with the Providence Bruins and improve on his lackluster 2019-20.

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