A couple of days ago, two more Boston Bruins’ prospects were assigned to the ECHL’s Jacksonville Icemen.
Per the ECHL transaction wire, the two Boston Bruins‘ prospects of goaltender Callum Booth and defenseman Andrew Peski were assigned to the B’s temporary ECHL affiliate, the Jacksonville Icemen, on Dec. 17.
Booth was assigned to the Icemen by Boston as he is under contract with the Black and Gold, however, Peski is signed to just an AHL contract with Providence so he was loaned to Jacksonville by the P-Bruins.
These are the third and fourth Boston prospects added to the Icemen’s roster this month. On the 10th, goalie Kyle Keyser and forward Matt Filipe were also assigned to Jacksonville.
With the start date for the 2021 AHL season nearing, we will probably be seeing more and more Bruins’s prospects being assigned to Jacksonville as they are ECHL affiliate for both Boston and Providence as the Atlanta Gladiators opted out of the 2021 season.
Get to know Boston Bruins’ prospects Callum Booth and Andrew Peski.
Callum Booth – Goaltender
The 23-year-old goalie signed a one-year, $700,000 with Boston on Oct. 14. Booth was originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (93rd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Going into his fourth year of professional hockey, Booth has spent the majority of it in the ECHL. In 60 regular-season ECHL games, the 6-foot-4 goaltender has a 36-19-4 record, .908 save percentage (SV%), 2.66 goals-against average (GAA), and three shutouts.
On top of that, Booth has played 14 ECHL playoff games. Over these 14 games, Booth has a 7-4-1 record, .925 SV%, 2.17 GAA, and one shutout.
Booth has only played in 15 regular-season AHL games so far. Over these 15 games, Booth has registered a 7-3-1 record, .902 SV%, 2.54 GAA, and no shutouts. He has yet to play in an AHL playoff game.
Andrew Peski – Defenseman
The 23-year-old defenseman has spent the last four years playing college hockey at the University of North Dakota. So, Peski’s first game with the Icemen will be his first professional hockey game.
Over the course of four seasons with the University of North Dakota, Peski suited up for 125 games, registering four goals and 17 assists for 21 points. He managed to have just 24 penalty minutes over the course of his college hockey career and finished with a plus/minus (+/-) of +9.
The 6-foot defenseman did not play in a single college hockey playoff game.
Like Keyser, I’m not sure if we see Booth in the AHL this season unless there’s an injury to P-Bruins’ goaltenders Dan Vladar or Jeremy Swayman, or if they have to be called up due to an injury with NHL goaltenders Tuukka Rask or Jaroslav Halak. This could be the same situation with Peski, as he may not see AHL ice unless there are injuries in the AHL or NHL.