Over the past couple of NHL Entry Drafts, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has done a nice job of having some first-round success when it comes to picks.
Two years in the 2024 Draft, he selected Dean Letourneau, 25th overall, and in 2025, he plucked James Hagens, who fell all the way to No. 7 after once being considered the top pick of the draft. Finally, some NHL Draft luck.
Hagens is currently in his rookie season with the Black and Gold and has cemented a spot on the third line, but is on injured reserve after taking a cross-check to the back last week by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sam Girard in a 6-2 Boston win.
The Bruins are getting major contributions from Fraser Minten, who was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline in March of 2025, but Letourneau is quietly and quickly becoming a player that the Black and Gold are going to need sooner rather than later in the NHL.
Bruins prospect Dean Letourneau snipes nasty goal aganst UMass
Friday night in Western Massachusetts, the Boston College hockey team visited UMass in a key early-season Hockey East tilt. There was 1.5 seconds remaining at the end of the first period, and there was a faceoff in the Minutemen's end. BC coach Greg Brown decided to pull his goalie for an extra attacker, and in a move that rarely pays off at any level, it paid off for the Eagles.
The Eagles won the draw back to Letourneau, who quickly sniped a shot under the crossbar for a ridiculous goal and a 1-0 BC lead. Boston College went on to win the game, 3-1, but it was a nasty goal and a snipe in a situation where it rarely works.
What a shot from Dean 🔥
— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) November 14, 2026
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Win improved Boston College to 3-5-2 on the season and Letourneau now has seven goals and six assists in10 games. It appears that he's on pace for another huge season for the Eagles as a sophomore after struggling as a freshamn two years ago.
What this is doing is that Letourneau is now in the untouchable range for Sweeney when it comes to making a trade to fill a need on the roster. Ok, when it comes to a potential blockbuster. That would mean that, in most fans' eyes, Letourneau, Hagens, and Minten are off limits in any potential trades. Sure, Sweeney could feel otherwise, but with Will Zellers also not too far behind at North Dakota, things are finally trending upwards for Boston Bruins prospects.
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