How did the Bruins' prospects do during their NCAA seasons in 2023-24?

Throughout the 2023-24 season, the Boston Bruins had the second-most draft picks playing in Division I hockey behind the Detroit Red Wings, and the Nashville Predators who both had 13, respectively.

Of the Bruins draft picks, there were two freshmen, five sophomores, three juniors, and two graduate students. Half played in the Hockey East, three in the ECAC, and three in the NCHC.

All had very different seasons with very different results. Here is how each of Boston's draft picks fared in this year's college season.

Hockey East

Andre Gasseau - Boston College

in his sophomore season for Boston College, Andre Gasseau saw Boston College make it to the National Championship game for the first time since 2012, only to fall to the University of Denver 2-0 however.

Gasseau played in a career-high 40 games for the Eagles, scoring 12 goals and tallying 17 assists on the season, surpassing his total of 10 goals on the season the year before.

Coming into his junior year, Gasseau will look to take charge and be a part of a young core that BC head coach Greg Brown has developed and become a larger part of the offense in the coming year. He'll look to help out the next guy quite a bit.

Oskar Jellvik - Boston College

On the ice for the Eagles, Oskar Jellvik was a force to be reckoned with for the top-ranked team in the country. Jellvik zoomed through college hockey, playing in 41 games for BC, scoring 13 goals, and tallying 29 assists.

Jellvik is on the shorter end at 5'11", but that shouldn't be much of a concern as he plays with the scoring prowess of Brad Marchand, but the discipline of Charlie Coyle. speedy offensive forward who the Bruins should look forward to some speedy breakout chance.

While Jellvik is just entering his junior year in Chestnut Hill, don't be surprised if he decides to sign an entry level deal towards the end of the school year or even the season.

Ty Gallagher - Boston University

While he didn't light it up on the scoring sheet, only tallying five assists on the season in 39 games, Ty Gallagher definitely improved his play on the defensive side of the puck and also in terms of discipline.

Gallagher was able to hold his ground defensively for Boston University and play solid defense only committing seven penalties all season.

With a passer-first mindset, and a cumulative +30 in just three years with the Terriers, don't be surprised if Boston tries to make a run at signing Gallagher to an Entry Level Contract by the end of the season.

East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC)

Dustyn McFaul - Clarkson University

Dustyn McFaul is another one out of this list that went pro this year after playing five years at Clarkson University. McFaul played in three games with the Florida Everblades (ECHL) and recorded one assist.

In McFaul's graduate season, he played in 35 games racking up a career-high three goals. He, however, was well short of his career-high in points of nine (2022-23 season).

McFaul will likely be on a short leash should he choose to sign with the Bruins before the next season due to his age, but at this time he remains unsigned.

Ryan Walsh - Cornell

Meet the second freshman on this list, Ryan Walsh from Cornell University. Walsh made his mark on the ECAC winning Rookie of the Week for the week of February 5, 2024.

Walsh played in 35 games, including both games in the NCAA Regional in Springfield, MA. He scored 12 goals, and racked up 10 assists. Walsh had five game-winning goals in his first season with the Big Red, the most in program history by a freshman.

He also had four multi-point games in his first season with Cornell. Walsh also had eight games where he won 10 or more faceoffs, including one stretch where he won 10 or more faceoffs in three consecutive games.

Mason Langenbrunner - Harvard

Son of Bruins' development coach, Jamie Langenbrunner, Mason Langenbrunner is making his mark on the defensive end of the puck for Harvard University.

In his first season, he picked up one goal (his only point of the season) in 34 games, and this past season he played in 32 games - racking up five points (all assists). This season, however, the big jump was his blocked shots total that doubled from 18 to 36.

Langenbrunner also lowered his penalty count from 11 penalties to four. He will likely spend all four years with the Crimson just to develop even further, so don't expect him to make the jump to the pros anytime soon.

NCHC

Quinn Olson - University of Minnesota at Duluth

Quinn Olson played in all 37 games for the University of Minnesota-Duluth in his final season. He finished with with four goals and 17 assists for the Bulldogs.

Olson has yet to be signed by Boston, and if he is to be signed by the Bruins or some other team, it may be a longer road than anticipated to the NHL given his age.

One thing that will play into benefitting Olson, however, is his ability to lead a team. In fact, he is one of the only players on this list that has either an "A" or a "C" on his jersey. It may be a long road to the NHL for him, but he should be able to make it.

Cole Spicer - University of Minnesota at Duluth

Olson's teammate, Cole Spicer, got off to an excellent start for Minnesota-Duluth before being deemed academically ineligible to play for the team.

It came as a tough blow to Spicer who started out the season on tear scoring five goals, and tallying and four assists in the first 17 games of the season. Spicer was limited to practice with the team for the rest of the season, but could not play.

It remains to be seen if Spicer will be academically eligible for next season, but given the history it may give the Boston some pause to sign him directly following his junior year. On the other hand, it may not, as he may come out firing on all cylinders and be ready to go from day one in Duluth.

Jake Schmaltz - University of North Dakota

Jake Schmaltz is the second member on this list with an "A" or a "C" on his jersey, this time it's for the University of North Dakota. While, Schmaltz didn't put up the selfish numbers to be considered an offensive player on this list, he very much so belongs on that portion of the list.

In the 2023-24 season, Schmaltz played in 36 games for the Fighting Hawks, scoring just a single goal and racking up 10 assists.

Schmaltz more than doubled his shot total in his junior season at North Dakota, and in his senior season he is looking to continue that and maybe find the back of the net a bit more than he did this past year.