September 2022

UPDATE 9/18/2022: Confirmed he’s headed to UMass.

9/15/2022 – Lulea, Sweden newspaper Norrbottens-Kuriren reports in an interview with Locmelis that he is probably headed to the US following this season.

Following his draft this summer by the Bruins, and his participation with Latvia at the World Juniors in Edmonton, word was circulating that he would leave Lulea J20 and play this season with Youngstown in the USHL. While that turned out to be wrong there was also a report that he would return to Lulea this year but attend college (Northern Michigan) in the US next year.

Although the above linked story is behind a paywall, Swedish outlet Hockey Sverige has reported on that report.

Still with us? LOL. The translation includes quotes from Locmelis saying that he is seriously considering UMass in Amherst, Massachusetts. “They (Lulea) have a good team, and I will probably only get to play in the fourth (line) if I choose to stay here in Luleå. I think it would have been better for me to play in one of the first two (lines) in a university team, …”

Stay tuned.

9/13/2022 – Somewhere between the 1st period of Oshawa’s preseason game in Guelph on Friday and the rematch at home on Sunday Brett Harrison was injured.

UPDATE: Harrison broke his fibula in September 9 game at Guelph. GM Roger Hunt estimates he could be back by October 23.

Although scoring late in the first period of Friday’s game he was scratched for the return match on Sunday. Then today when the Bruins announced their rookie camp roster Harrison’s name was listed with a double asterisk noting “**Injured/Will not attend rookie or main camp.”

There are few confirmed reports of the exact nature of his injury but it is a tough break heading into a season where he might have battled for a spot at making his professional debut.

Harrison signed his entry level contract with Boston this summer.

9/12/2022 – The Boston Bruins released their rookie camp roster and Prospect Challenge information on Tuesday, September 12.