Overview
- - The Boston Bruins welcomed the Blackstone Valley co-op boys’ team to practice on Monday at Warrior Ice Arena, where players watched drills, toured the facility, and visited the locker room.
- - Goalie Jeremy Swayman hugged senior captain Colin Dorgan during an interview and signed gear for the team, including a jersey for starting goalie Jacob Faria.
- - The meeting followed a Feb. 16 shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket that killed Dorgan’s mother, brother, and grandfather, with his father identified by police as the shooter who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
- - Blackstone Valley resumed its season and won the Rhode Island Division II title, with Dorgan scoring a double-overtime winner in the semifinal and the tying goal with 32 seconds left in a four-overtime final.
- - Bruins coach Marco Sturm praised hockey’s culture of looking after its own, while Blackstone Valley coach Chris Librizzi said he will return next season to guide players as they reclaim their home rink.