Montreal, Canada - New York....New York....It's offical Beantown Bullies forward Chris Kreider was selected 19th overall in the first round of the 2009 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. Chris will start his college career this fall at Boston College.

Congrats to Chris and his family on this special day!

Check out his video from the 2009 NHL Draft:

http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=431921

http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=618&id=44241

Montreal, Canada - Former Bullies forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas was among the late picks in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday in Montreal.

With nine slots remaining in the final round, the Atlanta Thrashers took Samuels-Thomas with the 203rd overall draft pick.

Last season, Samuels-Thomas became the first Waterloo Black Hawk since 2004-2005 to reach the 30-goal milestone, leading the team with 32. During his two-year career in Waterloo, the Hartford-area native appeared in 115 regular season games, with 40 goals and 25 assists. He added two more goals and three additional assists in 14 Clark Cup playoff games. Samuels-Thomas will skate for the Bowling Green Falcons in 2009-2010.

Andover, MA - The Beantown Bullies are proud to announce that United States Junior Hockey League's  Sioux Falls Stampede goaltender Clay Witt will join the Bullies for the Chowder Cup Tournament July 26-28.  The Aug 24^th, 1991 birth Tampa, FL native went 8-6-1 with a 2.99 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 18 games in his first season with the Herd. He went 1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and a .935 save percentage in three appearances in the playoffs.

Witt spent the 2007-08 season with the Boston Jr. Bruins where he posted a 44-5-3 record with a 1.92 GAA and a .920 save percentage.

Northeastern University is located in Boston, MA and are members of the Hockey East Conference.  The Huskies are coming off one of the best seasons in school history, going 25-12-4 and advancing to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994.

More on Clay: http://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=2563

http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=136974  

Hooksett, NH - Beantown Bullies defenseman Bennett Schneider has signed with the three time winning Tier 3 National Junior A Champions New Hampshire Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Schneider, a 6'3 210 '89 birth Fort Myers, FL native is a veteran defenseman having played the last two seasons in the North American Hockey League for Southern Minnesota Express in 2008 and Motor City Machine in 2009 where he racked up 225 minutes in penalties and 21 points. You can see Bennett in action for the Bullies in the Chowder Cup in July. Congrats to Bennett.

Check out the Monarchs website: www.nhjrmonarchs.com/

Marlboro, MA - The Beantown Bullies '96,'98 and '00s are gearing up for the Boston Icemen "Icebreaker" @ NESC in Marlboro, MA. June 25-28 This will be the last tournament for the '98s and '00's for the spring and summer. The '98s, coached by Scott Hentosh have combined for a record of 6-2-1 so far this summer finishing in 2nd at both the Harrow Cup in April and Skaters Edge in May. For Coach Walter Maribito and the '00s it's been a good year for the first year club. They've combined for a record of 4-4-2 after a slow start in the Harrow Cup going 1-3-1...but Coach Maribito regrouped and turned it around for the Skaters Edge Tournament going 3-1-1 and capturing the Silver dowing Team Excel 6-1. 

The '96 Bullies, coached by Jeff Janvrin, are well rested and ready for action building off their success at the Northern Cyclones Memorial Day Madness Tourney last month recording 3W-2L but falling in the finals. This will be the '96s 2nd tourney of the summer, finishing up next month with the Mini Chowder Cup. 

Good Luck to the coaches and Bullies players. 

Boston Icemen Icebreaker Schedule: http://wardhockeyschools.com/files/Boston-Icemen.doc

To date, The Bullies program has combined for a 2009 record of 27W-10L-6T this spring and summer so far. 

Bridgewater, MA - The Beantown Bullies Major Midget team won the Hub City Cup Major tournament defeating DE Predators 4-1 in the Final. Connor Quinn led the Bullies with two goals and two assists. George Tedford got the win in net. The Bullies went 6-0 rolling through the competition.

Sunday's playoff wins

GM1 - Bullies 2 - Team Comcast 1

GM2 - Bullies 6 - Torspo 2

GM3 Final - Bullies 4 - DE Predators 1

Full recap to follow - Check out www.hubcityhockey.com 

Bridgewater, MA - The Beantown Bullies Major Midget team will gear up this weekend in the Hub City Cup Major Tournament June 18-21 @ Bridgewater, MA. The Bullies will kick off their first game against the New England Nordiques '92 team @ 8:10 pm Thursday.

UPDATE: Bullies dominate Nordiques 7-4 in the opening game...leading the way up front was Garrett White (Pomfret) with 4 pts, Connor Quinn (Pomfret) (3 pts), Joe Bruckler (Boston Jr. Rangers) (2 pts) and Steve McKenna (Dexter) (2 pts).Both goaltenders were great, Dan Bowen (Milton Academy) and George Tedford (Waltham HS). The Bullies blueline was tough to beat and did an excellent job on both sides of the puck. Kyle O'Brien (Cushing Academy) and Paul Wrenn (Dexter) did a great job offensively, while Dan Reardon (Billerica HS), Mike Larrabee (Undecided), Jarad Cahoon (Boston Advantage) and Zac Zakas (Undecided) played stellar two way hockey.

Friday, they face-off against Mass Attack @ 3:40 pm. UPDATE: Today the Bullies put the beat down on Mass Attack 7-1 in game two. Nick Tovey (Northern Cyclones) had a 5 point day scoring 2 goals and 3 assists, also leading the way was shifty '93 Jimmy Vesey (Belmont Hill) with 2 goals. It was another solid preformance from both goaltenders George Tedford (Waltham HS) and Dan Bowen (Milton Academy). Blueliner Dan Reardon (Billerica HS) also added a goal. 

Up next Saturday @ 3:00 pm against the New England Stars. Good luck to the Majors

Major's Schedule: http://wardhockeyschools.com/files/2009HubCupMidget_Major_-Schedule_v1.xls

Bridgewater, MA - The Beantown Bullies Midget ‘93 and ‘94 teams open up this weekend at the Midget Minor Hub City Cup in Bridgewater, MA June 11^th-14^th.  The Bullies '93 team will be coached by Peter Ward and Tony Resendes. The Bullies '94 team will once again be coach by Jay Berardi. Coach Berardi has been with the Bullies ‘94's for the last three years and has done an excellent job. Both teams kick off games Friday with the 94's facing off against the Americans @ 12 pm. Followed by the 93's taking on host team Hub City selects @ 1:30 pm. Visit the website below for complet tournament details.

www.hubcityhockey.com 

Beantown Bullies '93 and '94 team Rosters:

Marlboro, MA - The Beantown Bullies had a strong showing at the Skaters Edge AAA Tournament at the NESC in Marlboro, MA May 28-31 finishing with a combined record of 8W-4L-1T.

The Bullies were highlighted by the 2000 Bullies winning the Silver downing Team Excel 6-1 in the final and finishing with a record of 3W-1L-1T in the tournament.

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Hudson, NH - '96 Beantown Bullies finish 2^nd losing in the final to the Shamrock Elites 6-1 at the Cyclones Memorial Madness Tournament. The ‘96's were led by goaltender Ian Lapham (Reading PW1) who was the talk of the tourney with his stellar performance in net all weekend, sniper Cody Tedesco (Providence Capitals) and puck wizard Christian Faggas (Jr. Eagles).

(3 W-2 L Tournament Record)

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