The Bruins will see three of them Tuesday night. Three more of them are in Vancouver and five will suit up for Chicago.
Former Bruins will be all over the NHL as the 2024-25 season gets underway. There are ex-Boston players on 23 of the league’s 32 clubs.
Here’s where they landed.
Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano waits for the puck to drop during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP
Anaheim Ducks – Frank Vatrano and Urho Vaakanainen
Buffalo Sabres – Connor Clifton
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Calgary Flames – Dan Vladar
Carolina Hurricanes – Dmity Orlov
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Nick Foligno warms up for the team’s preseason NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)AP
Chicago Blackhawks – Nick Foligno, Tyler Bertuzzi, Taylor Hall, Pat Maroon, Ryan Donato, Craig Smith
Colorado Avalanche — After originally being waived, Chris Wagner will be in the NHL for Colorado on opening night.
Columbus Blue Jackets – James van Riemsdyk, Sean Kuraley
Dallas Stars – Tyler Seguin
Florida Panthers – Jesper Boqvist, A.J. Greer and Tomas Nosek. Nosek will begin the year on injured reserve.
Minnesota Wild – Jakub Lauko, Marcus Johannson
Nashville Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauzon (3) plays against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)AP
Nashville Predators – Jeremy Lauzon
New Jersey Devils – Erik Haula, Curtis Lazar, Dougie Hamilton
New York Islanders – Mike Reilly
New York Rangers – Anton Blidh, Reilly Smith – Riley Nash is in minors
Ottawa Senators – Linus Ullmark
Philadelphia Flyers – Garnet Hathaway
Pittsburgh Penguins – Noel Acciari, Matt Grzelcyk
St. Louis Blues – Torey Krug is out for the season.
Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk (74) skates against Seattle Kraken forward Brandon Biro, right, during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Seattle. The Kraken won 3-1. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)AP
Vancouver Canucks – Danton Heinen, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbort
Winnipeg Jets — Colin Miller
