For young fans, Bruins Academy is the only place that provides exclusive content developed specifically for the youngest members of the Bruins fan base. Kids can create their very own Bruins Academy avatar, track Bruins schedule and statistics, participate in challenges directly from the team, test their skills at trivia and daily predictor games, and much more.
Bruins Academy also will feature various educational material centered around health and wellness including weekly "B-Healthy" tips, health-themed trivia packs, and fitness challenges that encourage young Bruins fans to be more active - provided by Floating Hospital for Children specialists.
"We are thrilled to partner with the Bruins to offer this exciting new app and provide important health content to young fans of the Black & Gold," said Rashed Durgham, MD, Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chief Administrative Officer at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. "The app's hockey theme will help promote a healthy lifestyle that is engaging and fun. Hopefully, we'll see some Bruins Academy 'graduates' take the ice at TD Garden for the hometown team someday."
Bruins Academy also features Mazu's safe and secure chat system to let kids communicate with other fans and even join live chat parties with some of the Bruins biggest names.
Bruins Academy is backed by Mazu's advanced chat monitoring technology that filters out bad language, abusive comments and can even decipher harmful or negative messaging, all of which is fully compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and certified by Privo.
The app is free to download and is available on Android and iTunes.
For more information on the new app, visit BostonBruins.com/BruinsAcademy.
About Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children
Floating Hospital for Children has a long history of providing full-service, high-quality, innovative pediatric care, dating back to its days as a hospital ship in Boston Harbor in the late 1800s. As part of Tufts Medical Center, a 415-bed academic medical center in downtown Boston, it is a regional referral center for complex and high-risk pediatric care, and the principal pediatric teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is affiliated with the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), a network of nearly 1,800 physicians throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Together with NEQCA and Lowell General Hospital, Tufts MC is part of Wellforce, a health system focused on innovations in care integration, population health management, access and operational excellence. For more information, please visit www.floatinghospital.org.
About Mazu
Mazu is a youth engagement and content company that builds safe digital products that connect kids and families around the interests they love in an interactive and secure environment. Mazu works closely with partners and teams in the NBA, NHL, and NFL to create fan communities that inspire positive action in kids both on and offline. Mazu's club app products are built with the highest standards of security and privacy protection, and encourage healthy and positive online social behavior. To learn more about Mazu visit MazuFamily.com.
