PROVIDENCE - The Providence Bruins fell in game one of their first-round playoff series to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms by the score of 3-2. Ryan Fitzgerald scored both goals for the P-Bruins, with AHL All-Star Austin Czarnik recording a pair of assists.

The Phantoms, who earned the top seed in the Atlantic Division with 104 points, capitalized on their man-advantages, scoring on two of their five power plays.

TORONTO - Kyle Keyser doesn't go anywhere these days without a smile on his face. And who could blame him?

When the 19-year-old goalie prospect arrived in Providence earlier this month following the end of his OHL season with the Oshawa Generals, he figured it would be the only taste of pro hockey he would be getting this spring.

BostonBruins.com - While young players have been shining in Boston this season, there are plenty more succeeding at the AHL level, including Providence Bruins forward Austin Czarnik, who was named to the 2017-18 AHL Second All-Star Team on Thursday.

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, April 6, that the team has assigned Colby Cave to Providence.

Cave, 22, has appeared in three games with Boston and 68 games with Providence this season, recording 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points with 25 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound forward skated in 76 games with Providence in 2016-17, totaling 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points with 52 penalty minutes and a plus-two rating. In his first full AHL season in 2015-16, Cave tallied 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points with 27 penalty minutes.

Prior to joining Providence, Cave skated for the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL for five seasons (2010-15). Current Bruin, Jake DeBrusk , played alongside Cave with the Broncos during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns. In 2015, DeBrusk (42-39=81 totals) and Cave (35-40=75 totals) led the Broncos in scoring.

The North Battleford, Saskatchewan native was originally signed by the Bruins to an entry-level contract on April 7, 2015.

BostonBruins.com - When a player is drafted by an NHL team, there is no guarantee that he will progress far enough to make it to the professional level. For most, the next step is to play junior or college hockey in order to grow, develop and prove themselves worthy of making that leap.

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, March 21, that the team has signed Harvard defenseman Wiley Sherman to a two-year entry-level contract, beginning with the 2018-19 season. Sherman will join the Providence Bruins on an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. 

Sherman, 22, appeared in 33 games as a senior for Harvard in 2017-18, tallying three goals and four assists for seven points. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound defenseman helped lead the Crimson to an ECAC title as a junior in 2016-17 after establishing a career high with 13 assists in 36 games. In his sophomore season, he set a career high with four goals to go along with six assists in 31 games. Sherman played in all 37 games as a true freshman in 2014-15, posting three assists to help lead Harvard to an ECAC title.

BOSTON - As the Bruins cruise towards a spot in the postseason, they've added another potential piece of the puzzle with the signing of highly-touted forward prospect Ryan Donato.

General manager Don Sweeney announced on Sunday evening that he had inked the 21-year-old Scituate native to a two-year, entry-level contract. The Harvard standout will forego his senior season with the Crimson and join the Bruins, for whom he will be eligible to play on Monday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, March 18, that the team has signed Harvard forward Ryan Donato to a two-year entry-level contract. Donato will join the Boston Bruins and will be eligible to play in tomorrow night's game vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets at TD Garden.

BostonBruins.com - In the college hockey world, some players encounter the difficult decision of choosing the right time to take the next step and play professional hockey. For Bruins prospect and University of Wisconsin sophomore Trent Frederic, his time is now.

On Tuesday, Frederic - while sporting a Red Sox hat - inked a three-year, entry-level contract with the Bruins beginning with the 2018-19 season. He will finish out the remainder of the 2017-18 season on an Amateur Tryout Agreement with the Providence Bruins.

BostonBruins.com - In recognition of his stellar junior season for the Harvard Crimson, Bruins prospect Ryan Donato has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Hobey Baker Award, given to the best college hockey player in the nation.

Donato joins fellow finalists Henrik Borgstrom (Denver), Matthew Galajda (Cornell), Adam Gaudette (Northeastern), Dylan McLaughlin (Canisius), Cale Morris (Notre Dame), Colton Point (Colgate), Jimmy Schuldt, (St. Cloud), Dylan Sikura (Northeastern), and C.J. Suess (Minnesota).