Thanksgiving week in hockey offers the first checkpoint about a quarter of the way through a long season. For Boston Bruins’ affiliates Providence and Maine, it’s a chance to perhaps kickstart a sputtering season as we near the end of the calendar year.
Providence showed some resilience throughout a busy Thanksgiving week. After being carved apart in a 6-4 defeat on the road against the Hartford Wolfpack (New York Rangers) last Wednesday, Providence sharpened up on defense with a pair of 2-1 wins to close the week. The Bruins won on Friday at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia Union) and at the Bridgeport Islanders on Saturday.