The Boston Bruins' prospect pipeline has been soaring this season, and a significant part of that is the play of some of their top players at the NCAA level. While Don Sweeney's love for players in college hockey has become a bit of a punchline, his vision to build up the pipeline with those players is starting to become the envy of every other franchise.
It has never been a better time to have prospects playing at the NCAA level. With the new NIL rules, some of the top prospects in hockey are going the college route sooner and with more regularity.