Franklin’s Michael Callahan realizes NHL dream in debut with Bruins

Boston Bruins defenseman Michael Callahan, left, drops Tampa Bay Lightning center Jack Finley to the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston.Michael Callahan didn’t have all that much time to process his looming NHL debut.

After all, the 25-year-old defenseman only found out on Tuesday morning.

The turnaround was so short that the Franklin native was about to board a bus with the rest of his Providence Bruins teammates to Syracuse before he was spared the plodding journey through upstate New York.

“I was down in Providence this morning, there for practice,” Callahan said Tuesday. “We had early practice at nine. Kind of got some sort of idea during…