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MIDDLETON, Mass. -- It’s been more than two months since Boston Bruins forward Gregory Campbell suffered a broken right leg in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, and with training camp less than a month away, it’s possible he’ll be ready on time.

Campbell suffered the season-ending injury blocking a slap shot by the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin on June 5 at TD Garden. Despite being in obvious pain, Campbell remained on the ice for nearly a full minute and continued to kill off a penalty. Not having Campbell available for the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks hurt the Bruins’ chances to win a second title in a three-year span.

Campbell’s linemate Shawn Thornton held his annual “Putts & Punches” charity golf tournament Monday at Ferncroft Country Club and said he recently spent time with his teammate.

“He was at the house. He was in town for something and I lent him my car because he’s too cheap to rent one, so he was over the house couple of weeks ago,” Thornton said with a laugh. “He looks pretty good. He’s up, walking around and he said he’s been working out. He looks good, so I’m hoping he’s ready to go for the start of the camp.”

Training camp officially begins on Sept. 11 for the Bruins.

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Bartkowski was very close to being sent to the Calgary Flames in a package deal for Flames captain Jarome Iginla at the trade deadline, but Iginla changed his mind at the last minute, vetoing the trade to Boston and choosing to go to Pittsburgh instead.

But when given another chance to come to Boston via free agency, Iginla did just that on July 5. Now Bartkowski will be teammates with the player he was almost dealt for.

"It was really funny because I saw a couple of tweets saying, 'Make sure Bartkowski doesn't pack his bags,' but yeah I thought it was pretty funny [Iginla] ended up signing here," Bartkowski said with a laugh Wednesday. "It's a good thing, though. He's a great player, so that will be pretty cool."

Bartkowski reiterated that he holds no hard feelings and that the failed trade didn't affect his mindset as an up-and-coming defenseman.

"I'm old enough and mature enough now to understand that's part of the business," the 25-year-old rearguard said. "And to be able to be considered in a trade for a first-ballot Hall of Famer is pretty cool. That's a big honor to potentially be part of such a deal. But I was really happy once it all blew over because I really wanted to stay in Boston and love it there.

"[The Bruins] have a winning pedigree. It's a great city to play in and I'm glad it worked out the way it did."

Bartkowski seemed to turn the potentially awkward moment of the failed trade into a motivating force. His confidence wasn't diminished, and he played better and received more ice time down the stretch run of the season and into the playoffs.

"Once playoffs rolled around and I was able to log more minutes I thought I got better," Bartkowski said. "I got in the flow of the game, pushed the pace using my legs better and just played a lot better."

While Bartkowski obviously would have liked part of his summer to have been spent bringing the Stanley Cup home to family and friends, he values the experience he gained playing in the playoffs. With the Bruins' blue line beset with injuries, particularly in the first and second rounds, Bartkowski and fellow youngsters Torey Krug and Dougie Hamilton found themselves thrown into the fire. The trio didn't disappoint in helping the Bruins advance. Bartkowski saw action in the first round against the Maple Leafs and the second round against the Rangers, but did not play in the conference finals versus the Penguins or the Stanley Cup finals against the Blackhawks.

"It was huge," Bartkowski said of being part of the run to the conference finals. "Being able to play playoff hockey anywhere is great. I got that at Providence and that was good experience because guys were playing to win, and then at the NHL level it's even better and just so much more faster. As we saw a lot [of] winning and losing, a game can change in 30 seconds or so and it's such a thin margin. It's a great learning experience and while I didn't necessarily want to learn how to lose a game in 17 seconds, it will be a valuable lesson in the future that you can't let up at all in the playoffs. You have to play the full 60 minutes. But it was a great experience."

With the offseason departure of Andrew Ference and the playoff performance of Bartkowski, Krug and Hamilton, the Bruins appear to be set to get younger on defense. Bartkowski could see even more playing time in the 2013-14 season.

"It's shaping up that way and looking that way," Bartkowski said of the youth movement on the blue line. "I think Kruger, Dougie and me have gained a lot of experience the past year. Especially during the playoffs, Kruger and me gained so much experience, and you saw what he did. And then Dougie played a lot in the regular season. I think we gained their trust in the playoffs and they're able to play us in more situations now. Their confidence in us rose, and because of that our confidence skyrocketed. So hopefully this season shakes out where we can play a whole season."

Now that NHL players are officially participating in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the national federations can move forward with preparations. Hockey Canada announced the list of 47 players invited to a summer orientation camp Aug. 25-28 in Calgary. The camp begins the process of selecting the 23 players who will make the Olympic team.

Three Bruins have been invited: center Patrice Bergeron and wingers Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand.

Bergeron is the only Bruin with Olympic experience. He is among 15 invitees who helped Canada win gold in Vancouver in 2010. Lucic
participated in the Vancouver selection camp but was not chosen to play in the 2010 Games. He and Marchand, a newcomer to the senior team, will compete for spots this time around.

Veteran forward Jarome Iginla, who signed with the Bruins during free agency this summer, was not invited to camp. The full list of Canadian national team staff and player hopefuls can be found HERE.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The New Jersey Devils have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with right wing Jaromir Jagr, a source told ESPN.com.

Jagr, 41, will help New Jersey attempt to fill the massive void created when Ilya Kovalchuk stunningly elected to retire from the NHL and play in his native Russia's Kontinental Hockey League.

Jagr had 16 goals and 19 assists in 45 games for the Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars this past season. He recorded 10 assists in 22 playoff games with Boston.

CLICK HERE to read Mike Mazzeo's analysis of what the addition of Jagr will mean to the Devils.

ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun contributed to this report.

CALGARY, Alberta -- Mike Babcock will return as coach of Canada's Olympic hockey team.

He will have Ken Hitchcock, Lindy Ruff and Claude Julien as assistants at next year's Sochi Games.

Julien is the only newcomer from the staff that led Canada to a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. The Boston Bruins coach replaces Jacques Lemaire.

Babcock coached the Detroit Red Wings to a Stanley Cup in 2008 and also led Canada to gold at the world championships in 2004.

He was behind the bench as Canada defeated the United States in overtime to win gold in Vancouver.

Monday's announcement by Hockey Canada comes after an agreement was reached to have NHL players participate in Russia.

Canada opens the games Feb. 13 against Norway.

The Boston Bruins on Monday refuted a weekend report that said its logo in the locker room was roped off while pop star Justin Bieber was in town for a performance at TD Garden.

ESPN.com and other websites reported that the team took the measure to ensure that Bieber did not step on the Bruins' logo. Bruins spokesperson Matthew Chmura told ESPNBoston.com that the story was "entirely untrue."

"We did not rope off our logo this weekend when Justin Bieber performed at the Garden and no one was in our locker room," Chmura said.

The story followed a recent report that showed Bieber photographed standing on the Chicago Blackhawks' logo while he was taking his own picture of the Stanley Cup, which upset some fans of the team. NHL clubs have been known to scold people for accidentally or purposely stepping or standing on their team logos.

The 19-year-old Bieber, from Canada and a known hockey fan, should have known that NHL teams have an unwritten rule that no one is permitted to step on their logo in the dressing room.

Bro no stepping on the logo @justinbieber that's money on the board! #gutty pic.twitter.com/DtgRo4loMn

— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) July 10, 2013

Information from ESPNChicago.com's Scott Powers was used in this report.

The Bruins announced their 2013-14 regular season schedule. The B's will open the season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

The Bruins will face the Chicago Blackhawks twice -- at Chicago (Jan. 19) and at home (March 27). Former Bruin Tyler Seguin will be back in Boston with the Dallas Stars on Nov. 5.

The regular season ends Sunday, April 13 at New Jersey.

The schedule includes a 16-day break from Feb. 9-25 for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

With realignment, the Bruins will now be part of the eight-team Atlantic division (Boston, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning,Toronto Maple Leafs) in the Eastern Conference.

You can see the full schedule below and also by clicking HERE:

OCTOBER
Thu. Oct. 03 Tampa Bay 7:00PM
Sat. Oct. 05 Detroit 7:00PM
Thu. Oct. 10 Colorado 7:00PM
Sat. Oct. 12 At Columbus 7:00PM
Mon. Oct. 14 Detroit 1:00PM
Thu. Oct. 17 At Florida 7:30PM
Sat. Oct. 19 At Tampa Bay 7:00PM
Wed. Oct. 23 At Buffalo 8:00PM
Thu. Oct. 24 San Jose 7:00PM
Sat. Oct. 26 New Jersey 7:00PM
Wed. Oct 30 At Pittsburgh 8:00PM
Thu. Oct 31 Anaheim 7:00PM

NOVEMBER
Sat. Nov. 02 At N.Y. Islanders 7:00PM
Tue. Nov. 05 Dallas 7:00PM
Thu. Nov. 07 Florida 7:00PM
Sat. Nov. 09 Toronto 7:00PM
Mon. Nov. 11 Tampa Bay 1:00PM
Thu. Nov. 14 Columbus 7:00PM
Fri. Nov. 15 At Ottawa 7:30PM
Mon. Nov. 18 At Carolina 7:00PM
Tue. Nov. 19 At N.Y. Rangers 7:30PM
Thu. Nov. 21 St. Louis 7:00PM
Sat. Nov. 23 Carolina 1:00PM
Mon. Nov. 25 Pittsburgh 7:00PM
Wed. Nov. 27 At Detroit 7:30PM
Fri. Nov. 29 N.Y. Rangers 1:00PM
Sat. Nov. 30 Columbus 7:00PM

DECEMBER
Thu. Dec. 05 At Montreal 7:30PM
Sat. Dec. 07 Pittsburgh 7:00PM
Sun. Dec. 08 At Toronto 7:00PM
Tue. Dec. 10 At Calgary 7:00PM
Thu. Dec. 12 At Edmonton 7:30PM
Sat. Dec. 14 At Vancouver 7:00PM
Tue. Dec. 17 Calgary 7:00PM
Thu. Dec. 19 At Buffalo 7:00PM
Sat. Dec. 21 Buffalo 7:00PM
Mon. Dec. 23 At Nashville 7:00PM
Fri. Dec. 27 Ottawa 7:00PM
Sat. Dec. 28 At Ottawa 7:00PM
Tue. Dec. 31 N.Y. Islanders 7:00PM

JANUARY
Thu. Jan 02 Nashville 7:00PM
Sat. Jan. 04 Winnipeg 1:00PM
Tue. Jan. 07 At Anaheim 7:00PM
Thu. Jan. 09 At Los Angeles 7:30PM
Sat. Jan. 11 At San Jose 7:30PM
Tue. Jan. 14 Toronto 7:00PM
Thu. Jan. 16 At Dallas 7:30PM
Sun. Jan. 19 At Chicago 2:00PM
Mon. Jan. 20 Los Angeles 1:00PM
Sat. Jan. 25 At Philadelphia 1:00PM
Mon. Jan. 27 At N.Y. Islanders 7:00PM
Tue. Jan. 28 Florida 7:00PM
Thu. Jan. 30 Montreal 7:00PM

FEBRUARY
Sat. Feb. 01 Edmonton 1:00PM
Tue. Feb. 04 Vancouver 7:00PM
Thu. Feb. 06 At St. Louis 7:00PM
Sat. Feb. 08 Ottawa 3:00PM
Wed. Feb. 26 At Buffalo 7:30PM

MARCH
Sat. Mar. 01 Washington 1:00PM
Sun. Mar. 02 At N.Y. Rangers 12:30PM
Tue. Mar. 04 Florida 7:00PM
Thu. Mar. 06 Washington 7:00PM
Sat. Mar. 08 At Tampa Bay 7:00PM
Sun. Mar. 09 At Florida 5:00PM
Wed. Mar. 12 At Montreal 7:30PM
Thu. Mar. 13 Phoenix 7:00PM
Sat. Mar. 15 Carolina 1:00PM
Mon. Mar. 17 Minnesota 7:30PM
Tue. Mar. 18 At New Jersey 7:00PM
Fri. Mar. 21 At Colorado 7:00PM
Sat. Mar. 22 At Phoenix 6:00PM
Mon. Mar. 24 Montreal 7:30PM
Thu. Mar. 27 Chicago 7:00PM
Sat. Mar. 29 At Washington 12:30PM
Sun. Mar. 30 At Philadelphia 7:30PM

APRIL
Wed. Apr. 02 At Detroit 8:00PM
Thu. Apr. 03 At Toronto 7:30PM
Sat. Apr. 05 Philadelphia 1:00PM
Tue. Apr. 08 At Minnesota 7:00PM
Thu. Apr. 10 At Winnipeg 7:00PM
Sat. Apr. 12 Buffalo 12:30PM
Sun. Apr. 13 At New Jersey 3:00PM

The Bruins announced their preseason schedule, including the date for the start of training camp.

-- September 3 -- Rookie camp opens (Ristuccia Arena, Wilmington, Mass.)

-- September 6 -- Rookie tournament (Coral Spring, Fla.)

-- September 7 -- Rookie tournament (Coral Spring, Fla.)

-- September 8 -- Rookie tournament (Coral Spring, Fla.)

-- September 11 -- Training camp opens (Ristuccia Arena, Wilmington, Mass.)

-- September 16 -- Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET)

-- September 17 -- Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals (1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, 7 p.m. ET)

-- September 19 -- Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET)

-- September 21 -- Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET)

-- September 23 -- Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET)

-- September 26 -- Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets (8 p.m. ET)

-- September 27 -- Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets in Saskatoon (Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, 8 p.m. ET)

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- As the Bruins' two-day development camp was wrapping up, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said he tries to take everything with a grain of salt as he is watching his prospects.

Many of the players are coming off extremely busy hockey seasons that include not only full schedules for their current teams -- whether that be juniors, college or European leagues -- but also for their national and/or select teams. Additionally, a good portion of the development camp prospects won't even play for the Bruins in the preseason rookie tournament or in training camp.

"At this point, I try to stay away from evaluation," Chiarelli said. "It’s tempting. It registers as you watch enough of the sessions. In general when they’re in training camp you want to get everyone on the same playing field at some point when you’re evaluating and that may not happen until halfway through the year or a quarter of the way.

"They come from different places. Our rookie team for our rookie tournament, you’re not going to see half these guys there just because there’s college kids and European kids. You’d like to have them all under the same roof for a while before you start your evaluation, and sometimes you don't get that."

One thing Chiarelli did pay close attention to at development camp was the play of his European prospects, whom he doesn't get to see as much as his scouting staff does.

"It’s been a while since we’ve had that many European players in one draft, so I think I was watching them a little more closely just for that reason and I was happy with what I saw," Chiarelli said. "[Peter Cehlarik] -- he’s going to be a good player. He’s got to get a little stronger, but good release, good hands, knows where to go. [Linus Arnesson is a] tremendous skater, really good gap all the time, wants to defend, good size. And then [Anton Blidh], he’s got some intangibles that you are going to see in the lower-line players. I like his grit."

Chiarelli also praised his North American and local prospects.

"The older guys that have been around a little bit I thought were good," Chiarelli said, taking note of prospect Anthony Camara along with Brian Ferlin, Seth Griffith and Rob O'Gara. "[O'Gara is] getting stronger and more confident. He’s improving, sees the ice well, good range. So those are some of the guys that stood out.

"In fact, I thought the (Boston) area kids were good, including Robbie [O’Gara]. I thought [Ryan Fitzgerald] was good. I thought he played well today. [Matt Grzelcyk], all these guys, Wiley Sherman. He’s a project, but he’s big, rangy and he’s a real terrific athlete. So we’ve got him for a few years."

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The Bruins concluded their 2013 development camp on Sunday at Ristuccia Arena and in effect the management and scouting staffs finally began a break from the rink and what will be a very short offseason.

"That's probably going to be the last you hear from me for at least the next month," said a smiling Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli as he concluded a press briefing.

Chiarelli earlier was asked if he was still thinking about bringing back veteran Jaromir Jagr and reiterated his position from last Friday.

"We're done for now," he replied.

While Chiarelli was excited to get a much-needed vacation started, he is looking forward to what promises to be a competitive training camp in September. With the likes of forwards Tyler Seguin, Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley and defenseman Andrew Ference gone via trade and free agency, there will be younger players pushing some veterans for roster spots, and Chiarelli is looking forward to seeing how that competition pans out.

"I think it will be a new dynamic. I like the fact that we have guys that are pushing the envelope to play," Chiarelli said. "Maybe a couple of guys here and a couple of guys we got on trades and a couple of guys in Providence. Part of this business is trying to bring in the new. You want to develop your talent and bring them in and let them play. Sometimes there’s not room for them and sometimes you use them as chips in deals.

"You always have to develop and to be at a position where they’re ready to play. It breathes new life into everybody, and I think this year we’re going to have a bit of a challenge in that respect because we’ve played so long into the summer. It’ll be good that there will be some young guys that will be coming into the lineup and breathing new life, breathing new enthusiasm into the team."

One position that is up for grabs is backup goaltender with the departure of Anton Khudobin. Prospect and 2012 first-round draft pick Malcolm Subban will be given a chance to make the NHL squad, as will AHL goalie of the year Nicklas Svedberg and the newly signed Chad Johnson.

"We’ve signed Chad Johnson. We’ve got Svedberg, who has earned a look, and Malcolm will be in the mix. Svedberg’s definitely earned a look," Chiarelli said.

The Boston Bruins completed what will likely be their last piece of offseason business Friday, announcing an eight-year, $52 million extension for 27-year-old center Patrice Bergeron. The deal will keep Bergeron in black and gold through the 2021-22 season.

“I’ve been a Bruin since the start of my career and they’re a team that believed in me as an 18-year-old coming in, and I’m really happy now to say I will hopefully retire a Bruin. That’s the goal and that’s what I want,” said Bergeron, who will be 37 when the new deal expires.

The 2021-22 season would be his 18th with the Bruins.

“We’re obviously very happy to get him signed,” general manager Peters Chiarelli said Friday. “You never know now, but to finish his career with the Bruins we’re obviously really like him as a player. He embodies a lot of what the Bruins stand for. He’s a responsible player. He’s a hard player. He’s a leader. He’s a clutch player and he has a classic way of carrying himself.”

Bergeron, who will get married in just over a week, will make $5 million next season in the final year of his previous deal before the new contract begins in 2014. Starting in 2014-15, the assistant captain will carry a $6.5 million annual salary-cap hit.

Chiarelli has been proactive in trying to lock up young, core players in recent years. He signed goalie Tuukka Rask to an 8-year deal earlier in the week and in recent seasons gave defenseman Zdeno Chara and forwards Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic and David Krejci long-term deals.

“I call them ‘pillars of the team,’” Chiarelli explained. “You have the ability to extend multi-year deals going into the last year, so we took advantage of that timing. He’s a leader. He stands what we stand for and he’s proud to wear a Bruins logo. He sets a great example.”

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WILMINGTON, Mass. -- While there have already been numerous changes for the Boston Bruins this offseason, the organization's blueprint for winning hasn't changed.

Following the Bruins' loss in the Stanley Cup finals to the Chicago Blackhawks two and a half weeks ago, Boston has traded forwards Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley to the Dallas Stars, while free-agent forward Nathan Horton signed a seven-year deal worth $37 million with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has countered by signing free-agent forward Jarome Iginla to a one-year, incentive-based contract worth $6 million. Boston received forward Loui Eriksson and prospects Joe Morrow, Matt Fraser and Reilly Smith from the Stars in the Seguin deal.

The Bruins also signed goaltender Tuukka Rask to an eight-year deal worth $56 million, and they're "very, very close" on a potential eight-year extension for assistant captain Patrice Bergeron, according to Chiarelli.

While the roster has dramatically changed, Chiarelli is pleased with the offseason transactions, and he's planning on a quiet summer.

"We're going to stand pat," Chiarelli said. "I like the fact we're going to have a competition on that third line. We've got some good young players that are already in the organization and just acquired, so as of right now, you never know what can happen the rest of the summer but it will slow down. It has slowed down."

Chiarelli, who has always done well at managing the salary cap, has done the same this offseason to make room in order to sign Rask, Bergeron and Iginla. According to CapGeek.com, the Bruins are currently well over the upcoming season's $64.3 million cap with a payroll of $70.483 million, but Chiarelli isn't concerned. The Bruins will make a few more tweaks, including placing former Bruins forward Marc Savard on long-term injury reserve, which will allow the team to gain back his $4 million cap hit.

"We're fine," Chiarelli said. "We've got space. We've got Savard on LTIR. We're in good shape. To commit to a contract like [Rask's], obviously we've got to put pieces in place in advance, but we're in good shape."

Bruins coach Claude Julien is thrilled with the offseason acquisitions and understands why the team had to make some changes despite its second Stanley Cup appearance in three years.

"I'm happy. I think it's great," Julien said of the offseason additions. "When you have an Iginla and you have an Eriksson and you have those guys who are going to be battling, including Jordan Caron, who is now into his fourth year. ... I think we have a lot of depth."

Along with the newcomers, the Bruins still have Carl Soderberg in the mix, too.

"Soderberg, I'm telling you right now, we didn't see much of him but I've seen enough in practice and in the few games that if this guy, once he's got the experience in this league he's going to be a good player," Julien said. "I see good things coming from him."

Before next season, Julien does have some lineup decisions to make, and they'll probably work themselves out during training camp. He has the option of putting Iginla on the top line along with David Krejci and Milan Lucic, which would mean Eriksson could play on the second line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Or it could be the other way around, with Eriksson on the top line and Iginla with Bergeron.

"To me, I always thought those two lines were identical as far as contribution and production," Julien said.

As far as the Bruins' third line, Julien has to decide whether to keep Soderberg at center or put him on the wing. The same goes for Chris Kelly. Where, then, does Caron fit into the mix? Plus there are other players in the system who are expected to compete for a job next season. Julien also has to decide which goalie will serve as Rask's backup. All indications are Niklas Svedberg will be that guy.

"Those are all things I've got to figure out," Julien said. "I can't stand here today and say I've got it figured out. We're going to have to see it develop."

Since exit day, Julien has not talked with Seguin. The two have exchanged text messages, but the coach said he plans on talking with Seguin at some point.

"There was no issue between Tyler and I," Julien said. "I'm not afraid to say it and you guys can ask him at some point. There were no issues there. I worked with him as a hockey player and I dealt with him as a person. There were never any issues that I know about. I thought we had a good relationship."

During Seguin's exit meeting with Julien, the coach told him he worked hard in the finals and competed hard. Julien said he was also critical in the areas where Seguin needs to improve.

"Although his playoffs were a little bit up and down, it was a young player that found a way to battle through it. Maybe the goal production wasn't there but I thought his work ethic and his compete level was there," Julien said.

As far as Horton, Julien admitted he was a bit surprised he decided to sign elsewhere.

"He was happy with us. We had a great relationship and he did some good things for us," Julien said. "I don't know the reasons why he chose to go to Columbus. I know it wasn't personal, not just with myself but with the organization. That much I know. But the main reason, he's the only one who can answer that."

With training camp less than two months away, it appears the Bruins are positioned to make another deep run next season. With new faces in town to complement an already strong core of players for the Bruins, Julien only needs to find what works best moving forward.

"We'll just have to, like anything else, put that puzzle together," he said.

The Army Rangers jacket that was awarded to a different Bruins player after each victory in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs has found a permanent home.

Former Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, who signed with the Oilers recently after seven seasons in Boston, gave the jacket to Matt Brown, the Norwood High School hockey player who was paralyzed from the neck down in 2010 after suffering a spinal cord injury during a game.

On Thursday, Ference tweeted a photo of Brown wearing the jacket:

This jacket represents a lot of great things. I couldn’t think of a more worthy final recipient than you bud. @mjb_3 pic.twitter.com/B9jCCImZE0

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) July 11, 2013

The jacket had originally been given to Ference by Army Sgt. Lucas Carr, who also has a connection to Brown: Carr pushed Brown in last year’s Boston Marathon.

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Speaking for the first time this offseason, Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien addressed a number of topics on Day 2 of the organization’s development camp.

* On trading Tyler Seguin: “To me, trades are part of this game and as a coach you’ve just got to accept it like a player and move on. I’m going to tell you right now: Tyler Seguin is a good hockey player and he has an opportunity to be a great hockey player, too.

“But we also got [Loui] Eriksson, [Matt] Fraser, [Reilly] Smith and [Joe Morrow], who are good players. As you know, Eriksson being the main guy in that trade. I think we’ve got some good players coming in as well. For now, it’s about putting that puzzle together where our team will continue to be competitive and have a chance at the Cup again.”

* On dealing with Seguin: “My main job with him was to deal with it as far as the hockey part was concerned. He came into my office and we’d watch video, we do this, do that. I honestly didn’t deal a ton with that [off the ice] stuff. The GM is the one that kind of takes over those situations whenever it’s needed, but there are other players that go through those little things here and there. My main preoccupation with him was his game because that was the important part. My job is to get the most out of the player on the ice and that’s what I tried to do.”

* On whether Seguin took his play seriously: “As serious as any 21-year-old would. We talked about [Brad] Marchand before and we’ve talked about other young players. You’ve got a guy like [Dougie] Hamilton, and right now his job is he’s got to work harder in the gym and get stronger. Those guys, everyone as a 21-year-old does not always have the maturity to be a professional in the gym, or here or there. You work with all those young guys the same way. Do different players have different challenges? Absolutely.”

* On Tuukka Rask's extension: “I’m really happy he’s still with us. What I’d like to do here is probably give [GM] Peter [Chiarelli] and Tuukka the opportunity to express themselves more on this situation because they’re the ones that did the work. I’m the coach that gets the gift. I’m happy to have him with us.”

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- With goaltender Tuukka Rask agreeing to an eight-year contract extension worth close to $56 million with the Boston Bruins, any young netminder in the organization might see that as a roadblock to being a No. 1 goalie in the NHL.

Case in point: Former Bruins backup Anton Khudobin knew his chances of playing time for the Bruins dwindled by the way Rask performed during the lockout-shortened 2013 regular season. Then to witness Rask follow it up with another strong performance in the playoffs and help the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup finals, along with a contract extension on the horizon, Khudobin wanted out, so he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.

If the natural course of progression takes shape, Providence Bruins goaltender Niklas Svedberg should earn the backup role in Boston. Also, Bruins goaltending prospect and former first-round pick Malcolm Subban is set to turn pro and should be playing in Providence next season.

Subban is focused on his own career path and not Rask’s long-term contract.

“No, because I’m not playing there, yet,” Subban said. “I’m not even in the AHL yet, so I still have a lot of work to do to get there before that even enters my mind. Right now it’s about getting ready to contend at that level. I feel like I have a big summer coming up ahead. Coming from the OHL to the AHL or NHL is a huge step, so that’s my focus right now.”

Subban, along with 23 other Bruins prospects, participated Wednesday in Day 1 of development camp at Ristuccia Arena. This is Subban’s second development camp since the Bruins selected him 24th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and Bruins assistant general manager Don Sweeney is pleased with the goalie’s progression and mindset.

“All players and goaltenders have to understand that there are no road blocks in anybody’s way here,” Sweeney said. “You look at Tuukka, he’s been patient at times to be sort of the understudy and understand it. He’s had some ebb and flows as well as some successes and then all of a sudden some steps back. That’s all healthy in a person’s development. A lot of guys think about goaltenders hitting their strides and then they play a lot longer in their careers.

“Some goaltenders have won Stanley Cups and taken steps back because it came early for them and they had some success. I don’t think [Subban] is in a rush and nor should he be. He should embrace what’s in front of him at that moment and he does a good job of that. He’s a really competitive guy, so he’s going to want the net and you love that in a goaltender.”

Subban completed his third full season in the OHL this year and helped the Belleville Bulls reach the Eastern Conference finals.

“Obviously, didn’t go all the way so I’m not too satisfied,” Subban said. “We made it to the conference final and lost in Game 7 to a pretty good team. Obviously you can’t complain about that. Our team was really happy with our success throughout the year and we had a pretty good team that could have made it.”

The 19-year-old netminder finished the regular season ranked first among all OHL goaltenders in goals-against average (2.14) and save percentage (.934).

“He played a lot of hockey this year,” Sweeney said. “The experience he went through, being challenged and having a little bit of disappointment, really sets him up well for that next phase of his career.

"He’s such an athletic goaltender that has so much promise,” added Sweeney. “You look at Tuukka’s path to where he is right now, and it takes time for a goaltender to be in those situations and go through them and experience them.”

Subban paid close attention to the Stanley Cup playoffs. He watched Rask perform well and finish the postseason as one of the Bruins’ most consistent players. Boston came up short of its second Cup title in a three-year span, beaten in the finals by the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.

“I felt bad for him,” Subban said. “He played so well and he deserved a bit more, maybe the Conn Smythe or something, a Stanley Cup ring, obviously. It’s tough because things happen like that. A couple of bad breaks and just like that it’s over. I don’t think there’s much else he could’ve done, just some bad luck if you watch the last few minutes. I thought he played really well. I thought the whole team played well.”

Since the Bruins drafted him, Subban has focused on improving his maturity, flexibility, strength and routine as a goalie.

“I felt like I was always naturally flexible, but after my groin injury and my ankle injury [two years ago], I felt as I’m getting older I’m hearing a lot of stuff about taking care of your body,” Subban said.

Subban’s brother, P.K. Subban, is a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens and won the Norris Trophy this past season. The Vancouver Canucks drafted their younger brother, Jordan, earlier this month.

“It’s pretty surreal,” Malcolm said. “We’re truly blessed as a family. We couldn’t be happier right now. All three [of us] are in unbelievable organizations. Obviously, P.K. is there already and me and Jordan still have a lot of work to do and we’re looking forward to the opportunity.”