Levi In Providence

[Scout]

Jon Keen is reporting www.jonkeen.blogspot.com that Levi is up with the Bruins and may play. He is also close to signing.

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[CrazyGeorge]

Pretty good odds that Levi won't be around next year eh? With the Smith getting a shot at Manitoba and Weise and Yonkman opening some eyes this past year...I'm curious now what our 20's are going to look like in August. What are some thoughts of who you think may be options as a 20 year old?

[Scout]

Keen's Korner

Friday, April 18, 2008
News Out of Rhode Island...
NEWS RELEASE:

Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, the regular season points-champions of the American Hockey League, announced this morning that center Levi Nelson has been signed to an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) from the Western Hockey League's Swift Current Broncos. With the move, the P-Bruins now have 26 players on their roster, including 14 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders.

Nelson, 19, joins Providence for his second professional stint in as many seasons after appearing in one regular season game and four playoff contests toward the end of the 2006-07 campaign. Drafted by the Boston Bruins 158th overall in the sixth round of the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Nelson is coming off of his best of three full junior seasons in the WHL. The center recorded career-highs with 25 goals, 36 assists, 61 points and 152 penalty minutes in 67 games before adding 15 points, including seven goals, in 12 postseason contests. His junior season ended last Friday as Swift Current fell to the Calgary Hitmen in six games in the teams' second round playoff series.

The center registered 152 points (65g, 87a) in 198 career WHL games over parts of four seasons with the Broncos, where he finished as Swift Current's Rookie of the Year in his first full year and led the team in scoring in his second. A native of Calgary, Alberta, Nelson finished this season's campaign with 20 multiple-point outings and nine point-streaks of at least three games.

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Posted by Jon Keen at 10:56 AM

[2,5,andagame]

http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=361429&page=NewsPage&service=page


From http://www.gdrinnan.blogspot.com/

. . The Boston Bruins have signed F Levi Nelson of the Swift Current Broncos to a three-year entry-level NHL contract. Nelson, who will turn 20 on Monday, was a sixth-round pick in the 2006 NHL draft. . .

[Toswammi]

Best of luck in Prov. Levi.
With this your time in Swift has more than likely come to an end. It was a pleasure.

[stick boy]

I seen that the Bruins assigned two players to Providence today from the big club so it may mean Levi won't even see the ice this season.

[Quarter Pounder W/ Cheese]

Guess this announcement helps solve one piece of our 20 year old situation next year, for now. Are pro contracts on the way as well for Smith and Weise? That would begin to make the picture a little more clear on what lies ahead.

[stick boy]

Levi's goal against Calgary is up for the WHL fan's choice play of the week at the WHL site. I think Dansereau won last week by a landslide.

[Toswammi]

Guess this announcement helps solve one piece of our 20 year old situation next year, for now. Are pro contracts on the way as well for Smith and Weise? That would begin to make the picture a little more clear on what lies ahead.

Could be, although both players you mentioned are also ranked in the draft in the latest rankings. So one way or another we could see them taken and signed or straight out signed.

[Scout]

Keen's Korner

Friday, April 25, 2008
Nelson Makes it Official

Levi Nelson has officially signed on with the Boston Bruins meaning his chances of being back with the Broncos next year are very slim. The two parties came to a verbal agreement a couple weeks ago. Until Levi officially signed the deal, I wasn't going to report anything.

Here's the release:

Boston Bruins General Manger Peter Chiarelli announced Wednesday that the club has signed goaltender Kevin Regan and center Levi Nelson to entry-level contracts. Per team policy, terms of the deals will not be disclosed.

Regan, a 6'2", 190-pound goaltender has played his last four seasons at the University of New Hampshire. The Boston Bruins drafted him with the 277th pick in the ninth round of the 2003 NHL Draft.

The 23-year old assistant captain and South Boston native finished the 2007-08 season as UNH's career leader with 70 wins, 3,235 saves and a .928 save percentage in 112 collegiate games. He is the only goaltender in UNH history to capture back-to-back 20-win campaigns.

The Bruins drafted Nelson with their sixth round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft (158th overall). He has played the last four seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, appearing in 198 games with 65 goals, 87 assists and 340 penalty minutes. During the 2007-08 regular season with Swift Current, Nelson notched 25 goals, 31 assists, a +23 plus/minus and 152 penalty minutes in 67 games. He has recently added seven goals and eight assists in 12 postseason games.

In 2006-07, Nelson appeared in one regular season game and four postseason games for the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League), tallying one playoff goal. He posted 18-34-52 totals in 2006-07 regular season action for Swift Current.

The 6'0" 19-year old center is from Calgary, Alberta.

www.jonkeen.blogspot.com

[CrazyGeorge]

I do recall several years ago when we had Ian White. He signed an entry level contract as well didn't he but he still came back and played with the Broncos that year. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's how it went. At the same time, hopefully Levi can get an opportunity to advance in his career. Looks like he is getting a shot anyways.