This is an "Open" try-out for both our Junior and Midget teams.
Please specify on application which team(s) you are trying out for. You
may try-out for both teams.
This tryout session is also used for those who missed our December tryouts for our summer teams. If interested in playing on our teams, and want to be considered, feel free to come to these tryout sessions.
If you are unable to make all sessions, that is not a problem. We understand there may be a conflict with MA Festival tryouts as well as a spring sport conflict. The more sessions on ice the better, but we understand some can't make all sessions.
Location: New
England Sports Center, Marlborough, MA
2008 Dates/Times:
Thursday, April 17: 6:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, April 19: 9:30-1:00 PM and 2:10-3:20 PM (Goalie Session)
Sunday, April 20: 9:00-11:00 AM
Monday, April 28: 8:00-9:00 PM
Ages: 1988's-1994's for Midget team (open enrollment)
1987's-1994's for Junior teams (open enrollment)
Cost: $125
Tryout format:
Thursday PM: The three hour ice block will be broken up into three, one hour sessions and each player (forwards, defensemen and goalies) will skate during one of those three, one hour sessions. After a short warm up there will be in zone, cross ice scrimmaging as well as full ice scrimmaging.
Saturday AM : The three hour and a half hour ice block will be broken up into three, one hour sessions and each player (forwards, defensemen and goalies) will skate during one of those three, one hour sessions.
Goalie Session: All goalie's will skate during this session and be put through a variety of shooting drills. Forwards and defensemen can skate here as well as shooters.
Sunday AM: A list will be posted on our web site on Saturday evening. Those on the list will skate again on Sunday morning. Exact format of Sunday session is TBA.
April 28 session: A final group of players will be brought back to this final session.
Registration info below
JUNIOR BRUINS TRYOUTS
April 17-19-20 at NESC; Register Now
FRAMINGHAM, MA-The Junior Bruins are holding their open tryouts on Thursday (April 17), Saturday and Sunday (April 19-20) at their home rink-the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, MA. The tryout camp is open to all interested players for all of the Bruins' team's. The Bruins will be looking to fill spots at every position on all three of their fall and winter teams. The Junior Bruins (EJHL), Junior Bruins (Empire) and Little Bruins have openings at every position. We will also be looking at player's who want to be considered for our AAA summer team's.
Questions on Tryout format and other details? Go to the following link for a breakdown of of the format. Please visit the link for answers before calling the office. If, after learning additional details online and you still have questions, please do not hesitate to call: TRYOUT DETAILS
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged (especially for goalies). To register fax/email/mail in the Application. Walk-on's will be taken as well but, by pre-registering, we will be able to assign you a time for the Thursday session as well to ensure a spot at our tryouts. Goalie's are not guaranteed a spot at tryouts. When we receive a goalie's registration a confirmation email will be sent. Some goalies may not be accepted at tryouts.
A commonly asked question is if you have a conflict and can't make one of the sessions is it still worth trying out? Yes, each year at tryouts there are players that can't make every session. We do encourage all players to make as many as possible but it is not necessary and will not be held against a player.
"We get asked often how many spots are open and it changes from week to week sometimes," Chris Masters commented. "What we tell players and parents who ask that question is simple. If a player is good enough we will find a place for him in our program. With a lot of players from our EJ team moving on college and players from our Empire team moving up to our EJ team there are a lot of openings on both. On the Little Bruins we also graduated a lot of players and have openings there as well. We are excited to see who shows up at tryouts."
Every year at our try-outs we find and select the bulk of our teams.
Last season the Little Bruins selected eight players from tryouts and
the Junior Bruins (Empire) team selected 10 players. We also get our first look at some players interested in our EJHL team as well as our summer team. While we do
extensive scouting and recruiting, there are always players we first
become aware of when they first step on the ice.
Out motto is simple-"If a player is good enough, we will find a spot for him in our program."
There are always rumors that surround tryouts that there are no openings, the team is pre-picked or you need to "know somebody" to make it. While we can't speak to what other program's are like, we can assure those coming to ours that none of the aforementioned is the case. Here are just a few of the stories that help illustrate that. Stories of total unknowns or those we have never had a relationship before that came to our tryouts, made our team and went on to great success.
At our 2007 tryouts a forward from Wilmington, MA showed up and he "jumped" off the ice at us. He was clearly a talented player and someone we wanted in our program. While a local player, we had no prior relationship with him and, truth be told, had never even heard of him. He was a complete surprise at our tryouts and thank God he came out to our tryouts. Joe Pendenza, in his first year in our program, has been one of the top players on the team, in the Empire league and will be with our Junior Bruins (EJHL) team in 2008-2009. He was a league all star, named to the 1st team All Conference and was voted the Empire's Best Forward.
In 2006 forward Justin Mansfield came out to tryouts. We knew of him as a good player at the '90 level but had never had him play on our summer teams and had a very limited relationship with him. He came out to tryouts, earned a spot and had a great first season with our Junior Bruins (Empire) team. The following season (07-08) he was named as a team captain, was a league all star, named to the 1st team All Conference and was voted as the Empire's MVP in helping lead the Bruins to a three peat of the regular season title and back to back Empire playoff title's. He has been offered by at least one D-1 school and is talking with several others. He has been offered a spot on our Junior Bruins (EJHL) team for the 2008-2009 season.
One of those from the 2000 try-out was goalie Jeff Mansfield. Jeff
was one of 22 goalies that showed up at try-outs. We had never seen
him play and never heard of him. Despite that, he continually made save
after save and earned a spot on our team beating out 21 other goalies.
At that same try-out a big, tough defensemen caught our eye as well.
Peter Watson came from an area that we normally do not scout. Peter
was a complete unknown. A South Boston native who never played Metro
beat out 25 defensemen to earn a spot on our team.
Perhaps the greatest success story of all time is that of Greg Mauldin.
Greg went to the Walpole Stars try-outs and was cut outright. Greg then
showed up at the Junior Bruins try-out. After playing a couple of years
at Division 3 Holliston High School Greg knew he needed to go elsewhere
to continue his development. Greg was not offered a spot on our Junior
team, but earned a position on our Midget team after a great try-out.
Greg made quick work of the Midget league and led the team in scoring.
He was then bumped up to our Junior team. His development and his star
continued to soar. He ended up as a leading scorer and was a first liner
who saw time on all of our specialty teams. He then went on to capture
a boatload of awards during the 2000-01 season. He was team captain,
leading scorer, league all-star and league MVP to name a few. Greg was
one of the most sought after recruits in the east during the summer
of 2000. It was during that time that Greg accepted a full scholarship
to U-Mass Amherst. An amazing story about a completely unknown player
who showed up at our try-outs, earned a spot with our program and then
turned it into a magical two years that culminated with a "full
ride" to a Hockey East school.
These are just some of the many success stories that happen every
year when players show up at our try-outs. Whether you are a recruited
player, someone our scouts have seen, or a complete unknown you have
a chance with our teams. We simply select the players
that impress us most.
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