BOSTON — It took the Bruins until the fifth round to draft a player from Canada as they continued to add to their center depth.
Boston selected Cole Chandler, a 6-foot-2, 188-pound pivot from Bedford, Nova Scotia with the 133rd pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Chandler, who played for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League had 13 goals and 19 assists in 64 games.
He joins James Hagens and Will Moore among the organization’s newest centers.
Elite Prospects offered this scouting report on Chandler:
“Cole Chandler is a worker capable of pursuing the puck, engaging opponents defensively, and making quick and smart passes to teammates. There are a lot of subtle skills in his game — proactive contact, quick reads and reactions on loose pucks and pass receptions, slip passes through pressure.”
The Bruins have now picked two centers, a winger and two defensemen. so far in this draft.
Barring a trade, Boston has just one pick left. They’ll pick at No. 165 in the sixth round and don’t have a seventh-round selection.
