Election

In Bruins news:

• Brad Marchand has actually been underpaid in recent years. Time to PAY THE MAN. Today’s Slapshot
• Celebrating the Undrafted- Noel Acciari doggedly worked through academic issues and trained independently in order to join the Providence College Friars. His calling card is a physical, yet clean and intelligent game. (With video) Scouting Post
• With a year at Harvard and his third development camp under his belt, Ryan Donato is stepping up into a leadership role. (With video) NHL Bruins
• Among the ranks of NCAA players, two other young Bruins made a strong impression at development camp. College Hockey Inc
• Lend your ears to this discussion on the Bruins in the NHL expansion draft and a digression regarding Pokemon Go! (Audio, 53:23) Bearly On Topic
• Which player was the best #4 ever? YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, HERE, BRUINS FANS! Hockeybuzz
• Time to vote for the GLOBIES! How about Marchand for Unsung Hero, Patrice Bergeron for Athlete of the Year, or Frank Vatrano for Top Newcomer? Vote for a Bruins MVP, and then for Jack Edwards as the Voice of Boston. Vote early, vote often! The Boston Globe

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Why did the Sabres waste a draft pick for the brief, nearly irrelevant rights to speak exclusively to Jimmy Vesey? Hockeybuzz
• Good luck to Brandon DeFazio, who is headed Rich Peverley’s way... Today’s Slapshot
• Don Cherry and Ron MacLean will now be together forever... on Canada’s Walk of Fame. The Globe and Mail
• Just Say NO. Note that the Pooh sweater does NOT appear on this short list of uniforms NHLers should have simply refused to don. The Hockey News
• Teams that block the fewest shots do give up the most goals, but unfortunately for John Tortorella, there is no straight-line correlation as the blocking numbers rise. TSN
• Joel Ward lost his dad way too soon, and he credits playing hockey with helping him cope. Players Tribune
• Streaming the NHL on Twitter? What witchcraft is this? The Verge