Dougie Hamilton, Ryan Spooner Among Talented Youngsters Earning Spots on Preseason Top 10 Bruins Prospects List

The Bruins built much of the foundation for their Stanley Cup championship by drafting and developing key contributors to that title run. Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand were among the standout playoff performers who came up through the Bruins’ system.

Now that they’ve finally ended their Cup drought after 39 years, the Bruins have no intention of turning off that pipeline, and there are plenty of talented young prospects making their way up the ranks in the hope of being a part of future championships in Boston.

Thanks to some solid drafting and shrewd trading, most notably in turning a discontented Phil Kessel into three high picks in a deal with Toronto, the Bruins have kept their cupboard well stocked for the future. And they’ve even got a few candidates bidding to make an impact in the present, with several prospects poised to challenge for spots with the big club in the coming season.

With the strength of Boston’s replenished farm system, coming up with 10 top prospects wasn’t hard. Narrowing it down to 10 was the tricky part. The likes of defensemen Colby Cohen, Tommy Cross, David Warsofsky and Yury Alexandrov and forwards Jamie Arniel, Craig Cunningham and Lane MacDermid all have a chance to make an impact in Boston in the coming years, but couldn’t quite crack this top 10 at this point.

To see who did, click here as NESN.com’s Preseason Top 10 Bruins Prospects are revealed >>

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