Bruins First-Round Draft Picks Lighting It Up For Boston College

The Boston Bruins didn’t travel far to find their last two first-round picks.

Two years ago, it was Boston College Eagles center Dean Letourneau who heard his name called 25th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft.

This past June, fellow BC forward James Hagens was the Bruins’ seventh overall selection.

The pair of Eagles are making the Bruins feel good about their decision as they continue to fill up the stat sheet in Hockey East.

Hagens is a 19-year-old sophomore from Long Island, N.Y. He recorded 37 points in 37 games his freshman season at BC.

Now a sophomore, Hagens leads the team with 10 goals in 16 games played as the Eagles have posted a 10-5-1 record on their way to becoming the 13th-ranked team in the nation.

The Eagles’ second-leading goal scorer is fellow Bruins draftee Letourneau.

Letourneau has netted a team-best four of his nine goals on the power play. The 6-foot-7 forward also is 19 years old, but plays a very different game than his 5-foot-11 teammate.

He scored zero goals in 36 games played with BC last season after the Bruins drafted him.

The forward’s sudden improvement is an auspicious sign for the prospect Boston drafted two seasons ago.

Elsewhere around the NCAA, the Bruins have two other prospects lighting the lamp for their respective teams.

The @NHLBruins have FOUR prospects with 9+ goals in NCAA hockey 📊

James Hagens (10), Will Zellers (10), Chris Pelosi (10), Dean Letourneau (9)

No other NHL team has more than two 😮 pic.twitter.com/5iCKX2CFqX

— NESN (@NESN) December 8, 2025

University of North Dakota’s Will Zellers has 10 goals this season, and Quinnipiac’s Chris Pelosi has the same.

Together, Boston’s four prospects with nine or more goals in the NCAA make an NHL best. No other team has more than two.