The Bruins selected Matthew Poitras, an 18-year-old center from Brooklin, Ontario, in the second round of the NHL Draft in Montreal on Friday.
Poitras, a 5-foot-11, 176-pound right-shot center, comes to the Bruins from Guelph Storm (OHL). Here are four things to know about the No. 54 overall selection.
He has “playmaking upside.”
Growing up, Poitras was on the smaller side, and he was 5-foot-9, 149 pounds in 2020. The Storm selected him 12th overall, and since that point, he’s gotten bigger and stronger. Even so, he’s still not necessarily the most physically overpowering player.