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Bruins’ Fraser Minten Wins NHL Rookie of the Month After Breakout January

The 21-year-old center’s surge has sharpened focus on Boston’s 2025 deadline deal with Toronto.

Overview

  • The NHL recognized Minten for leading all rookies with eight goals and tying for the lead with 14 points in 14 January games, a stretch in which Boston went 11-2-1.
  • He is the first Bruins player to earn Rookie of the Month honors since Jeremy Swayman in March 2022.
  • For the season, Minten has 14 goals and 15 assists through 55 games with 97 hits and 34 blocked shots while averaging under 15 minutes per game.
  • Boston acquired Minten and draft assets from Toronto on March 7, 2025 in a deal that sent Brandon Carlo to the Maple Leafs, and Bruins executive Marco Sturm called the move “a steal.”
  • With Elias Lindholm and Pavel Zacha out with upper-body injuries for the Stadium Series game, Boston is elevating its young centers, with Minten slated to center Viktor Arvidsson and Casey Mittelstadt.