Bruins Announce Roster Transactions
BOSTON – Today, November 1, Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney disclosed the following roster changes:
The team has placed defenseman Matt Grzelcyk on long-term injured reserve; placed forward Jakub Lauko on injured reserve; recalled defensemen Mason Lohrei, Ian Mitchell and Parker Wotherspoon from Providence.
Lohrei, 22, has appeared in seven games with Providence this season, recording four assists. The 6-foot-5, 211-pound defenseman skated in 40 games with Ohio State University in 2022-23, totaling four goals and 28 assists for 32 points. The Verona, Wisconsin native was originally selected by Boston in the second round (58th overall) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Mitchell, 24, has appeared in two games with Boston this season, recording one assist. He has also played two AHL games with Providence, recording one assist.
The 6-foot, 192-pound defenseman has skated in 84 career NHL games with Boston and Chicago, totaling four goals and 13 assists for 17 points. In the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks originally selected the St. Albert, Alberta native (57th overall).
Wotherspoon, 26, has appeared in six games with Providence this season, recording one assist. In his 299 AHL games with Providence, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and the Bridgeport Islanders, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound defenseman has recorded 22 goals and 87 assists for 109 points.
Wotherspoon has appeared in 12 career NHL games, recording one assist.
In the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, the Surrey, British Columbia native was originally chosen by the New York Islanders.