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Following a clinical defensive display by the Boston Bruins in Game 3, is it possible that their blue line could be even better next season and beyond? Craig Custance writes that Dougie Hamilton gives the Bruins plenty of promising options moving forward.

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Daniel Paille has been able to contribute to the Bruins in a variety of ways.

WILMINGTON, Mass -- Dougie Hamilton won't deny he'd like to be playing more during his first Stanley Cup playoffs, but he's happy to at least be along for the ride. At this time last year, Hamilton was relaxing at home, watching the playoffs after hi...

After missing the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (lower body) returned to the lineup for Game 5.

The Bruins' trio of rookie blueliners didn't look green at all in Game 1.

BOSTON -- It's looking increasingly likely the Bruins will be without one or more of their injured trio of defensemen when they begin the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Rangers on Thursday night at TD Garden. Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Fere...

BOSTON -- Two young guns, two kids with promising upsides, defensemen with their best years ahead, and both found themselves digging back to their days of lower-level hockey to try to find a viable comparison to what had just transpired in the Bruins...

The Bruins will be without defensemen Andrew Ference and Wade Redden for Game 7 against the Maple Leafs on Monday night.

TORONTO -- Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton will be in the lineup for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday night at Air Canada Centre. With Bruins blueliner Andrew Ference...

Defenseman Matt Bartkowski is in the lineup for the Bruins tonight. Bartkowski, who was recalled from Providence on Thursday night, got the nod over rookie Dougie Hamilton. Coach Claude Julien had said that one of them would take the place of W...

After a nine-year playoff hiatus, Toronto will be rocking for B's-Leafs Game 3.

BOSTON -- Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton hadn't played a game since April 23, when he was a minus-2 in a 5-2 loss to the Flyers. Hamilton spent the last three games pf the regular season and Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals se...

BOSTON -- As expected, Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton will be in the lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at TD Garden. Hamilton replaces fellow blueliner Andrew Fe...

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Good morning from Ristuccia Arena, where the Bruins are practicing in preparation for Game 2 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at TD Garden. Forward Rich Peverl...

BOSTON -- For the past two days, the Boston Bruins insisted their late-season funk was in the rearview mirror. There would be no more blown leads in the third period and no more lackluster starts. The skilled and physical Bruins would return. Well...

Dougie Hamilton hopes to carry his early success into the playoffs.