Dean Letourneau (right) alongside family friend Scott Brum
A first for the village of Braeside might result in a sudden increase in locals sporting black and yellow jerseys.
The Boston Bruins took local product Dean Letourneau 25th overall on Friday evening, as friends and family of the 6-foot-6 centerman cheered on at a watch party inside the John A. Gillies Centre.
Boston took a roundabout way to get their guy, originally trading that draft pick to Detroit two years ago before eventually getting it back in a recent trade with the Ottawa Senators.
Letourneau, who grew up in the Ottawa Valley Titans system and had a brief stint with the Renfrew Wolves Under-18 AAA in 2021–22, put up 127 points in 56 games during a breakout season with St. Andrews College last season.
He will have plenty of chances to impress the Bruins’ scouting department when he begins playing at Boston College next season.
(written by Kasey Egan)