Volden

The Bruins new they wanted to add at least one goaltender at this year’s draft, and they used their last pick to select one from the Finnish Junior League.

The Bruins in the sixth round of today’s NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minn., selected goaltender Lars Volden with the 181st pick overall.

Volden, who’ll turn 19 in a month, had a .907 save percentage and 2.76 goals-against average in 24 games for the Blues Jr. club last season. He’s a native of Norway, but I’m sure he’s picked up enough Finnish to chat with Tuukka Rask this training camp.

He stands at 6-foot-3, 198 pounds. He once made this save:

That’s one Rask and Tim Thomas would be impressed by.

O'Gara

The Bruins continued to stock up on intelligent prospects in the fifth round.

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Ferlin

The Bruins obviously hold academics in high regard when it comes to the draft.

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Camara

Fans of the fight game will love the Bruins’ third-round pick at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minn., today.

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Khokhlachev

Only twice previously in the reign of Peter Chiarelli as GM of the Bruins has the club used a draft pick on a Russian player.

Today in the second round they drafted their third Russian, and luckily he has a nickname.

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Hamilton

No one can accuse Bruins first-round draft pick Dougie Hamilton of setting the bar low for his potential development into an NHL star.

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Here’s another video about Bruins first-round pick Dougie Hamilton — this one comes with a cute Canadian news reporter:

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Here’s the NHL-produced highlight reel for Bruins first-round draft pick Dougie Hamilton:

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Hamilton

By the time the Bruins picked at No. 9 tonight, Dougie Hamilton, Ryan Murphy and Nathan Beaulieu — three coveted defensemen — were still on the board.

So Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli had a difficult decision.

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Beaulieu

The Bruins run to the Stanley Cup championship didn’t allow for much preparation for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft here at The Bruins Blog.

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Since Peter Chiarelli took over as general manager of the Bruins, draft night and day typically has brought in a bevvy of centers to the organization.

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The league this afternoon released the official order of selection for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held Friday and Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

The Bruins have six picks total, starting with the No. 9 overall pick in Friday’s first round.

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Chiarelli

Although the excitement level for the Bruins going into this year’s draft isn’t as high as it was a year ago when they held the No. 2 overall pick, general manager Peter Chiarelli is still eager to get to St. Paul, Minnesota and make his club’s pick at No. 9 Friday night.

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Benning

VANCOUVER — Bruins assistant general manager Jim Benning just got back from the NHL Scouting Combine in Toronto, where he and other Bruins staffers interviewed around 60 kids.

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