The Boston Bruins are loading up on centers in the 2022 NHL Draft.
The Bruins used their fourth-round selection (No. 119) to select 18-year-old Latvian center Dans Locmelis.
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Locmelis has spent the last three seasons with Lulea HF of the Swedish Hockey League. The 6-foot, 170-pound left-handed shot played 44 games for Lulea's Under-20 team in 2021-22, tallying 34 points (18 goals, 16 assists).
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Locmelis doesn't have a stellar scouting report but is a hard worker who addresses an area of need for the Bruins, a team very thin on center depth behind 36-year-old Patrice Bergeron.
Boston drafted a center with each of its first three picks in Matthew Poitras (No. 54 overall) and Cole Spicer (No. 117 overall).