24-year-old Dalton Bancroft says he blacked our during the first part of his NHL debut.

On Saturday evening, the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers squared off, with Beantown coming out on top 4-3.

In the game, the Madoc native potted two goals, as he battles for a spot with the big club.

Last spring Bancroft was signed to a one year entry level contract with the Bruins and he also appeared in several games with the Providence Bruins.

He spoke to Quinte News following his debut and he talked about putting the jersey on for the first time. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1977/files/2025/09/dalton-bancroft-1.mp3

“Nervous as any guy would be for his first game, especially with the route I took to finally get in one. It was definitely a surreal, surreal

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