North Andover Native To Work With Boston Bruins

BOSTON, MA —North Andover native David Breen has been named as a skating and skills consultant by the Boston Bruins, the organization's General Manager Don Sweeney announced last week.

John McClean and Tom Ford will serve alongside Breen in that role for the NHL team.

Breen spent the previous three seasons as the director of player development for the men's hockey team at Bentley University. He also has served as the video coordinator at Merrimack College and has been an assistant hockey coach at Curry College, Philips Academy and Trinity College.

At Bentley, Breen was responsible for player development and analytics. While at Merrimack, he oversaw video analysis and worked with the coaching staff on analytical breakdown.

At Curry, Breen's responsibilities included working with the forwards and the team's power play, in addition to bench management responsibilities like tracking line changes and analyzing matchups. He also scouted opponents, compiled individual and team analytics and recruited players.

After attending Philips Andover for three years in high school, Breen played at Merrimack College, and later Trinity College.

At Merrimack, Breen played in 34 games in two seasons, recording two goals. He also was a two-time member of the Hockey East All-Academic Team, a member of the 2002-03 Academic All-Star Team and a 2002-03 Hockey East Scholars-Athlete.

Breen then helped lead Trinity to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) semifinals.

According to his Bentley University profile, Breen lives in Brookline and is the program director for Micro Ice Training Centers of America in North Andover.