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Don Sweeney enters his first season in the Bruins front office, having been named as the team's Director of Player Development on June 21, 2006. In addition to scouting of pro leagues, he will track the progress of the team's drafted prospects at the AHL, junior hockey and college levels. Drafted by the Bruins as their eighth pick, 166th overall, in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, he went on to play four seasons of college hockey at Harvard University. He earned both NCAA East All-American and ECAC First Team All-Star honors with the Crimson and played in the 1986 NCAA Finals before graduating with a degree in Economics. The defenseman played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League, including 15 in a Bruins uniform. He is one of just two defensemen and four players in team history to play over 1,000 games in a Boston uniform and he still ranks third on the team's all-time games played list. He also ranks in the top ten of the club's all-time lists in career goals, assists and points by a defenseman. He played his final NHL season with the Dallas Stars in 2003-04. Sweeney, 39, and his wife Christine reside in Lynnfield with their twin sons, Jarrod and Tyler. | 