Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced Tuesday afternoon that the team had assigned Jordan Caron to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

In his first pro season, the forward made the Bruins roster out of training camp. The 20-year-old has appeared in 20 games for the B’s, recording three goals and four assists. Caron was a healthy scratch for the last two games.

The Sayabec, Quebec native was selected by the Bruins in the first round (25th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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Immediately following Thursday’s win over Tampa, the Bruins released the following statement on the report that they have traded Marco Sturm to Los Angeles:

“I am aware of the various media reports today regarding Marco Sturm,” said Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli. ”I can confirm that I spoke to Marco about waiving his no trade clause and have had discussions regarding Marco with other teams. I can also confirm that there is no trade in place with Marco. At this time, Marco is a member of the Boston Bruins and will continue to train with our team.”

With Michael Ryder (forced to leave practice Tuesday with an undisclosed injury) questionable for Wednesday’s game at Pittsburgh, the Bruins have recalled Jamie Arniel from AHL Providence on an emergency basis.

Here is the official release on the move from the Bruins:

BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has recalled forward Jamie Arniel from the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League) on an emergency basis.

Arniel will join Boston for their morning skate on Wednesday, November 10 and be available for the Bruins/Penguins contest at 7:00 p.m. in Pittsburgh.

This is the first professional regular season recall of Arniel’s career.

The 20-year-old Arniel has appeared in 12 games this season for Providence, registering 6-3=9 totals with 6 penalty minutes. He currently leads the team in shots on goal with 44 attempts and is second on the team in both goals scored and total points. Arniel has scored a goal in each of the P-Bruins last three games.

Arniel completed his first full pro season with the Providence Bruins in 2009-10, with 12-16=28 totals in 67 games. He won the club’s Rookie of the Year award and led all P-Bruins first-year players in scoring and assists.

The Kingston, Ontario native was drafted by Boston in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

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This is a photo of Patrice Bergeron getting ready to partake in an NHL media event in New York (courtesy the Bruins’ Twitter feed). Just in case you were looking for him …

WEEI.com was on hand for Shawn Thornton’s first annual Putts and Punches for Parkinson’s golf tournament, which means photographer John Vu was snapping plenty of pictures at Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton. Here is the slideshow of the event, which also featured Bruins forward Milan Lucic and goaltender Tuukka Rask (click the picture to begin). For the full low-down on the event and what it meant to Thornton, whose grandmother passed away from Parkinson’s, click here.