Interview with Bruins Head Athletic Trainer Don DelNegro
We were honored to have the opportunity to speak with Don DelNegro, the Head Athletic Trainer of the Boston Bruins on Friday, May, 22nd. Don was the Head Athletic Trainer for the Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup in 2011.
Here is the recording of the interview with Don during Ms. Fagan's Biology class:
More about Don DelNegro
Don DelNegro is in his 27th season as the team's Head Athletic Trainer. Prior to joining the Bruins, he spent five years at Williams College as the Director of Sports Medicine. He has also served as the head athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled and Luge teams at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville, France; for Team USA at 2000, 2005 and 2007 World Hockey Championships and as head trainer for the U.S. men's hockey team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Westfield State University, where he was a 2011 inductee into that school's Hall of Fame, and a Master of Science degree in the same field from Indiana State University. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Westfield State University in 2013.