Medical, Training & Equipment Staff

DUSTIN STUCK

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Dustin Stuck has been the Head Athletic Trainer for the Boston Bruins since the 2022-23 season after serving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the organization during the 2021-22 season. Prior, Dustin worked both as an Assistant Athletic Trainer (2017-19) and Head Athletic Trainer (2019-21) for the Providence Bruins. A graduate of Alvernia University with a degree in Athletic Training, he continued his education at Penn State with a master’s in educational leadership and administration in 2017. Dustin resides in Saugus, MA with his wife Rachel and daughters, Emory and Avery.


JOE ROBINSON

HEAD PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Joe Robinson has been the Head Physical Therapist for the Boston Bruins since the 2022-23 season after serving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist for the organization since the 2017-18 season. Prior, Joe was a sports physical therapy resident at Vanderbilt University in 2016-17 and served as a Seasonal Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL during the 2012-13 season. A graduate of Grand Valley State University, Joe received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2016. Joe resides in Lynnfield, MA with his wife Kelsey and daughter Skylar.


KEVIN NEELD

HEAD PERFORMANCE COACH

Kevin Neeld is in his seventh season with the Bruins as Head Performance Coach. In that role, he is responsible for implementing the team’s strength and conditioning program and assisting in biometric collection and analysis. He came to the Bruins after spending two seasons as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks. His prior experience includes seven years as the President and Director of Performance at Endeavor Sports Performance in Pitman, NJ, five years as a Strength and Conditioning coach with USA Hockey’s Women’s National Team, and three years as Strength and Conditioning coach and Manual Therapist for the Philadelphia Flyers junior team. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Behavior Science and Fitness Management from the University of Delaware and a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Neuroscience from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Licensed Massage Therapist.


SCOTT WAUGH

MANAGER OF PLAYER REHABILITATION

Scott Waugh has been the Manager of Player Rehabilitation for the Boston Bruins since the 2022-23 season. He was previously with the team as a Physical Therapist from 1992-94 and 1998-2016. Scott also serves as the Director of Sports Medicine Physical Therapy at Massachusetts General Hospital, a position he has held since 2006. A graduate of the University of Lowell in 1990 with a BS in Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, he has previously worked with the Atlanta Falcons, Boston College, and Boston Red Sox. A native of Hingham, MA, Scott currently resides in Norwell with his wife Kim and 3 children.


TIM LEBBOSSIERE

ASSISTANT PERFORMANCE COACH

Tim Lebbossiere is in his fourth season as Boston’s Assistant Performance Coach following three seasons as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the AHL’s Providence Bruins. A 2016 graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Springfield College in Applied Exercise Science with post-graduate strength and conditioning positions with Quinnipiac University, University of Massachusetts, and Lindenwood University prior to his 2019 Master’s in Human Performance.


CHRIS PORTER

ASSISTANT PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Chris Porter has been an Assistant Physical Therapist with the Boston Bruins since the 2022-23 season. Prior, Chris served as a sports physical therapy resident with ATI Physical Therapy in Greensville, SC in 2021-22. A graduate of the University in Rhode Island with a BS degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, he continued his education at the University of Incarnate Word with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2021.


ANDREA FORTUNATI

MASSAGE THERAPIST/ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Andrea Fortunati has been a Massage Therapist/Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Boston Bruins since the 2024-25 season. Prior, Andrea served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the University of Virginia men’s and women’s swim and dive teams from 2018-24. A graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS in Athletic Training, she continued her education at the University of Connecticut where she received her master’s degree in Kinesiology in 2016. She received her Massage Therapy Certification from Lotus College in 2023.


NATALIE JOHNSON

MASSAGE THERAPIST

Natalie Johnson is in her third year with the Bruins as a Licensed Massage Therapist who specializes in deep muscle therapy massages. She attended the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy and has worked as a massage therapist since 2011.


JULIE NICOLETTI

SPORTS NUTRITIONIST

Julie Nicoletti is in her 10th season with the Boston and Providence Bruins. As Team Nutritionist, she provides optimal performance-based, science-backed sports nutrition to all players to optimize performance and health and to reduce the risk of injury. Julie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island and has completed an Executive Education Course in Nutrition from Harvard Medical School. She is also a registered pharmacist.


KEITH ROBINSON

HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Keith Robinson is in his 37th season with the Bruins, his 14th as the team’s Head Equipment Manager. He began with the team in 1988-89 as a locker room assistant for five seasons before spending the next 17 seasons as an assistant equipment manager for the club. A native of Tewksbury, MA, he graduated from Tewksbury High School in 1987.


MATT FALCONER

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Matt Falconer is in his 16th season with the team as an Assistant Equipment Manager, but he has been involved with the organization in several capacities since 2003. He began as a locker room assistant while still in high school, helping the equipment staff at home games. He became an intern in the hockey operations department in 2006 while working toward his Sports Management degree at Newbury College and he was hired as a hockey operations assistant in 2007. He earned his degree in May 2009 and moved into his current position in August 2009.


KEITH BABINEAU

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Keith Babineau is in his fourth season as a Bruins Assistant Equipment Manager. A native of Medford, MA, he has spent after several years working with the Bruins with the visiting team dressing rooms.