Bruins host Sharks, and young skaters, for Sunday matinee

Youth Hockey Day to be celebrated at TD Garden

Patrice Bergeron. AP Photo/Winslow Townson

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Parents of young puckheads might want to target these tickets if they’re trying to get to their kids to the Garden for a chance to watch the Black and Gold. (A week out, seats in the balcony started at $55 apiece through Ticketmaster’s verified resale program.) The Bruins will be celebrating Youth Hockey Day, and the afternoon puck drop is scheduled to be one of just a few on their schedule over the first half of the season. (Other than the traditional Black Friday matinee, this marks their only scheduled afternoon affair until mid-January.) The Sharks struggled last season, but there’s still a number of recognizable names among their talent, so it should pose an interesting test for a reconfigured B’s team trying to put the pieces together early in the campaign. More interesting, in all likelihood, than the Patriots-Jets game that’ll be happening at the same time.