Boston -- The Boston Bruins hired Don Sweeney as the director of player development yesterday. Sweeney, a former Harvard teammate of incoming general manager Peter Chiarelli, will be responsible for tracking the progress of all prospects in the Bruins' organization. He was drafted by the Bruins out of high school as the eighth pick in the 1984 NHL entry draft, but played four seasons at Harvard, including three as Chiarelli's teammate. Sweeney turned professional in 1988 and played 15 seasons and 1,052 games in a Bruins uniform, one of four players in franchise history to play in more than 1,000 games.