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On April 26th, 2017, the Boston Bruins officially named Bruce Cassidy as the organization’s 28th Head Coach. Cassidy was given the “interim” head coach tag on February 7th, 2017, after the National Hockey Leagues original six franchise fired longtime coach Claude Julien with almost ten full seasons of service behind the Boston bench. Julien ended his tenure with the Bruins becoming … Keep Reading
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Martin “Pat” Egan was born in Blackie, Alberta, Canada, on April 25th, 1918. The 5′-10″ 195-pound right-shooting defenseman spent six seasons with the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins. Joining the Boston club via trade with the Detriot Redwings on January 5th, 1944, for left shooting defenseman Flash Hollett.
Boston’s history of mind-boggling trades and scouting moves goes way back particularly with … Keep Reading
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Barry Smith was born on April 25th, 1955 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and even though he lived and grew up almost 2,500 miles away from Boston, Massachusetts he was meant to be a Bruin as he played for two junior teams out in Western Canada having the same team name. Smith was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 … Keep Reading
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With the National Hockey League and affiliated American Hockey League on this coronavirus hiatus, some players returned home to be with families as this pandemic ravages planet earth. Boston Bruins forward Peter Cehlarik returned home to his native Slovakia country as he and hundreds of other NHL players patiently wait for NHL executives to make an official call on whether a … Keep Reading
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Garry Galley was born on April 16th, 1963, in Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada. Galley grew up in Ottawa and started his playing career at Bowling Green as a left-shot defenseman in 1981 and played until 1984. During his time at Bowling Green, Galley was drafted 100th overall by the Los Angeles … Keep Reading
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Marcotte was born on April 15th, 1947, at the Arthabaska County Hospital. His family was longtime residents of nearby Asbestos, Quebec which is located in the southeast area of the province, north of Sherbrooke and south of Victoriaville. At the age of three, Don first laced up his first pair of … Keep Reading
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Whitmore was born on April 10th, 1967, in Sudbury, Ontario and played his junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League from the 1983-84 to 1986-87 seasons. Kay was selected in the second round (26th Overall) of the 1985 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. … Keep Reading
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Manlow was born on April 7th, 1975, in Belleville, Ontario and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Before his draft year, the 6′-0″ 180-pound forward played a majority of his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the … Keep Reading
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Vernarsky was born on April 5th, 1982, in Detriot, Michigan and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft. The 6′-3″ 201-pound center was a product of the United States National Development Program before heading to the Ontario Hockey League to … Keep Reading
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Duguid was born on April 4th, 1910, in Bolton, Ontario. At the age of 17, Lorne started his junior hockey career with the Montreal Victorias where he appeared in 31 games contributing 21-0-21 numbers. After his three seasons of juniors, he signed as a free agent to play in the International Hockey League in November of 1930 with the Windsor Bulldogs. … Keep Reading
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