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Johnny Peirson made his NHL debut in 1947 for the Boston Bruins. The right-winger made two NHL All-Star game appearances for Boston and played in three Stanley Cup Finals series.
Peirson scored 20+ goals four times in nine full seasons. His 27-25-52 over 52 games in 1949-50 was his most productive … Keep Reading
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Happy birthday to former Boston Bruins left-wing Jay Miller. The Wellesley, Massachusetts native turns 64 today.
Miller served as a fourth-line enforcer for Boston from 1985 through January of 1989. He amassed 168+ penalty minutes in each of his four seasons—with a hefty total of 858 over four years. During that era he was considered … Keep Reading
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Happy birthday to Bruins’ legend Brad Park. The hall of fame defenseman turns 76 today.
After finding great success in New York with the Rangers, Park came to Boston in the fall of 1975 via a blockbuster trade, which netted the Bruins another hall-of-famer—center Jean Ratelle—as well. For their part, Boston had to part with … Keep Reading
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Sometimes the NHL draft can be hit or miss enterprise. Despite all of the personnel scouting and calibrating of player potential and organizational needs, no team is immune from a complete miscarriage of an entire draft year, where none of the selections ever see more than a cup of coffee in the NHL.
Draft … Keep Reading
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Left-winger Wayne Cashman was born on this date in 1945. He is a Kingston, Ontario native and a veteran of 1027 regular season NHL games.
Cashman embodied the Bruins’ style of grit and determination. The former Bruins captain was known for his ability to get to the dirty areas and dig hard along the boards. … Keep Reading
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Today would have been Garnet ‘Ace’ Bailey’s 76th birthday. The former Boston Bruin left-wing died while aboard United Airlines Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The plane had been hijacked by Islamist terrorists and purposefully driven into the building. He was 53 years old … Keep Reading
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Today is June 12th, and in Bruins’ birthday news, that means it’s Pavel Zacha’s birthday. The team’s center, fresh off of a Czech national team title at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in Prague, is 28 years old.
The Czech-born forward was acquired from the New Jersey Devils in July of 2022 in a trade … Keep Reading
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Today is Cam Neely’s 59th birthday. He is a former right-wing for the Boston Bruins and the present team president. Many hockey fans consider him to be the prototypical Boston Bruin.
Cam Neely was the ninth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1983 NHL draft. At the age of 21—on his June … Keep Reading
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Happy birthday to former Bruin Matt Bartkowski. The well-traveled defenseman turns 36 years old today.
The Pittsburgh native arrived on the Bruins’ scene in March of 2010 when his rights were traded from the Florida Panthers—which selected him in the 7th round of the 2008 NHL draft—along with fellow defenseman Dennis Seidenberg. He spent portions … Keep Reading
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It’s 2011 Stanley Cup-champion Nathan Horton’s birthday. The former Bruins’ right-wing turns 39 years old.
Horton, a product of Dunnville, Ontario, came to Boston—along with centerman Gregory Campbell—via a trade with the Florida Panthers for defenseman Dennis Wideman, a 2010 first round pick, and a third round pick in 2011. The 6-2, 229-pound winger had … Keep Reading
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