By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Born on July 23rd, 1977, Shawn Thornton came into this world and would soon grace us with his ferocious play of hockey. Shawn Thornton was a household name for Bruins fans from 2007-2014. His team leadership and ability to stick up for teammates were unlike no one else. Thornton began playing minor hockey for
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
The Lindroth boys recently launched a brand new podcast show called “The Lindroth Hockey Podcast,” featuring co-hosts, father and son duo, Andrew and James Lindroth. This show is apart of the Black N’ Gold Podcast Network.
We decided to combine our old and new school hockey mindsets to create fascinating
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Rich Peverley, not a guy you immediately think of when someone mentions the Boston Bruins, but he made a definite impact on the Bruins franchise from 2011-2013. Peverley was brought in on a trade from the then Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart. Peverley would be placed on the Bruin’s
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Born on June 25th, 1944, Boston Bruins legend Ken Hodge was brought into the world. Today the Bruins legend turns 77! Ken Hodge spent his career playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Hodge played a career total of 652 games, scoring 289 goals while racking up 385 assists for a combined
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The Boston Bruins is one of the most established teams in the NHL. With its extensive and decorated history, the Bruins have won six Stanley Cups, five Conference Championships, 26 Division Championships, and a host of other accolades.
Of course, the Bruins will not be the franchise that it is without its players that have
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Patrice Bergeron and Raymond Bourque.
Start any hockey sentence with those two names and Bruins’ fans faces will light up like a goal horn in OT (thank you Brad Marchand for the most recent heroics)! And now those names will be forever linked again thanks to No. 37 inching closer to No. 77’s all-time playoff games-played record
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
Jason York was born on May 20th, 1970, in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Jason began his journey through juniors in 1986, playing in the CJHL as a defenceman from 1986-1987, and then played the next several years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1987-1991. The 6’1, 208-pound defender entered the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter @andrewlindrothh
The Lindroth boys recently launched a brand new podcast show called “The Lindroth Hockey Podcast,” featuring co-hosts, father and son duo, Andrew and James Lindroth. This show is apart of the Black N’ Gold Podcast Network.
We decided to combine our old and new school hockey mindsets to create fascinating discussions
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
Alex Smith was born on April 2nd, 1902, in Bootle, Liverpool, England. He began his junior hockey journey as a 20-year-old defenseman and played for the Ottawa Gunners (OCHL) from 1922-1923 and then for Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL) from 1924-1925. During his season with Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL), he dominated in those 11 games, notching seven
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
The Lindroth boys recently launched a brand new podcast show called “The Lindroth Hockey Podcast,” featuring co-hosts, father and son duo, Andrew and James Lindroth. This show is apart of the Black N’ Gold Podcast Network.
We decided to combine our old and new school hockey mindsets to create