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This Day in Bruins History: Esposito Becomes First to Score 60 Goals!

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, March 11th, 1971, longtime B’s legend Phil Esposito became the NHL’s all-time single-season leader in goals when he scored his 59th and 60th tallies in a 7-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

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This Day in Bruins History: “Hats Off” to Ray Bourque!

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, March 8th, 1983, Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque tallied three goals on the road against Quebec to record his first –and only– career hat trick.

The milestone goal came on the power play when his point shot beat Nordiques goalie Daniel Bouchard at the 12:32 mark of the second period (seen below in … Keep Reading

Looking back at the ’11-’12 Boston Bruins: March 6th, 2012

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By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff

With 17 games left before the playoffs, the Bruins skated into Toronto and looked to end a two-game skid. Boston was sitting around the top of the Eastern Conference, while Toronto was scraping at a Wild Card spot. Bruins forward Daniel Paille would miss his second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Due to a lower-body … Keep Reading

This Day in Bruins History: Jacques Plante “Ages” Into Record Books

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, March 4th, 1973, veteran NHL goaltender and Canadiens crease legend Jacques Plante planted himself between the pipes for the Boston Bruins for the first time.

And at age 44, he became the oldest B’s goalie to win a game and he did it in style by shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 … Keep Reading

This Day in Bruins History: Bobby Orr & Joe Thornton Score Hockey “Firsts”

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, two familiar franchise faces marched into the month by celebrating their very own hockey “firsts” on, rather fittingly, March the first!

On March 1, 1970, in the Bruins’ 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, legendary B’s defenseman Bobby Orr scored his 25th goal of the season. This made him the first … Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni Birthday: February 26th, P.J Axelsson

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By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff

On Saturday, Bruins Alum P.J (Per-Johan) Axelsson will celebrate his 47th birthday. Axelsson was a Sweden-born player and dawned the Spoked-B for all eleven years in his career. Although Axelsson could never lift the Stanley Cup, he and his Swedish comrades won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Since P.J is … Keep Reading

This Day in Bruins History: A “Trio” of Accomplishments!

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, February 25th, a trio of B’s scorers led the way in a trio of team accomplishments all falling on today’s calendar anniversary.

The most notable, perhaps, came in 1971 when Boston set the NHL record for the fastest three goals scored consecutively in any game — 20 seconds. The impressive feat was celebrated … Keep Reading

This Day in Bruins History: A “Miracle On Ice” for Future Boston Players

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in hockey history, a group of future Bruins players (two pictured above front-and-center) played a pivotal part in perhaps the most memorable, if not magical, game of hockey in the last fifty years: the “Miracle On Ice” of February 22nd at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.

As Al Michaels’ famous call reminds us every … Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni Birthday: February 21st, Brian Rolston

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By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff

On the 21st, Bruins Alum Brian Rolston will be celebrating his 49th birthday. Rolston played 17 seasons in the NHL, with six of those seasons playing for the Boston Bruins. Rolston also played for the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Islanders before retiring with the Boston Bruins in 2012.

Rolston managed to … Keep Reading

This Day in Bruins History: Bep Guidolin Sets Coaching Record

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By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael

On this day in Bruins history, February 15th, 1973, Boston’s Armand ‘Bep’ Guidolin achieved another “rookie” accolade. But this time behind the bench as opposed to on the ice!

Almost thirty years after donning the Black N’ Gold to become the youngest ever player to make his NHL debut (just one month shy of his 17th birthday), … Keep Reading

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