By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, January 18th, 1958, history was made in the National Hockey League and for Boston’s hometown team.
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By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
On Saturday, February 12th, 2022, in Middleton, Massachusetts, the Essex County Correctional Officers Association, a Union representing the over 400 Correctional Officers and Sergeants of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, will play the Boston Bruins Alumni. This charity event and all proceeds will go to the Caidens Crusaders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization raising awareness for pediatric cancer. Caidens Crusaders is … Keep Reading
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Today, Bruins Alum Randy “Stump Pump” Burridge will celebrate his 56th birthday. Randy was drafted by Boston in the eighth round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Throughout Randy’s career, Burridge played for four teams in 13 years (six years with Boston). With the Bruins, he was a two-time Seventh Player Award winner (the award is given … Keep Reading
By Andrew Taverna | Follow me on Twitter @andrewtaverna
Raymond Jean Bourque, born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, on December 28th, 1960, is best known for being one of the best defensemen ever to play the game of hockey and a 21-year Boston Bruin. That’ll be where we spend most of our time for this article, but I’d like to give this retired hockey … Keep Reading
By: BNG Writing Staff | Follow us on Twitter @BlackNGoldPod
Behind NHL greats like Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, Eddie Shore is one of the most-nominated MVPs in the entire league and did it before Gretzky or Howe ever took to the ice. As one of the first stars of the fledgling NHL, Eddie Shore exemplified many of the best qualities for a hockey … Keep Reading
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On December 17th, Bruins alumni player Gregory Campbell will celebrate his 38th birthday. Throughout Campbell’s twelve-year career in the NHL, he spent five of them with the Boston Bruins (2010-2015). Campbell was notably on the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Bruins team and helped the team in a big way playing all 25 games in the playoffs. … Keep Reading
By: Nathan Strauss | Follow him on Twitter @NathanPStrauss
Following Boston’s shootout loss to Vancouver on Wednesday night, a clamor arose from the hockey depths. After a disappointing run of games, an opinion pioneered by Mike Milbury in a radio appearance on WEEI emerged: the Bruins should blow it up. Milbury postulated that the Bruins should cash in on captain Patrice Bergeron, whose expiring contract and … Keep Reading
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On December 7th, NHL Hall of Famer and former Bruins goaltender Gerry Cheevers will be turning 81. Cheevers played 12 seasons for Boston (1965-1972, 1975-1980) and won two Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972. Toronto initially drafted Cheevers in 1961, but Boston acquired Chevers in 1965 in the Intra-League Draft. Throughout his 12 seasons … Keep Reading
By: Scott Wood | Follow me on Twitter @ScottHoHPodcast
I remember the first time I had heard his name. It was Pat Burns’ first season as the coach of the Boston Bruins in 1997. I was (and still am) an Alberta boy, but in those days, the Bruins were rarely broadcast in Western Canada. I got my Bruins news through television sports highlights … Keep Reading
By: Carter Hochman | Follow me on Twitter @Carterr33
It’s certainly been a long time coming, but Jarome Iginla is finally getting his Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this month. Iginla was officially inducted back in 2020, but due to, well, obvious circumstances, the physical in-person ceremony couldn’t be held.
