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Carol Vadnais was born on this day in 1945. The standout defenseman played for the Boston Bruins from 1972 to the beginning of the 1975 campaign.
The 6-1 defenseman was acquired late in the 1971-1972 season from the California Golden Seals in order to bolster the club’s blueline. Vadnais was inserted into Boston’s second-pairing … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Former Boston Bruin Steven Kampfer is celebrating his birthday today. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-born Kampfer played on the Bruins’ blueline during the 2010-2011 season through the early part of the 2011-2012 season and returned again–later in his career–from 2018 through 2021.
Kampfer, a right-handed defender, played for the University of Michigan for four seasons—where he … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of hockey players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic Spoked B sweater throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history in the National Hockey League. Some came to Boston as draft picks or by trade and spent over a decade in the Black and Gold. Most former Bruins were just around … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Happy birthday to ‘Steady’ Eddie Westfall. The Bruins’ alumnus, who helped bring two Stanley Cup titles to Boston, turns 84 today.
Westfall’s playing career started in Boston in 1961, but he was up and down between the big club and the AHL until he caught on for good in 1966. Due, in part, to … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of National Hockey League players have donned the Boston Bruins’s iconic “Spoked B” throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history. Some brought the Boston faithful to their feet on a nightly basis, creating an endless real of highlight plays that have embedded themselves into the memory of every Bruins fan. For better or … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of hockey players have donned the iconic Boston Bruins Spoked B sweater throughout the team’s first century in the NHL. Some played night in and night out for over a decade and became franchise icons with the Black and Gold. Others, like Dominic Moore, only spent a season in … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Happy 69th birthday to former Bruin Stan Jonathan. The diminutive but unflinching left-wing of the ‘Lunch Pail Era’ Bruins played 392 regular season games for Boston.
Bruins’ head coach Don Cherry had seen Stan Jonathan play for the Peterborough Petes during the 1974-75 season and asked GM Harry Sinden to draft him. It took him … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of National Hockey League players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic “Spoked B” throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history. Some played just a handful of games in the black and gold, and others stuck around for well over one thousand games with the team. Others, like Vladimír Růžička, seemingly came out of … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of hockey players have donned the iconic Boston Bruins Spoked B sweater throughout the team’s first century in the NHL. Some played night in and night out for over a decade, forging a legacy with the Black and Gold and forever having their names intertwined with the franchise. Others came to town at … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter: @NSimmz
Hundreds of National Hockey League players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic “Spoked B” throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history. Whether they started their career in the black and gold or came during their prime or twilight years, every former Bruin had a unique path leading to the Boston Garden. However, very few … Keep Reading
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