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Boston Bruins Birthday Mentions for December 6th

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By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

On December 6th, 2020, we take a look in the Boston Bruins history to honor the Birthdays of the B’s Alumni. The player mentions below are from two separate decades of growth in the National Hockey League. One player a member of the original six and the other the “big-bad” expanding 1970s. Our Black N’ Gold … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Celebrating Birthdays On December 5th

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By: Amy Tolman | Follow me on Twitter @amy7594

Happy Birthday To Former Bruins Left-Wing Percy Galbraith!

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Percy Galbraith was born on December 5, 1898, in Toronto, Ontario. He played for the Bruins for eight years from the 1926 -1927 season until 1932-1933 season. Known as Percival Walter “Perk” Galbraith, he was a left-wing that won the Stanley Cup with … Keep Reading

On This Day In Boston Bruins History

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Amy Tolman | Follow me on Twitter @Amy7594

Andy Hebenton

On December 4, 1963, Andy “Spuds” Hebenton, right-wing for the Boston Bruins, set a new National Hockey League record in playing his 581st game. Hebenton never missed a game in his entire career. This game was played in a 2-2 tie game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Most of his nine-year career was with the New York Rangers, … Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni: Happy Birthday Rick Middleton

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By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh

Rick Middleton was born on December 4th, 1953, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as an 18-year-forward for the Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.) from 1971-1973, putting up phenomenal numbers in each of the two seasons but is most notable for his performance in the 1972-1973 season. In just 62 games that season, Middleton … Keep Reading

On This Day: Bobby Orr Plays Final Game For The Bruins

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By: JD Young | Follow me on Twitter: @JD9899

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great holiday so far. I want to put the spotlight on some Bruins history that occurred today. On this day, 45 years ago, Bruins legend Bobby Orr suited up to play against the New York Rangers. The game was business as usual: Bruins won 6-4, … Keep Reading

Former Bruin Johnny Boychuk Announces Retirement

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The 36-year-old veteran NHL defenseman, Johnny Boychuk, is officially hanging up the skates due to an eye injury he received during the 2019-2020 season. The New York Islanders announced his retirement on Wednesday.

Boychuk suffered the injury in March of 2020 when the skate of Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen hit his face/eye region. The injury required approximately 90 stitches. Unfortunately, this was the second injury … Keep Reading

My Top-Five Bruin ‘Tough Guys’ Of All-Time

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By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh

With NHL news at a bare minimum and fans eagerly awaiting the final decision on the 2020-2021 season, I decided to have fun and take a trip back to memory lane. While hockey is not the same it was 10-20 years ago; there’s no doubt that particular ‘tough guy’ Bruins contributed more to their team … Keep Reading

Former Bruin Joakim Nordstrom Lands In Calgary

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By: Patrick Donnelly | Follow me on Twitter @PatDonn12

Now-former Boston Bruins forward Joakim Nordstrom has signed with the Calgary Flames as an unrestricted free agent. The deal is for one year with an average annual value (AAV) of $700,000.

Nordstrom spent the last two seasons with Boston on … Keep Reading

Four Former Bruins Make TSN’s Latest Trade Bait List

Boston Bruins: The aftermath of the Johnny Boychuk trade.
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By Mike Cratty | Follow me on Twitter @Mike_Cratty

TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Frank Seravalli released another edition of his TSN Trade Bait Lists yesterday. The main thing that caught my eye on that list was the presence of four former Bruins – Phil Kessel (no. 6), Ryan Donato (no. 11), Johnny Boychuk (no. 13), Dougie Hamilton (no. 30). It got me thinking, what are … Keep Reading

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