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How Do You Win 65 Games? The Bruins Figured It Out

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

The Boston Bruins won 65 games during the 2022-23 regular season. It was the most wins by a National Hockey League (NHL) team in a single season, and more than three years later, nobody has beaten it. Boston finished the season with a 65-12-5 record and 135 points. Before the Bruins reached 63 wins, the … Keep Reading

May 10, 1979: How Too Many Men Ended the Bruins’ Season

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

On May 10, 1979, the Bruins faced the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at the Montreal Forum. Boston held a 4-3 lead late in the third period and was close to reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1977. After losing to … Keep Reading

From 3 Goals to 76: Phil Esposito’s Rise in Boston

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

Phil Esposito is remembered as one of the greatest goal scorers in Boston Bruins history. In his 1970-71 season, he scored 76 goals in 78 games, setting a National Hockey League (NHL) record. However, Esposito’s NHL career did not start that way. As a rookie with the Chicago Black … Keep Reading

How Did One Bruins Team Get 11 Different Players to 20 Goals?

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

Bob Miller was the last one. On April 8, 1978, the Bruins faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in their second-to-last regular-season game. Miller entered the game with 19 goals, needing one more to become the 11th Bruins player to reach 20 for the 1977-78 season. With Toronto’s net empty, Miller scored with … Keep Reading

1971-72 Boston Bruins Named 33rd Best Team in Sports History by Bleacher Report

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By: Jake Ferraro | Follow me on Twitter/X @18Jxxx18

The Boston Bruins were established in 1924 and are part of the National Hockey League’s Original Six. Since 1924, the Bruins have seen plenty of great teams in franchise history, including six Stanley Cup championships and the 2022-23 team, which set records for most points and wins in a single NHL season. However, one … Keep Reading

The Strangest Win in Bruins History: Boston’s 1933 Forfeit

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

The Boston Bruins have had plenty of unusual games throughout their history, but few were as strange as their matchup with the Chicago Black Hawks on March 14, 1933. What started as a close game turned into an odd night for both teams, resulting in the first forfeited game in National Hockey … Keep Reading

60 Years Ago Today: The Bruins Finally Got Bobby Orr

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

At 2:30 in the morning on September 3, 1966, an 18-year-old Bobby Orr sat aboard Boston Bruins general manager Hap Emms’ yacht on Lake Ontario. Orr was about to sign his first National Hockey League (NHL) contract with the Boston Bruins. After months of negotiation between the Bruins and Orr, with … Keep Reading

The Kitchener Kids: The Story of the Bruins’ Kraut Line

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

In 1921, Kitchener, Ontario, had a population of 21,763 people. From those 21,763 people came three childhood friends who would become one of the most dominant lines in Boston Bruins history. Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer, and Woody Dumart, better known as the “Kraut Line,” would help transform the Bruins into one of … Keep Reading

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