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This Day in Bruins History: Willie O’ Ree Makes NHL Debut

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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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Bruins Alumni Birthday: January 16th Stephen Leach

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By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff

On January 16th, the Cambridge, Massachusetts native Stephen Leach will celebrate his 56th birthday. Leach has been a hockey native in New England since college when he played for the University of New Hampshire from 1984-1986. During the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected Leach 34th overall. However, since Leach was still playing … Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni Birthday: January 7th Randy Burridge

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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

Bruins Alumni Birthday: December 17th Gregory Campbell

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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

Bruins Alumni Birthdays: December 7th, Gerry Cheevers

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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

Looking back at the ’11-’12 Bruins Ten Years Later: November 26th, 2011

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By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff

After dropping a 3-2 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on November 25th, the Bruins looked to start a new winning streak against the Winnipeg Jets. If Boston had won their last game, the win streak would’ve been at eleven; however, that was not the case. Speaking of winning streaks, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas had won … Keep Reading

Who is the Bruins Biggest Rival Right Now?

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By: Nathan Anderson | Follow me on Twitter @nathandrsn

Historically, there is no bigger rivalry in the National Hockey League than the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens. Recently though, the Bruins and Canadiens rivalry seems to have fallen a bit. The games aren’t as intense, and there hasn’t been a playoff series between the two since 2014. With the Canadiens making their improbable run … Keep Reading

As Thanksgiving Looms, Let’s Take a Look at the Bruins

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By: Nick Gendreau | Follow me on Twitter @NGendreau1993

It’s that time of year! The official (yet unofficial) is your team a playoff team deadline. So, where do the Bruins stand in this whole debate? Well, it doesn’t look all that good; the only good thing is how many games they have in hand on teams. Toronto, Washington, Detroit, Florida, and … Keep Reading

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