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David Backes was born on May 1st, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and per EliteProspects.com, played his high school hockey for Spring Lake Park High, where he appeared in 73 games for the Panthers contributing 77-102-179 numbers. During his final season of USHS-MN hockey, where he captained the team in 2001-02, … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
“Teddy” Donato was born on April 28th, 1969, In Boston, Massachusetts, and played a majority of his youth hockey for the Hyde Park Eagles before moving onto four seasons of high school hockey for the always powerful Catholic Memorial School program. Per the EliteProspects.com website, Donato posted 29-34-63 numbers in his … Keep Reading
By: Max Mainville | Check me out on Twitter @tkdmaxbjj
Today, April 28th, 2020, three current Boston Bruins players all become a year older and celebrate their birthdays – David Krejci, Connor Clifton, and Jeremy Lauzon.
David Krejci was born on April 28th, 1986 in Sternberk, Czechoslovakia. Krejci started his hockey career in the early 2000s playing with numerous U18 clubs in the Czech Republic – performing … Keep Reading
By: Garrett Haydon | Follow Me On Twitter @thesportsguy97
Mark Stuart was born on April 27th, 1984 in Rochester, Minnesota. He began his amateur career in the 99-00 campaign with the Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League (USHL) playing four games. Stuart spent the next two seasons in the United States National Team Development Program, playing for the U17 … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Bob Dillabough was born on April 27th, 1941, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. After playing in only nine NHL games in two years of service with the Detriot Red Wings organization and a few seasons in the minors to start his professional career, Dillabough was traded to the Boston Bruins on May 31st, 1965. With Boston the then 24-year-old 5′-11″ 180-pound center … Keep Reading
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Mike was born on April 27th, 1960, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and played his junior hockey nearby with the Montreal Juniors club in the QMJHL. Per HockeyReference.com his last two seasons in the “Q” he posted 54-89-143 numbers from the 1978-79 to 1979-80 seasons. At the age of 19-years-old, the 6′-2″ … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
On April 26th, 2017, the Boston Bruins officially named Bruce Cassidy as the organization’s 28th Head Coach. Cassidy was given the “interim” head coach tag on February 7th, 2017, after the National Hockey Leagues original six franchise fired longtime coach Claude Julien with almost ten full seasons of service behind the Boston bench. Julien ended his tenure with the Bruins becoming … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Martin “Pat” Egan was born in Blackie, Alberta, Canada, on April 25th, 1918. The 5′-10″ 195-pound right-shooting defenseman spent six seasons with the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins. Joining the Boston club via trade with the Detriot Redwings on January 5th, 1944, for left shooting defenseman Flash Hollett.
Boston’s history of mind-boggling trades and scouting moves goes way back particularly with … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Barry Smith was born on April 25th, 1955 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and even though he lived and grew up almost 2,500 miles away from Boston, Massachusetts he was meant to be a Bruin as he played for two junior teams out in Western Canada having the same team name. Smith was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 … Keep Reading
By: Tim A. Richardson | Follow Me On Twitter @TimARichardson
When talking about your favorite player in Boston Bruins history, there are many players to choose from. You could go old-school and pick a player like Bobby Orr, who’s one of the best to ever play the game. You could also choose a player from the current roster like Patrice Bergeron, who’s one of the best defensive forwards to ever … Keep Reading
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