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Today is Cam Neely’s 59th birthday. He is a former right-wing for the Boston Bruins and the present team president. Many hockey fans consider him to be the prototypical Boston Bruin.
Cam Neely was the ninth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1983 NHL draft. At the age of 21—on his June … Keep Reading
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Happy birthday to former Bruin Matt Bartkowski. The well-traveled defenseman turns 36 years old today.
The Pittsburgh native arrived on the Bruins’ scene in March of 2010 when his rights were traded from the Florida Panthers—which selected him in the 7th round of the 2008 NHL draft—along with fellow defenseman Dennis Seidenberg. He spent portions … Keep Reading
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It’s 2011 Stanley Cup-champion Nathan Horton’s birthday. The former Bruins’ right-wing turns 39 years old.
Horton, a product of Dunnville, Ontario, came to Boston—along with centerman Gregory Campbell—via a trade with the Florida Panthers for defenseman Dennis Wideman, a 2010 first round pick, and a third round pick in 2011. The 6-2, 229-pound winger had … Keep Reading
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David Pastrnak, a ten-year veteran of the Boston Bruins, turns 28 years old today. ‘Pasta’ is the team’s alternate captain and chief goal scorer.
Pastrnak was born in the city of Havirov in the Czech Republic in 1996. He lost his father to cancer in 2013, and his passing became further motivation in the … Keep Reading
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Vic Stasiuk was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. The six-foot left-wing played for Chicago and Detroit before being traded to the Boston Bruins in a multi-player deal on June 3, 1955.
Stasiuk thrived on the famed ‘Uke’ line with Bronco Horvath and John Bucyk. All three linemates had Ukrainian heritage and had previously played together in … Keep Reading
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Bruins fans, on this day let’s celebrate one of the most adored Bruins of them all. It is Johnny ‘The Chief’ Bucyk’s 89th birthday!
On June 10, 1957, John Bucyk was traded to the Boston Bruins—along with cash considerations—to the Detroit Red Wings for goaltender Terry Sawchuk. On that day … Keep Reading
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The 1995-96 Bruins’ season was an unsettling one, even before it started. The team had high hopes that defenseman Al “The Planet” Iafrate would return from missing the prior year with a knee injury, but the organization received discouraging news that Iafrate had worked out on his own—without consent of the Bruins’ medical staff—and, in … Keep Reading
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Peter McNab was born on this date in 1952. The Bruins’ ‘All-Centennial Team’ member grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, but moved to San Diego, California, at fourteen years old. A great young athlete—he was offered a baseball scholarship to the University of Denver—McNab took to hockey, just like his father Max, a former NHL … Keep Reading
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May 4th (1972): The Bruins lost Game Three to the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals, but Hall-of-Famer Bobby Orr made NHL history when he scored at 1:10 of the second frame. The 24-year-old defenseman scored his seventeenth career playoff goal in only his 47th game, breaking the record for … Keep Reading
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Happy birthday, Andrew ‘Razor’ Raycroft! The former Bruins’ netminder celebrates his 44th turn around the sun today.
Raycroft, born in Belleville, Ontario, played parts of five seasons with the Boston Bruins, as well as playing for Toronto, Colorado, Vancouver, and Dallas. He shined in his 2003-04 rookie year in Boston, posting a … Keep Reading
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