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By: Andrew Patten | Follow me on Twitter/X @a_patten11
When looking at the Hockey Hall of Fame’s goaltending standards, there is a strange, persistent bottleneck. Elite modern netminders are routinely forced to wait at the gates, scrutinized under moving goalposts that their skating peers rarely face. But if the Hall of Fame is truly meant to honor individual excellence and sustained … Keep Reading
By: Chad Jones | Follow me on Twitter/X @ShutUpChadJones
This June has been a celebratory month for former Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron. The franchise announced that number 37 will soon hang in the TD Garden rafters. Bergeron will become the 14th skater in Bruins’ history to have his number retired. That ceremony will take place this upcoming season.
Bergeron also received the … Keep Reading
By: Jonathan Turcotte | Follow me on Twitter / X @akaJonnyT
Well, we can finally drop the “future” from Future Hall of Famer. To the surprise of nobody, Patrice Bergeron was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, a formality that felt inevitable long before he played his final National Hockey League (NHL) game. Bergeron, as Bruins fans know, ranks among … Keep Reading
By: Chad Jones | Follow me on Twitter/X @ShutUpChadJones
Earlier this week, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that former Boston Bruins captain and Stanley Cup champion Zdeno Chara will be part of the 2025 induction class. Chara was selected in his first year of eligibility.
As one of the best defensemen in the National Hockey League’s history, the six-foot-nine Czechoslovakian logged 1,680 … Keep Reading
By: Ryan Jainchill | Follow me on Twitter / X @Jainchill_Ryan
In the aftermath of two former Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton, being elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame for the Class of 2025, the 2026 class has its fair share of former Bruins eligible. With a three-year gap post-playing career to become eligible, the trio of … Keep Reading
By: Eamonn McLean | Follow me on Twitter/X @EamonnMcLean44
It’s official, Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton are joining hockey royalty as first-ballot Hall of Famers. The two former Bruins’ captains will join Jack Parker, Daniele Sauvageau, Alexander Mogilny, Jennifer Botterill, Duncan Keith, and Brianna Decker in the Class of 2025 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
A native of St. Thomas, Ontario, Thornton … Keep Reading
By: Matthew Lemear | Follow me on X @Mlemear331
The Boston Bruins are an NHL Original Six franchise and the first American-based franchise for the NHL. The Bruins made their NHL debut during the 1925-1926 season and have since become one of the league’s most successful and prestigious franchises.
Choosing a good captain is paramount to a franchise, especially the caliber of the Bruins and … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Former Bruin star Jean Ratelle is celebrating his 84th birthday today. The hall-of-fame center played for the Bruins from 1975 through 1981 and also served the organization as an assistant coach and a scout after his playing career ended.
Ratelle served fifteen seasons with the New York Rangers before becoming involved in one of the … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Sometimes the NHL draft can be hit or miss enterprise. Despite all of the personnel scouting and calibrating of player potential and organizational needs, no team is immune from a complete miscarriage of an entire draft year, where none of the selections ever see more than a cup of coffee in the NHL.
Draft … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
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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