By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
Alex Smith was born on April 2nd, 1902, in Bootle, Liverpool, England. He began his junior hockey journey as a 20-year-old defenseman and played for the Ottawa Gunners (OCHL) from 1922-1923 and then for Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL) from 1924-1925. During his season with Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL), he dominated in those 11 games, notching seven
By: Nathan Anderson | Follow me on Twitter @ndrsn27
As the NHL trade deadline approaches on April 12th, 2021, Don Sweeney and the Bruins management will be tasked with a difficult decision. With the Bruins sitting in fourth place in the Mass Mutual East Division, they are not exactly frontrunners as they were last season when they won the President’s Trophy.
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By Nathan Anderson | Follow me on Twitter @ndrsn27
By far, the biggest hockey news this week in terms of the casual fan is the news that broke this week, that the NHL has reached a seven-year deal with ESPN. The self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports is set to broadcast NHL regular season and postseason games starting next year with the 2021-2022
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
Gord Kluzak was born on March 4th, 1964, in Climax, Saskatchewan, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 16-year-old defenseman in the Western Hockey League (WHL), suiting up for the Billings Bighorns from 1980-1982. The 6’4, 220-pound defenseman was phenomenal during his two seasons in the WHL, contributing 13 goals and 71 points with a
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me @PlaydonJeff
February 26th, 2011 the Boston Bruins would look to continue their winning streak on the road when they visited the best team in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks. At this point in the season, it looked like Vancouver would be coming out of the West, while with the East, no one really knew yet. Boston wanted
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me @PlaydonJeff
Two of NHL’s most storied franchises and NHL’s biggest rivalry, the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, are both having phenomenal seasons so far and are both sitting at the top of their divisions. But what are the chances of them playing each other in the Stanley Cup finals?
Before the 2021 regular season started, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and the board got together and
By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh
The Boston Bruins recently let Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara walk during free agency with the front office’s message explaining their strategy of allowing the young prospects to play. Other than the additional depth signings, the Bruins also made one “big” signing, which was for forward Craig Smith (3 years/$3.1M AAV). This left many Bruins
By: Amy Tolman | Follow me on Twitter @amy7594
Sean Kuraly was born in Dublin, Ohio, on January 20, 1993. At age 16, he started to play in hockey tournaments and minor leagues in Ohio. In the 2011 National Hockey League draft, he was selected in the fifth round, 12th pick, by the San Jose Sharks. However, instead of turning pro in
By: Amy Tolman | Follow me on Twitter @amy7594
Today we celebrate two of the best amongst many other former Boston Bruins player’s birthdays, Norman “Norm” Defelice and Johnny Boychuk. Defelice was a goalie for Boston in the 1956-57 season. Johnny Boychuk was a defenseman for the Bruins from the 2009-10 season to the 2013-14 season.
Norman Defelice was born
By: Max Mainville | Check me out on Twitter @tkdmaxbjj
Earlier today, former Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman as well as 2011 Stanley Cup winner, Adam McQuaid has officially announced his retirement from professional hockey.
McQuaid, 34, started his career with