By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On January 17, 2021, Adam McQuaid announced the end of his playing career in the NHL. McQuaid played 12 seasons in the NHL for three teams, nine of those seasons with the Boston Bruins. On October 12, McQuaid will be celebrating his 35th birthday. McQuaid was a defenseman not known for his scoring ability.
However, he made
By: Kevin O’Keefe | Follow me on Twitter @Kevin_OKeefe89
The dust is now settling on what was an exciting off-season for the NHL. Trades, buy-outs, and free-agent signings were aplenty this year, which now has paved the way for what is sure to be an exciting 2021-2022 NHL season. As the month of August leisurely rolls along, I figured this would be the best time to put
By Sam Minton | Follow Me on Twitter @sam_minton22
The Boston Bruins will have some new coaches behind the bench, and they will be some familiar faces to fans. Chris Kelly and Adam McQuaid have joined the B’s staff. On Friday, the team announced that Kelly would be an assistant coach, and McQuaid has been named a Player Development Coordinator. Kelly was
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
After dominating Philadelphia in Game one, the Bruins looked to carry momentum into Game two and put a stranglehold on Philadelphia. There were numerous positives to take away from Game one for Boston, like David Krejci and Brad Marchand getting hot at the right time, Tim Thomas dominating between the pipes, and Boston’s penalty kill units.
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Game seven is here, and the tension couldn’t be any higher. The winner would move on, while the loser would watch the rest of the playoffs from home. Boston had the home-ice advantage, and you know that T.D Garden would be packed, and the atmosphere would be electric. The winner of this game would face the
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Following a 4-2 win in game three, Boston looked to tie the series up at the Bell Centre on April 21st. After the win, Claude Julien decided to take his team to Lake Placid for a two-day getaway to refocus his guys. It was a time to get the players to a quiet place and recuperate. Going
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
TEN YEARS LATER.
If the Boston Bruins produced a movie about the pandemic-shortened 2021 season (well, they kinda-sorta have with Behind The B), that’s how it would open: a title card that truly says it all.
The opening line would be “Cue the memories,” a fitting reminder of what happened a decade earlier: the B’s winning the
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
Down 0-2 in the series to Montreal, Boston looked to climb out of a hole they got themselves into to seal a victory at the Bell Centre. It would not be an easy task; however, Montreal was not in the clear. Montreal found themselves in this spot for the second time. In 2006 in a series against
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
The regular-season finale is finally here, and the Bruins will take on the New Jersey Devils on Game 82 of the season. With the Bruins clinching the third seed before their win the night before against the Senators, this game will be a good tune-up for game one against Montreal. There are a couple of interesting
By: Craig Eagles | Follow Me On Twitter @Eags37
It would appear that Adam McQuaid could be returning to the Boston Bruins? Veteran reporter and hockey lifer Mark Divver reported that McQuaid has been in attendance for the Providence Bruins several times this week. One could speculate that McQuaid’s presence is certainly not by coincidence. The longtime Bruin and 2011 Stanley Cup Champion announced his