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By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X at stmcclure1993
It’s officially springtime! The Boston Bruins’ 2023-24 regular season has come to a close, and with their second-place Atlantic division finish, Boston will be matched with the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. So, with the NHL postseason ready to consume our attention, let’s take … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
There is no doubt a correlation between the elite type of playoff performance a goaltender must demonstrate for his team in the NHL playoffs and the actual hoisting of the Stanley Cup. Few goalies in modern times can afford to play below regular season form over the grueling long haul that today’s playoffs demand. … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
In the summer of 1976, while the city of Boston was celebrating the country’s bicentennial, the Bruins were looking to bolster their NHL lineup. They thought they might have found their man—Ewan ‘The Elk’ Cartwright—who they invited to camp as a ‘walk-on’. The rest of the story is a relatively obscure … Keep Reading
By: Tim Dumas | Follow me on Twitter @TimDumas
He scores goals and does not hesitate to drop his gloves. Linus Ullmark not only stops pucks – sometimes with his head – at an elite level, but the Boston Bruins goalie is also showing his old-school side.
Ullmark’s performance this season has one comparison: Ron Hextall, the recently fired general manager of … Keep Reading
By: Mike Sullivan | Follow me on Twitter: @_MikeSullivan
There it is! We’re at 31 days until the Boston Bruins face off against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals for their regular season opener. During this countdown, we’ve been blessed with guys like Patrice Bergeron (37), Shane Hnidy (34), David Krejci (46), and other notable players. 31 was a number that 20 different players wore in … Keep Reading
By: Gayle Troiani | Follow me on Twitter @LadyBruinsFan
“Most fans go wild when they see a goalie make what looks like a great save, but the chances are what they are seeing is a save that was made from being out of position.”
Mike Richter, New York Ranger goalie 1989-2003
Goaltenders are the most important player on a hockey team. Often described as agile … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, March 29th, 1929, Boston became “World Champions” of hockey as one of my favorite vintage team pictures above showcases.
And boy did the B’s put on a show in capturing the franchise’s first ever Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers on back-to-back nights (one in Boston at their Garden and … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, March 22nd, 1964, goalie Eddie Johnston finishes an “iron man” season for the B’s between the pipes.
He becomes the last goaltender in NHL history to play every minute of every game in a season, albeit a losing one for Boston as the team finishes in the cellar with Johnston posting … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, March 4th, 1973, veteran NHL goaltender and Canadiens crease legend Jacques Plante planted himself between the pipes for the Boston Bruins for the first time.
And at age 44, he became the oldest B’s goalie to win a game and he did it in style by shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in hockey history, a group of future Bruins players (two pictured above front-and-center) played a pivotal part in perhaps the most memorable, if not magical, game of hockey in the last fifty years: the “Miracle On Ice” of February 22nd at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
As Al Michaels’ famous call reminds us every … Keep Reading
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