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May 10, 1979: How Too Many Men Ended the Bruins’ Season

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

On May 10, 1979, the Bruins faced the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at the Montreal Forum. Boston held a 4-3 lead late in the third period and was close to reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1977. After losing to … Keep Reading

How Did One Bruins Team Get 11 Different Players to 20 Goals?

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By: Camryn Meece | Follow me on Twitter / X @MeeceCamryn

Bob Miller was the last one. On April 8, 1978, the Bruins faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in their second-to-last regular-season game. Miller entered the game with 19 goals, needing one more to become the 11th Bruins player to reach 20 for the 1977-78 season. With Toronto’s net empty, Miller scored with … Keep Reading

Remembering Boston Bruins’ Peter McNab on His Birthday

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By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993

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

On This Day: Boston Bruins Attack the Stands in 1979

By: Max Mainville | Check me out on Twitter @tkdmaxbjj

Historic franchises like the Boston Bruins have often been around for so long, that a character, no matter how much time passes – will always be associated with them. Ask any longtime hockey fan and the Boston Bruins were not called by their actual team name, no. They were known by most as the ‘Big Bad Bruins’.

Of course, … Keep Reading