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By: Julia Simone | Follow me on Twitter / X @j_simone40
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens on this day 100 years ago and emerged the victors again today. It was a full circle ending for the Bruins’ centennial celebration, as Boston had four different scorers this afternoon and put six goals on the board against their longtime rivals.
A … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Dallas Smith, who ably manned the blueline for the Boston Bruins for fifteen seasons, turns 83 today. Partnered with the greatest NHL defenseman of all time—Bobby Orr, Smith was more than happy to play a more ambiguous, defensive role as a left defenseman.
Smith made his Boston debut in the 1959-60 season, suiting up for … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of National Hockey League players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic “Spoked B” throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history. Some played just a handful of games in the black and gold, and others stuck around for well over one thousand games with the team. Others, like Vladimír Růžička, seemingly came out of … Keep Reading
By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Hundreds of hockey players have donned the iconic Boston Bruins Spoked B sweater throughout the team’s first century in the NHL. Some played night in and night out for over a decade, forging a legacy with the Black and Gold and forever having their names intertwined with the franchise. Others came to town at … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Happy birthday to Bruins’ legend Brad Park. The hall of fame defenseman turns 76 today.
After finding great success in New York with the Rangers, Park came to Boston in the fall of 1975 via a blockbuster trade, which netted the Bruins another hall-of-famer—center Jean Ratelle—as well. For their part, Boston had to part with … 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: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism
The Boston Bruins alumni have their latest opponent lined up on the docket. However, this matchup comes with a twist. The B’s legends of the past won’t be suiting up against another National Hockey League alumni squad, and they won’t be scrimmaging themselves.
While Bruins alumni gear up for the Shorsey Classic, some … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
Happy Birthday to former Boston Bruin Dave Reid. The hard-working left-wing played for the Bruins over the course of two different stints—from 1983 to 1988 and then again from 1991 to 1996.
The birthday boy was selected by Boston in the third round of the 1982 draft. In 1983-84 he got his feet wet … 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
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
The 1995-96 Bruins’ season was an unsettling one, even before it started. The team had high hopes that defenseman Al “The Planet” Iafrate would return from missing the prior year with a knee injury, but the organization received discouraging news that Iafrate had worked out on his own—without consent of the Bruins’ medical staff—and, in … Keep Reading
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