By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
An Original Six rivalry. A playoff rivalry. A family rivalry. In the early 1970’s, the Esposito’s had it all when it came to Phil and Tony.
Tag: Ray Bourque (Page 4 of 7)
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, March 8th, 1983, Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque tallied three goals on the road against Quebec to record his first –and only– career hat trick.
The milestone goal came on the power play when his point shot beat Nordiques goalie Daniel Bouchard at the 12:32 mark of the second period (seen below in … Keep Reading
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On the 21st, Bruins Alum Brian Rolston will be celebrating his 49th birthday. Rolston played 17 seasons in the NHL, with six of those seasons playing for the Boston Bruins. Rolston also played for the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Islanders before retiring with the Boston Bruins in 2012.
Rolston managed to … Keep Reading
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On a brisk February Night at the Old Boston Garden, the Boston Bruins would host Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils. At the time, Boston was 27-18-10, while New Jersey had a similar record at 30-17-6. The night belonged to Bruins Legend Cam Neely, who incredibly scored his eleventh career har trick in a … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On This Day in Bruins History, B’s Captain Raymond Bourque set a new team record that may never be reached again. At least not in my lifetime.
February 1st, 1997 marked the day he became Boston’s all-time scoring leader, surpassing Johnny “The Chief” Bucyk’s record of 1,339 points (goals and assists combined).
By: Jeff Playdon | Follow me on Twitter @PlaydonJeff
On January 30th, Bruins Alum Steve Heinze will be celebrating his 52nd birthday. Heinze was drafted by the Bruins 60th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing for the Bruins, Heinze was a decorated hockey player for Boston College. In fact, Heinze was All-Hockey East Rookie Team in ’88-’89, Hockey … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
The Boston Bruins organization brought out their *best ahead of January 18th’s game at TD Garden in honor of Willie O’Ree.
They retired his No. 22 jersey number high into the rafters amidst raucous applause from fans, players, management and ownership alike (*they saved their worst … Keep Reading
By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, January 18th, 1958, history was made in the National Hockey League and for Boston’s hometown team.
That’s … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277
On Saturday, February 12th, 2022, in Middleton, Massachusetts, the Essex County Correctional Officers Association, a Union representing the over 400 Correctional Officers and Sergeants of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, will play the Boston Bruins Alumni. This charity event and all proceeds will go to the Caidens Crusaders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization raising awareness for pediatric cancer. Caidens Crusaders is … Keep Reading
By Andrew Taverna | Follow me on Twitter @andrewtaverna
Raymond Jean Bourque, born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, on December 28th, 1960, is best known for being one of the best defensemen ever to play the game of hockey and a 21-year Boston Bruin. That’ll be where we spend most of our time for this article, but I’d like to give this retired hockey … Keep Reading
