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TheBostonBruinsareanAmericanprofessionalice
hockeyteambasedinBoston,Massachusetts.Theyare
membersoftheAtlanticDivisionoftheEastern
ConferenceoftheNationalHockeyLeague(NHL).The
teamhasbeeninexistencesince1924,andisthe
League'sthirdoldestteamandistheoldestintheUnited
States.ItisalsoanOriginalSixfranchise,alongwiththe
ChicagoBlackhawks,DetroitRedWings,Montreal
Canadiens,NewYorkRangersandTorontoMapleLeafs.
TheBruinshavewonsixStanleyCupchampionships,
tiedfifthmostofalltimewiththeBlackhawksandtied
secondmostofanyAmericanNHLteamalsowiththe
Blackhawks(behindtheRedWings,whohave11).Their
homearenaistheTDGarden,wheretheyhaveplayed
since1995.Priorto1995,theteamplayeditshome
gamesattheBostonGardenfor67seasons,beginningin
1928.
Contents
1History
1.1PreWorldWarIIyears
1.2WorldWarIIandthe"OriginalSix"
era
1.3ExpansionandtheBigBadBruins
1.41980sand1990s
1.521stcentury
1.6RejuvenationinBoston
1.720112013:StanleyCupChampion,
Playoffs,StanleyCupFinal
1.82014present
1.9Ownership
1.10Unofficialthemesongs
1.11BruinsMascots
2Seasonbyseasonrecord
3Players
3.1Currentroster
3.2Honoredmembers
3.2.1Retirednumbers
3.2.2HallofFamersplayers
3.2.3HallofFamersbuilders
3.3Firstrounddraftpicks
3.4Franchisescoringleaders
3.5NHLawardsandtrophies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins
BostonBruins
Conference
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
Founded
1924
History
BostonBruins
1924present
Homearena
TDGarden
City
Boston,Massachusetts,United
States
Colors
Black,gold,andwhite

Media
NESN
TheSportsHub(98.5FM)
Owner(s)
DelawareNorthCompanies
(JeremyJacobs,chairmanCharlie
Jacobs,CEO)
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3.5NHLawardsandtrophies
3.6Teamawards
3.7Franchiseindividualrecords
4Leaders
4.1Presidents
4.2Teamcaptains
4.3Generalmanagers
4.4Headcoaches
5Mediaandbroadcasters
6Seealso
7References
7.1Notes
7.2Bibliography
8Furtherreading
9Externallinks
Jacobs,CEO)
General
manager
DonSweeney
Headcoach
ClaudeJulien
Captain
ZdenoChara
Minorleague
affiliates
ProvidenceBruins(AHL)
SouthCarolinaStingrays(ECHL)
StanleyCups
6(192829,193839,194041,
196970,197172,201011)
Conference
4(198788,198990,201011,
championships 201213)
Presidents'
Trophies
History
PreWorldWarIIyears
In1924,[1]attheconvincingofBostongrocerytycoon
CharlesAdams,theNationalHockeyLeaguedecidedto
expandtotheUnitedStates.Adamshadfalleninlove
withhockeywhilewatchingthe1924StanleyCupFinals
betweentheNHLchampionMontrealCanadiensandthe
WCHLchampionCalgaryTigers.HepersuadedtheNHL
togranthimafranchiseforBoston,whichoccurredon
November1,1924.WiththeMontrealMaroons,theteam
wasoneoftheNHL'sfirstexpansionteams.
2(198990,201314)
Division
25(192728,192829,192930,
championships 193031,193233,193435,
193738,197071,197172,
197374,197576,197677,
197778,197879,198283,
198384,198990,199091,
199293,200102,200304,
200809,201011,201112,
201314)
Official
website
bruins.nhl.com
(http://bruins.nhl.com/)
Adams'firstactwastohireArtRoss,aformerstarplayerandinnovator,as
generalmanager.Rosswasthefaceofthefranchiseforthenextthirtyyears,
includingfourseparatestintsascoach.
AdamsdirectedRosstocomeupwithanicknamethatwouldportrayan
untamedanimaldisplayingspeed,agility,andcunning.Rosscameupwith
"Bruins,"anOldEnglishwordusedforbrownbears(fromtheDutch
"bruin"meaningbrown)inclassicfolktales.Theteam'sbearlikenickname
alsowentalongwiththeteam'soriginaluniformcolorsofbrownand
yellow,whichcamefromAdams'grocerychain,FirstNationalStores.[2]
OnDecember1,1924,thenewBruinsteamplayedtheirfirstNHLgame
againsttheMaroons,atBostonArena,withtheBruinswinningthegameby
a21score.Buttheteamonlymanageda6240record(forlastplace)in
itsfirstseason.TheyplayedthreemoreseasonsattheArena,afterwhich
theBruinsbecamethemaintenantofthefamousBostonGarden,[3]while
theoldBostonArenafacilitytheworld'soldestexistingindoorice
DefensemanEddieShore
wastheteam'sfirstgreat
star,makinghisdebutin
1926.
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hockeyvenuestillusedforthesport,andtheonlysurvivingrinkwhereanOriginalSixNHLteambegan
theircareerintheleaguewaseventuallytakenoverbyNortheasternUniversity,andrenamedMatthews
Arenawhentheuniversityrenovateditin1979.
Intheirthirdseason,192627,theteammarkedlyimproved.Rosstookadvantageofthecollapseofthe
WesternHockeyLeaguetopurchaseseveralwesternstars,includingtheteam'sfirstgreatstar,a
defensemanfromFortQu'Appelle,SaskatchewannamedEddieShore.TheBruinsreachedtheStanleyCup
Finaldespitefinishingonlyonegameabove.500,butlosttotheOttawaSenatorsinthefirstCupFinalto
bebetweenexclusivelyNHLteams.In1929theBruinsdefeatedtheNewYorkRangerstowintheirfirst
StanleyCup.StandoutplayersonthefirstchampionshipteamincludedShore,HarryOliver,DitClapper,
DutchGainorandgoaltenderTinyThompson.The192829seasonwasthefirstplayedatBostonGarden,
whichAdamshadbuiltafterguaranteeinghisbackers$500,000ingatereceiptsoverthenextfiveyears.
Theseasonafterthat,192930,theBruinspostedthebesteverregularseasonwinningpercentageinthe
NHL(anastonishing.875,winning38outof44games,arecordwhichstillstands)andshatterednumerous
teamscoringrecords,butlosttotheMontrealCanadiensintheCupFinal.
The1930sBruinsteamsincludedShore,Thompson,Clapper,BabeSiebertandCooneyWeiland.Theteam
ledtheleague'sstandingsfivetimesinthatdecade.In1939,theteamchangeditsuniformcolorsfrom
brownandyellowtothecurrentblackandgold,andcapturedthesecondStanleyCupinfranchisehistory.
Thatyear,ThompsonwastradedforrookiegoaltenderFrankBrimsek.Brimsekhadanawardwinning
season,capturingtheVezinaandCalderTrophies,becomingthefirstrookienamedtotheNHLFirstAll
StarTeam,andearningthenickname"Mr.Zero."TheteamskatinginfrontofBrimsekincludedBill
Cowley,Shore,Clapperand"SuddenDeath"MelHill(whoscoredthreeovertimegoalsinoneplayoff
series),togetherwiththe"KrautLine"ofcenterMiltSchmidt,rightwingerBobbyBauerandleftwinger
WoodyDumart.
In1940ShorewastradedtothestrugglingNewYorkAmericansforhisfinalNHLseason.In1941the
BruinswontheirthirdStanleyCupafterlosingonlyeightgamesandfinishingfirstintheregularseason.It
wastheirlastStanleyCupfor29years.
WorldWarIIandthe"OriginalSix"era
WorldWarIIaffectedtheBruinsmorethanmostteamsBrimsekandthe"Krauts"allenlistedafterthe
194041Cupwin,andlostthemostproductiveyearsoftheircareersatwar.Cowley,assistedbyveteran
playerClapperandBusherJackson,wastheteam'sremainingstar.EventhoughtheNHLhadby1943been
reducedtothesixteamsthatwouldinthemodernerabecalledthe"OriginalSix",talentwasdepleted
enoughthatfreakseasonscouldtakeplace,asin1944,whenBruinHerbCainwouldsetthethenNHL
recordforpointsinaseasonwith82.ButtheBruinsdidnotmaketheplayoffsthatseason,andCainwas
outoftheNHLtwoseasonslater.
Thestarsreturnedforthe194546season,andClapperledtheteambacktotheStanleyCupFinalas
playercoach.Heretiredasaplayerafterthenextseason,becomingthefirstplayertoplaytwentyNHL
seasons,butstayedonascoachfortwomoreyears.Brimsekprovedtobenotasgoodashewasbeforethe
war,andafter1946theBruinslostinthefirstplayoffroundthreestraightyears,resultinginClapper's
resignation.BrimsekwastradedtothelastplaceChicagoBlackHawksin1949,followedbythe
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unexpectedlifetimebanofpromisingyoungstarDonGallingeronsuspicionofgambling.Theonly
remainingqualityyoungplayerwhostayedwiththeteamforanylengthwasforwardJohnnyPeirson,
recognizabletofansofalatereraastheBruins'televisioncolorcommentatorinthe1970s.
Duringthe194849season,theoriginalformofthe"spokedB"logo,withasmallnumber"24"totheleft
ofthecapitalBsignifyingthecalendaryearinthe20thcenturyinwhichtheBruinsteamfirstplayed,anda
similarlysmall"49"totherightofthe"B,"forthethencurrentseason'scalendaryearinthe20thcentury,[4]
appearedontheirhomeuniformsanodtotheBostonarea'snicknameof"The
Hub".Thefollowingseason,thelogowasmodifiedintothebasic"spokedB"form
thatwastobeused,virtuallyunchanged(exceptforcertainproportionswithinthe
logo),throughthe199394season.
MiltSchmidt,a
HockeyHallof
Famerandthe
captainoftheBruins
intheearly1950s.
The1950sbeganwithCharlesAdams'sonWeston(whohadbeenteampresident
since1936)facingfinancialtrouble.Hewasforcedtoacceptabuyoutofferfrom
WalterA.Brown,theowneroftheNationalBasketballAssociation'sBoston
CelticsandtheGarden,in1951.Althoughthereweresomeinstancesofsuccess
(suchasmakingtheStanleyCupFinalin1953,1957and1958,onlytolosetothe
MontrealCanadienseachtime),theBruinsmusteredonlyfourwinningseasons
between1947and1967.Theymissedtheplayoffseightstraightyearsbetween
1960and1967.
In1954,onNewYear'sDay,RobertSkrak,anassistanttoFrankZamboni,the
inventorofthebestknowniceresurfacingmachineofthetime,demonstrateda
veryearlymodelofthemachineatBostonGardentotheteammanagement,andas
aresult,theBruinsorderedoneofthethenproduced"ModelE"resurfacerstobeusedattheGarden,the
firstknownNHLteamtoacquireoneofthesoontobeubiquitous"Zambonis"fortheirownuse.The
Bruins'ZamboniModelE,factoryserialnumber21usedaslateasthe1980sonanemergencybasis
eventuallyendedupintheHockeyHallofFameinTorontoin1988forpreservation.[5]
OnJanuary18,1958,amilestoneinNHLhistoryoccurredasthefirstblackpersonevertoplayintheNHL
steppedontotheicefortheBruins,NewBrunswickbornleftwingWillieO'Ree.Heplayedin45gamesfor
theBruinsoverthe195758and196061seasons,scoringsixgoalsandtenassistsinhisNHLcareer.
Duringthisperiod,thefarmsystemoftheBruinswasnotasexpansiveorwelldevelopedasmostofthe
otherfiveteams.TheBruinssoughtplayersnotprotectedbytheotherteams,andinlikefashiontothe
aforementionedsigningofWillieO'Ree,theteamsignedTommyWilliamsfromthe1960Olympicgold
medalwinningAmericannationalmen'shockeyteamatthetimetheonlyAmericanplayerintheNHL
in1962.The"UkeLine"namedfortheUkrainianheritageofJohnnyBucyk,VicStasiukandBronco
HorvathcametoBostonin1957andenjoyedfourproductiveoffensiveseasons,heralding,alongwith
scoringstalwartsDonMcKenneyandFlemingMacKell,thesuccessfuleraofthelate1950s.There
followedalonganddifficultreconstructionperiodintheearly,mid1960s.
ExpansionandtheBigBadBruins
WestonAdamsrepurchasedtheBruinsin1964afterBrown'sdeathandsetaboutrebuildingtheteam.
AdamssignedadefensemanfromParrySound,Ontario,namedBobbyOrr,whoenteredtheleaguein1966
andbecame,intheeyesofmany,thegreatestplayerofalltime.Hewasannouncedthatseason'swinnerof
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theCalderMemorialTrophyforRookieoftheYearandnamedtotheSecondNHLAllStarTeam.When
askedaboutOrr'sNHLdebutgame,October19,1966,againsttheDetroitRedWings,thenBruinscoach
HarrySindenrecalled:
"Ourfanshadheardaboutthiskidforafewyearsnow.Therewasalotofpressureonhim,buthe
metalltheexpectations.Hewasastarfromthemomenttheyplayedthenationalantheminthe
openinggameoftheseason."
TheBruinsthenobtainedyoungforwardsPhilEsposito,KenHodgeandFredStanfieldfromChicagoina
dealthatwascelebratedasoneofthemostonesidedinhockeyhistory.HodgeandStanfieldbecamekey
elementsoftheBruins'success,andEsposito,whocenteredalinewithHodgeandWayneCashman,
becametheleague'stopgoalscorerandthefirstNHLplayertobreakthe100pointmark,settingmany
goalandpointscoringrecords.EspositoremainsoneoffourplayerstowintheArtRossTrophyfour
consecutiveseasons(theotherthreeareJaromirJagr,WayneGretzkyandGordieHowe).Withotherstars
likeforwardsBucyk,JohnMcKenzie,DerekSanderson,andHodge,steadydefenderslikeDallasSmithand
goaltenderGerryCheevers,the"BigBadBruins"becameoneoftheleague'stopteamsfromthelate1960s
intothe1980s.
In1970,a29yearStanleyCupdroughtcametoanendinBoston,
astheBruinsdefeatedtheSt.LouisBluesinfourgamesinthe
Final.Orrscoredthegamewinninggoalinovertimetoclinchthe
StanleyCup.ThesameseasonwasOrr'smostawardedthethird
ofeightconsecutiveyearshewontheJamesNorrisMemorial
TrophyasthetopdefensemanintheNHLandhewontheArt
RossTrophy,theConnSmytheTrophyandtheHartMemorial
Trophy,theonlyplayertoeverwinfourmajorawardsinthesame
season.
Orristrippedandfliesthroughtheair
afterscoring"TheGoal"inovertime
towinthe1970StanleyCupFinals.
Theimageiswidelyconsideredtobe
oneofthemostfamousinhockey
history. [6]
"Noone,absolutelynoone,couldhavefinishedagoalinlike
manner.ForyearsOrrhadbeendescribedassomeonewho
wasgraceful,elegant,powerful,withoutfearpoetryin
motion.Alltheseepithetswerecapturedandimmortalizedin
thephotosofthegoalthatwonthe1970StanleyCup."[7]
The197071seasonwas,inretrospect,thehighwatermarkofthe1970sforBoston.WhileSinden
temporarilyretiredfromhockeytoenterbusiness(hewasreplacedbyexBruinandCanadiendefenseman
TomJohnson),theBruinssetdozensofoffensivescoringrecords:theyhadsevenoftheleague'stopten
scorersafeatnotachievedbeforeorsincesettherecordforwinsinaseason,andinaleaguethathad
neverseena100pointscorerbefore1969,theBruinshadfourthatyear.Allfour(Orr,Esposito,Bucykand
Hodge)werenamedFirstTeamAllStars,afeatmatchedintheexpansioneraonlybythe197677
Canadiens.BostonwerefavoredtorepeatasCupchampions,butranintoaroadblockintheplayoffs.Up
51atonepointingametwoofthequarterfinalsagainsttheCanadiens(androokiegoaltenderKen
Dryden),theBruinssquanderedtheleadtolose75.TheBruinsneverrecoveredandlosttheseriesin
sevengames.
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WhiletheBruinswerenotquiteasdominantthenextseason(althoughonlythreepointsbehindthe1971
pace),EspositoandOrrwereonceagainonetwointhescoringstandings(followedbyBucykinninth
place)andtheyregainedtheStanleyCupbydefeatingtheNewYorkRangersinsixgamesintheFinals.
RangersbluelinerBradPark,whocamerunneruptoOrr's(then)fiveyearmonopolyontheNorrisTrophy,
said,"BobbyOrrwasdidn'tmakethedifference."
The197273seasonsawupheavalattheBruins.FormerheadcoachSindenbecamethegeneralmanager.
BruinsplayersGerryCheevers,DerekSandersonandJohnnyMcKenzielefttojointheupstartWorld
HockeyAssociation.[8]CoachTomJohnsonwasfired52gamesintotheseason,replacedbyBepGuidolin,
whohadoncecoachedOrr.TheAdamsfamily,whichhadownedtheteamsinceitsfoundinginthe1920s,
soldittoStorerBroadcasting.TheBruins'seasoncametoaprematureendinafirstroundlosstothe
Rangersinthe1973playoffs,losingEspositotoinjuryinthatfirstround.[9]
In1974,theBruinsregainedtheirfirstplacestandingintheregularseason,withthree100pointscorerson
theteam(Esposito,Orr,andHodge).Howevertheylostthe1974FinalinanupsettothePhiladelphia
Flyers.
DonCherrysteppedbehindthebenchasthenewcoachin197475.TheBruinsstockedthemselveswith
enforcersandgrinders,andremainedcompetitiveunderCherry'sreign,thesocalled"LunchPailA.C".,
behindplayerssuchasGreggSheppard,TerryO'Reilly,StanJonathan,andPeterMcNab.Thiswouldalso
turnouttobeOrr'sfinalfullseasonintheleague,beforehiskneeinjuriesworsened,aswellasthelasttime
thatOrrandEspositowouldfinish12inregularseasonscoring.TheBruinsplacedsecondintheAdams
Division,andlosttotheChicagoBlackHawksinthefirstroundofthe1975playoffs,losingabestofthree
series,twogamestoone.
ContinuingwithCherry'srebuildingoftheteam,theBruinstradedEspositoandCarolVadnaisforBrad
Park,JeanRatelleandJoeZanussitotheRangers.ThattradewasparticularlycontroversialforbothBruins
andRangersfans,asEspositowasoneofthemostpopularBruinsplayers(thoughitwasknownthathe
disagreedwithCherry'scoaching),whileParkandRatellewereRangersstalwarts.[10]However,Boston
endedupgettingthebetterofthetrade,asEspositoneverreachedhispreviousscoringhighswiththe
Rangers,whileRatellemaintainedhisskilllevelwiththeBruinsandwasahighscorerforseveralyears
more.Particularly,itwasParkwhoreemergedasoneoftheleague'sbestdefencemenandfilledthevoid
leftbyOrr,whohadbeensidelinedbysurgeryatthestartof197576andonlymanagedtoplaytengames
beforebeinginjuredandlostfortherestoftheseason.[11]TheBruinsmadethesemifinalsagain,losingto
theFlyers.
Asanimpendingfreeagent,contracttalkswithOrrandhisagentAlanEaglesonhadbeentumultuous
throughout197576.AlthoughinsurerswouldnotunderwriteOrranddoctorsadvisedthathecouldnot
playmuchlonger,theBruinsstillattemptedtoresignOrrandofferedhimafiveyeardealatUS$925,000,
or18.6percentownershipoftheclubin1980.However,Eaglesonturneddowntheofferwithoutinforming
Orr,insteadsigninghimtotheChicagoBlackHawksin1976Orrwasnevereffectivehavingonly
played26gamesinChicagoandretiredaftermanykneeoperationsin1979.
CheeversreturnedfromtheWHAin1977,andtheBruinsgotpasttheFlyersinthesemifinals,butthey
weresweptbytheCanadiensintheStanleyCupFinals.Thestoryrepeateditselfin1978withabalanced
attackthatsawBostonhaveelevenplayerswith20+goalseasons,stilltheNHLrecordastheBruins
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madetheFinaloncemore,butlostinsixgamestotheCanadiensteamthathadrecordedthebestregular
seasoninmodernhistory.Afterthatseries,JohnnyBucykretired,holdingvirtuallyeveryBruins'career
longevityandscoringmarktothattime.
The1979semifinalseriesagainsttheHabsprovedtobeCherry'sundoing.Inthedecidingseventhgame,
theBruins,upbyagoal,werecalledforhavingtoomanymenontheiceinthelatestagesofthethird
period.Montrealtiedthegameontheensuingpowerplayandwoninovertime.NeverpopularwithHarry
Sinden,bythentheBruins'generalmanager,Cherrywasdismissedasheadcoachbutwaslaterhiredinthe
samecapacitywiththeColoradoRockies.
AtMadisonSquareGardenonDecember23,1979,aNewYorkRangersfanstoleStanJonathan'sstick,
hittinghimwithitduringapostgamescrum.Whenotherfansgotinvolved,TerryO'Reillychargedintothe
standsfollowedbyhisteammates.Thegame'sTVcommentatorremarkedthat"they'regoingtopullthat
guyapart."O'Reilly,afutureteamcaptain,receivedaneightgamesuspensionforthebrawl.TVClip
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8K7roZu3WU)
1980sand1990s
The1979seasonsawnewHead
CoachFredCreightonhimself
replacedbythenewlyretired
Cheeversthefollowingyear.The
BruinstradeofRonGrahametothe
LosAngelesKingsforafirstround
pick,thatturnedouttobeeighth
overall,enabledtheBruinstodraft
RayBourque,oneofthegreatest
defensemenofalltimeandtheface
oftheBruinsforovertwodecades.[15]
BostonBruinslogo
BostonBruinslogo
(19491995).Primary (19551957,1959
logo,usedonwhite
1965,19671995,
[12]
alternate200607
jersey.
season).Secondary
logo,usedonblack
BostonBruinslogo
(19551957,1959
1967).Secondary
logo,usedongold
TheBruinsmadetheplayoffsevery
jersey. [14]
yearthroughthe1980sbehindstars
suchasPark,BourqueandRick
jersey. [13]
Middletonandhadtheleague'sbest
recordin1983behindaVezina
TrophywinningseasonfromexFlyergoaltenderPetePeetersbutalwaysfellshortofmakingtheFinals.
Bourque,CamNeelyandKeithCrowderledtheBruinstoanotherCupFinalappearancein1988against
theEdmontonOilers.[16]TheBruinslostinafourgamesweep,butamemorablemomentinthewouldbe
fourthgameensued,wheninthesecondperiodwiththegametied33,ablownfuseputthelightsoutat
theBostonGarden.TherestofthegamewascancelledandtheseriesshiftedtoEdmonton.TheOilers
completedthesweep,63,backatNorthlandsColiseuminEdmontoninwhatwasoriginallyscheduledas
GameFive.TheeventisconsideredtobethereasontheBruinsbeganworkonanewarena.
BostonreturnedtotheStanleyCupFinalin1990(withNeely,Bourque,CraigJanney,BobbyCarpenter,
androokieDonSweeney,andformerOilergoalieAndyMoogandReggieLemelinsplittinggoaltending
duties),butagainlosttotheOilers,thistimeinfivegames.
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In1988,1990,1991,1992and1994,theydefeatedtheirOriginal
SixnemesisMontrealCanadiensintheplayoffs,gettingsome
revengeforarivalrywhichhadbeenlopsidedintheCanadiens'
favourinplayoffaction,withMontrealhavingwon18consecutive
playoffseriesagainsttheBruinsbetween1946and1987.In1991
and1992,theBruinssufferedtwoconsecutiveConferenceFinal
lossestotheeventualCupchampion,theMarioLemieuxled
PittsburghPenguins.
Startingfromthe199293NHLseasononwards,theBruinshad
notgottenpastthesecondroundoftheplayoffsuntilwinningthe
StanleyCupafterthe2011season.
The199293seasonendeddisappointinglyforseveralreasons.
Despitefinishingwiththesecondbestregularseasonrecordafter
Pittsburgh,BostonwassweptinthefirstroundbytheBuffalo
Sabres.Duringthepostseasonawardsceremony,Bruinplayers
finishedasrunneruponmanyofthehonorsBourqueforthe
Norris,OatesfortheArtRossandLadyByngTrophy,JoeJuneau
(whohadbrokentheNHLrecordforassistsinaseasonbyaleftwinger,amarkhestillholds)forthe
CalderTrophy,DavePoulinfortheFrankJ.SelkeTrophy,MoogfortheWilliamM.JenningsTrophyand
coachBrianSutterfortheJackAdamsAward.PoulindidwintheKingClancyMemorialTrophy,while
BourquemadetheNHLAllStarFirstTeamandJuneautheNHLAllRookieTeam.
RayBourque,shownin1981and
beforeswitchingtohisfamiliarNo.
77,ledtheBruinstotwoStanleyCup
Finalsappearancesin1988and1990.
The1995seasonwouldbetheBruins'lastattheBostonGarden.Thefinalofficialmatchplayedinthe
Gardenwasa30losstotheNewJerseyDevilsinthe1995playoffstheBruinswentontoplaythefinal
gameatthefabledarenaonSeptember28,1995,inanexhibitionmatchupagainsttheCanadiens.They
subsequentlymovedintotheFleetCenter,nowknownastheTDGarden.
In1997,Bostonmissedtheplayoffsforthefirsttimein30years(andforthefirsttimeintheexpansion
era),havingsettheNorthAmericanmajorprofessionalrecordformostconsecutiveseasonsintheplayoffs.
Historically,theirmostbitterrivalshavebeentheMontrealCanadiens,whomtheBruinshaveplayeda
record34timesintheplayoffs.TheBruinswereformerlyrivalstothenowrelocatedHartfordWhalers.
21stcentury
Aftera341start,theBruinsfiredheadcoachPatBurnsandwentwithMikeKeenanfortherestofthe
way.Despitea15pointimprovementfromthepreviousseason,theBruinsmissedtheplayoffsin200001
byjustonepoint,andKeenanwasletgo.CentermanJasonAllisonledtheBruinsinscoring.
Thefollowingseason,200102,theBruinsimprovedagainwithanother13points,winningtheirfirst
NortheastDivisiontitlesince1993withacorebuiltaroundJoeThornton,SergeiSamsonov,BrianRolston,
BillGuerin,MikeKnubleandthenewlyacquiredGlenMurray.Theirregularseasonsuccessdidnot
translatetothepostseason,however,astheylostinsixgamestotheunderdogeighthplaceMontreal
Canadiensinthefirstround.
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The200203seasonfoundtheBruinsplatooningtheirgoaltendingstaff
betweenSteveShieldsandJohnGrahameformostoftheseason.Amidseason
tradebroughtinveteranJeffHackett.Inthemidstofalateseasonslump,
GeneralManagerMikeO'ConnellfiredheadcoachRobbieFtorekwithnine
gamestogoandnamedhimselfinterimcoach.TheBruinsmanagedtofinish
seventhintheEast,butlosttotheeventualStanleyCupchampionNewJersey
Devilsinfivegames.
In200304,theBruinsbegantheseasonwithexTorontoMapleLeafgoalie
FelixPotvin.Laterintheseason,theBruinsputrookieAndrewRaycroftinto
thestartingrole.RaycrofteventuallywontheCalderTrophythatseason.The
Bruinswentontowinanotherdivisiontitleandappearedtogetpastthefirst
roundforthefirsttimeinfiveyearswitha31seriesleadontherival
Canadiens.TheCanadiensralliedback,however,towinthreestraightgames,
upsettingtheBruins.
Theprimarylogoused
from19952007.It
containsdesignelements
presentinboththe1949
1995and2007present
logos.
The200405NHLseasonwaswipedoutbyalockout,andtheBruinshadalot
ofspacewithinthenewsalarycapimplementedfor200506.Bruinsmanagementeschewedyoungerfree
agentsinfavorofolderveteranssuchasAlexeiZhamnovandBrianLeetch.Thenewcomerswereoft
injured,andbytheendofNovember,theBruinsteamtradedtheircaptainandfranchiseplayer,Joe
Thornton(whowentontowintheArtRossandHartTrophies).Inexchange,theBruinsreceivedMarco
Sturm,BradStuartandWaynePrimeaufromtheSanJoseSharks.Afterlosing10of11gamesbeforethe
trade,theBruinscamebackwitha30victoryovertheleagueleadingOttawaSenators,asrookie
goaltenderHannuToivonenearnedhisfirstcareerNHLshutout.WhenToivonenwentdownwithaninjury
inJanuary,journeymangoalieTimThomasstarted16straightgamesandbroughttheBruinsbackintothe
playoffrun.TwopointsoutofeighthplaceattheWinterOlympicbreak,theBruinsfiredGeneralManager
MikeO'ConnellinMarchandtheBruinsmissedtheplayoffsforthefirsttimeinfiveyears.
PeterChiarelliwashiredasthenewGMoftheteam.HeadcoachMikeSullivanwasfiredandDaveLewis,
formercoachoftheDetroitRedWings,washiredtoreplacehim.TheBruinssignedZdenoChara,oneof
themostcoveteddefensemenintheNHLandaformerNHLAllStar,fromtheOttawaSenators,andMarc
Savard,whofinishedjustthreepointsshortofa100pointseasonin200506withtheAtlantaThrashers,to
longtermdeals.
The200607seasonendedintheteamfinishinginlastplaceinthedivision.TheBruinstradedBradStuart
andWaynePrimeautotheCalgaryFlamesforAndrewFerenceandforwardChuckKobasew.
RejuvenationinBoston
Afterthedisappointing2007season,Lewiswasfiredascoach,andtheBruinsannouncedonJune21,2007,
thatformerCanadiens/DevilsheadcoachClaudeJulienhadbeennamedasthenewheadcoach.[17]The
Bruinsalsounveiledanewlogoandabrandnewshoulderpatchcloselybasedonthemainjerseylogoused
until1932.[18]
The2008campaignsawtheBruinsregainsomerespectability,finishing412912andmakingthe
playoffs.TheseasonendedonabrightnotefortheBruinswhentheyforcedtheMontrealCanadienstoplay
asevengameplayoffseries,includingamemorableGame6inwhichBostoncamebacktowin54.Their
performance,despitea50lossintheseventhgame,rekindledinterestintheteaminNewEngland,where
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theBruinshadforyearsbeenheavilyovershadowedbytheRedSox,PatriotsandCeltics,allofwhomhad
recentlywonchampionshipsintheirrespectiveleagues.AlthoughBruinscenterPatriceBergeronwas
injuredwithaconcussionmostoftheseason,youngstersMilanLucic,DavidKrejci,VladimirSobotkaand
PetteriNokelainenshowedpromiseintheplayoffs.
Afteraslowstarttothe200809season,theBruinswon17oftheirnext20games,leadingmanytosee
themasarevivalofthe"BigBadBruins"fromthe1970sand1980s.Duringthe2009AllStarWeekend's
SkillsCompetition,captainZdenoCharafiredtheNHL'sthenfastestmeasured"hardestshot"ever,witha
clockedinspeedof105.4mph(169.7km/h)velocity.(Charahassincebrokenhisownrecordthreetimes,
twoofthoseonthesamenight.)Thenumberofinjuredplayersintheseasonsawmanycallupsfromthe
Bruins'AmericanHockeyLeague(AHL)ProvidenceBruinsfarmteam,withrookiedefensemanMatt
HunwickandforwardByronBitzseeingsuccess.TheBruinswentontohavethebestrecordintheEastern
Conferenceandqualifiedfortheplayoffsforthefifthtimeinnineyears,facingtheCanadiensinthe
playoffsforthefourthtimeduringthatspan,defeatingtheminfourgamesbeforelosinginsevengamesto
theCarolinaHurricanesintheconferencesemifinals.
The2009summeroffseasonsawthedepartureoflongtimedefensiveforwardP.J.Axelssonfrom
Sweden,whosignedamultiyearcontract[19]withhishometownFrolundaHCteam.WithTorontoMaple
LeafsGeneralManagerBrianBurkethreateninganoffersheetandBruinsmanagementunabletomeethis
salarydemands,forwardPhilKesselwastradedtoTorontoforatriooffuturedraftpicks.
OnJanuary1,2010,theBruinswonthe2010NHLWinterClassicoverthePhiladelphiaFlyersina21
overtimedecisionatFenwayPark,thusbecomingthefirsthometeamtowinanoutdoorclassicgame.
However,followingtheNewYear'sDaygame,theBruins,hobbledbyinjuries,wouldgothroughafive
weeklongperiodoflacklusterplay,withonlytwowinsandcompilingtenregulationlossesearningthem
onlyeightpointsintheEasternConferencestandingsinthat15gamelongperiod,beforebreakingthe
losingstreakinanawaygameagainsttheCanadiensonFebruary7,withTuukkaRaskshuttingoutthe
Habs30.ThewinovertheCanadienswasthefirstoffoursuccessivevictoriesleadingintothebreakin
playfortheNHL'sparticipationinthe2010WinterOlympics,andestablishedTuukkaRaskasthenumber
onegoaltenderfortheBruins,asTimThomaswouldonlystarteightofthe22gamesremaininginthepost
Olympicperiodoftheseason,withRaskwinningeightofhispostOlympicstarts,includingtwoshutouts.
ThomaswasonthesilvermedalwinningU.S.team,withPatriceBergerononthegoldmedalwinning
Canadianteam.
TheimportanceofformerBuffaloSabresforwardDanielPaille'sacquisitionbytheBruins,andhis
emergenceasapenaltykillingforward,wasemphasizedonApril10,2010,asPaille,SteveBeginand
BlakeWheelercombinedforthefirsteverknowntrioofshorthandedgoalswithinonepenaltykill,inonly
1:04ofgametime,inahomegameagainsttheCarolinaHurricanes,helpingtheBruinstosixthplaceinthe
NHLEasternConference,anda2010NHLplayoffopeningroundappearanceagainsttheBuffaloSabres,
whichtheywon42.BostonbecameonlythethirdteaminNHLhistorytoloseaplayoffseriesafter
leading30whentheylostinGame7tothePhiladelphiaFlyersafterlosinga30leadinthesecondround
onMay14,2010,alsolosingtheservicesofMarcoSturminthefirstgameandplaymakingcenterDavid
Krejcitoinjuryinthethirdgameoftheseries.
OnApril13,2010,theBostonBruinsreceivedthesecondoveralldraftpickforthe2010NHLDraft,
havingreceiveditviathetradethatsentPhilKesseltotheTorontoMapleLeafs.Withthepick,theBruins
selectedTylerSeguinonJune25,2010.Inotheroffseasonmoves,GregCampbellandNathanHorton
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joinedtheteam,andVladimirSobotkaandDennisWidemanlefttheBruinsinthe2010freeagency.After
theseasonendedonJune16,2010,CamNeelywasnamedthenewteampresidentoftheBruins.[20]
20112013:StanleyCupChampion,Playoffs,StanleyCupFinal
OnFebruary15,2011,theBruinsacquiredcenterChrisKellyfromthe
OttawaSenatorsafterMarcSavard'sattemptedcomebackendeddueto
anotherconcussionthisonedeliveredinColoradobyformerBruinMatt
Hunwick.OttawareceivedtheBruins'secondroundpickin2011.Justtwo
dayslaterandonthebrinkofthetradedeadline,theBruinsacquired
defensemanTomasKaberleinatradefromtheTorontoMapleLeafsin
exchangeforprospectJoeColborne,afirstroundselectionin2011,anda
potentialsecondroundpickin2012(whichbecameofficialonMay27
whentheBruinsclinchedaberthintheStanleyCupFinals).MarkStuart
andBlakeWheelerwerealsotradedtotheAtlantaThrashersforRich
PeverleyandBorisValabik.
MilanLucicholdstheStanley
Cupinhishometownof
VancouveraftertheBruins
defeatedtheVancouver
CanucksinGame7ofthe
Finals,theirfirstsince1972.
Inthe2011StanleyCupplayoffs,theBruinsbecamethefirstteamin
NHLhistorytowinasevengameserieswithoutscoringapowerplay
goal,astheyeliminatedtheMontrealCanadiensinsevengames,andalso
wontheirfirstplayoffseriesaftertrailing20.OnMay6,theBruins
sweptthePhiladelphiaFlyersinfourgamestoadvancetotheEastern
ConferenceFinalsforthefirsttimesince1992.Bostonthendefeatedthe
TampaBayLightninginsevengamesandadvancedtotheStanleyCup
Finalsforthefirsttimesince1990tofacetheVancouverCanucks.
TheBruinslostthefirsttwogamesoftheseriesinveryclosecontests,1
0,onagoalwithlessthan19secondsleftinregulation,andthen32in
overtime.Game3didnotstartwellfortheBruinseither,astheylost
NathanHortontoinjuryatthe5:07markofthefirstperiodfollowingalatehitbyCanucksdefenseman
AaronRomethatleftHortonproneontheicefornearly10minutes.DespitelosingHortontoadevastating
hit,theBruinsdefeatedtheCanucks,withfourgoalsineachofthesecondandthirdperiods,twicescoring
shorthandedgoals,andgoingontowin,81.Itwasthehighestscorebyoneteam,andlargestwinning
margin,inaFinalsgamesince1996.Game4sawtheBruinsdefeatingtheCanucksina40shutout.The
hometeamcontinuedtobethewinner,withGame5inVancouvergoingtotheCanucksina10shutout,
thenGame6goingtotheBruins,whostavedoffeliminationwitha52defeatoftheCanucks.TheBruins
setanewrecordforthequickestfourgoalseverinaplayoffseriesgame,scoringinonly4:14ofgametime
inthefirstperiodofGame6.Game7,whichwasplayedinVancouveronJune15,wasthefirsttimethe
BruinshaveeverplayedinGame7oftheStanleyCupFinals.TheBruinsshutoutVancouver40,winning
thesixthStanleyCupinfranchisehistoryandbreakinga39yearCupdrought.The201011Bruinswere
thefirstteaminNHLhistorytowinaGame7threetimesinthesameplayoffrun.
FollowingtheirStanleyCupwin,theBruinslostMarkRecchitoretirement,andMichaelRyderandTomas
Kaberletofreeagency.TheBruinstweakedtheirrosterbyaddingdefensemanJoeCorvoandforward
BenoitPouliot.TheBruins'shortsummertookitstollearly,going370inthemonthofOctober,before
respondingwitha2131recordtocapoff2011,highlightedbyanearperfectNovemberinwhichthe
teamdidnotloseinregulation.SophomoreforwardTylerSeguinshonethebrightestduringthestreak,
eventuallypavingthewayforhisfirstAllStarGameselection,joiningteammatesZdenoCharaandTim
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ThomasonTeamChara.OnJanuary23,ThomascausedastirbynotattendingtheBruins'visittothe
WhiteHouse,sayingthatthegovernmenthad"grownoutofcontrol."Afteran841recordtobegin2012,
theBruins'inconsistentformresurfacedformuchofFebruaryandMarch,duringwhichtheyenduredkey
injuriestoNathanHorton(concussion)andTuukkaRask(groin),andanimpotentpowerplay.Atthe
February27tradingdeadlinetheytradedforGregZanon,MikeMottauandonetimeBruinBrianRolston,
thensignedgoalieMartyTurcotoaddgoaltendingdepth.TheBruinswentontofinishsecondinthe
EasternConferencewith102points,winningtheNortheastDivisiontitle.
TheyfacedtheWashingtonCapitalsinthefirstroundofthe2012StanleyCupplayoffs.Inasevengame
serieswhichallofthegamesweredecidedbyonlyonegoal,theBruinscameupshortagainstrookiegoalie
BradenHoltbyandheadcoachDaleHunter'sdefensivemindedgameplan.TheseventhgamesawJoel
WarddeflecttheserieswinninggoalpastTimThomasinovertimetogivetheCapitalsthevictoryandend
theBruins'season.
Duringtheoffseasonprecedingthelockout,TimThomasmadehis
decisiontositoutthe201213season.GeneralManagerPeter
ChiarelliconfirmedThomas'decision.Thomaswasfirstsuspended
fornotreportingtotrainingcamp,thenhisrightsweretradedtothe
NewYorkIslandersonFebruary7.TheBruinsdecidedtogowith
thegoaltendingpairofTuukkaRaskandAntonKhudobinforthe
season.Meanwhile,highlytoutedprospectDougieHamiltonwas
promotedtothemainrosterafterspendingaseasoninthejuniors.
TheBruinsbattledtheMontrealCanadiensforleadershipinthe
2013EasternConferencechampions
NortheastDivisionallseason,beforealosstotheOttawaSenators
inamakeupgamefollowingtheBostonMarathonbombingson
April28gavetheCanadiensthedivisiontitle.BostonsettledforfourthplaceintheEasternConference
standingswith62points.OnApril2,theBruinsacquiredformerAllStarJaromirJagrfromtheDallas
Stars,afterfailingtoacquireJaromeIginlafromtheCalgaryFlames.Jagrwouldendupbeingawingerfor
thePatriceBergeronBradMarchandforwardline,asusualwingerTylerSeguinwastransferredtothethird
linewithChrisKellyandRichPeverley,togiveamoreevenscoringthreatacrossallfourforwardlinesfor
theBruins.Intheopeningroundofthe2013playoffs,theBruinstookontheTorontoMapleLeafs.After
leadingtheseries31withapairofwinsinToronto,theMapleLeafswonGames5and6toforceGame7
inBoston.Torontoled41inthethirdperiodofthedecider,beforetheBruinscamebacklatewiththree
goals.AgoalfromNathanHorton9:18intotheperiodcutthedeficittotwo,buttheBruinswereunableto
cutmoreintotheleaduntillateintheperiod,whenMilanLucicandPatriceBergeronscoredat18:38and
19:09respectivelywiththegoaliepulledtotiethegameatfour.Bergeronwouldscoreagaininovertime,
nettingtheserieswinnertoeliminatetheMapleLeafs.Boston'sGame7winmarkedthefirsttimeateam
camebackfromathreegoaldeficitinthethirdperiodtowinaplayoffgame.Inthesecondround,Boston
led30againsttheNewYorkRangersbeforewinningtheseriesinfivegames.Bostonthendefeatedthe
PittsburghPenguinsintheEasternConferenceFinalsinafourgamesweeptoadvancetotheStanleyCup
Finals.
IntheFinal,theyfacedtheChicagoBlackhawks,anotherOriginalSixteam.TheBruinsfellinsixgames,
withthreegoingintoovertime,includinganepicGame1inwhichathirdovertimeperiodwasneeded
beforeitwassettled.TheonlygameBostonlostbymorethanonegoalwasGame5inwhichChicago
scoredonanemptynetinthelast17seconds.
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The2013StanleyCuprunbytheBruinswasonethatfurtherunitedtheNewEnglandregionthathadbeen
rockedbytragedies,suchastheBostonMarathonBombingandtheNewtownShooting.CoachClaude
JuliensaidafterthedecidingGame6,"Youknow,attheendoftheday,Ithinkthat'swhathurtsthemostis
inthebackofourminds,althoughweneededtofocusonourteamanddoingwhatwasgoingtobethebest
thingforourteamtowinaStanleyCup,inthebackofourmindswewantedtodoitforthosekindof
reasons,theCityofBoston,whatNewtownhasbeenthrough,thatkindofstuff.Ithitclosetohome,and
thebestwaywefeltwecouldtryandcheertheareawastowinaStanleyCup.Ithinkthat'swhat'shard
rightnowfortheplayers.WehadmorereasonsthanjustourselvestowinaCup."
2014present
Inthe201314season,theBruinswonthePresidents'Trophyafterfinishingfirstinthenewlyformed
AtlanticDivisionwitharecordof54199for117points.Theirregularseasonsuccess,however,would
nottranslateintoanotherEasternConferenceFinalsappearance.Despitewinningtheirfirstroundseries
againsttheDetroitRedWings,theteamfelltotheCanadiensinsevengamesintheEasternConference
Semifinalsduringthe2014playoffs.
Inthe201415season,theBruinsfinishedwitharecordof412714for96points,missingoutonthe
playoffsbyjusttwopointsafterthePittsburghPenguinsandtheOttawaSenatorsclinchedthefinaltwo
playoffspotsintheEast.TheBruinsthereforebecameonlythethirdteamtomisstheplayoffsafter
winningthePresidents'Trophyinthepreviousseason.The96pointsthattheyearnedduringthatseason
broketherecordforthemostpointsearnedbyateamthatdidnotmaketheplayoffstheColorado
Avalanchefinishedwith95pointsinthe200607,whichwasthepreviousrecord.
Ownership
TeamfounderCharlesAdamsownedtheteamuntil1936,whenhe
transferredhisstockhissonWestonAdams,generalmanagerand
minorityownerArtRossandminorityownerRalphBurkard.[21]
WestonAdamsremainedmajorityowneruntil1951,whentheBoston
GardenArenaCorporationpurchasedcontrollinginterestinthe
team.[22]UndertheGardenArenaCorporation'smanagement,Boston
CelticsfounderWalterA.Brownrantheteamfrom1951untilhis
deathin1964.AfterBrown'sdeath,WestonAdamsreturnedtotherole
ofteampresident.In1969,hewassucceededbyhisson,Weston
Adams,Jr.[23]
Bruinslegendandcurrent
presidentCamNeely,andowner
JeremyJacobs.
OnDecember7,1973,StorerBroadcasting,ownerofWSBKTV,and
theGardenArenaCorporationagreedtoamergerwhichresultedinStoreracquiringa100%interestinthe
Bruins.Adamsremainedasteampresident.[24]
InAugust1975,StorerBroadcastingthensoldtheteamtoanownershipgroupheadedbyJeremyJacobs.
JacobshadtopromisetokeepBobbyOrrasaconditionofthepurchase.[25]TheBruinsandOrrreacheda
verbalagreementwithJacobsduringthesummerof1975,includingacontroversialagreementforOrrto
takean18.5%shareoftheBruinsafterhisplayingdayswereover.Theagreementwastobecheckedoutas
towhetheritwouldbelegalfortaxreasonsandwhetherornottheLeaguewouldapproveit.However,
Orr'sagent,thelaternotoriousAlanEagleson,rejectedthedeal.[26]
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JacobsrepresentstheclubontheNHL'sBoardofGovernors,andservesonitsExecutiveCommittee,and
hehaschairedtheFinanceCommittee.AttheNHLBoardofGovernorsmeetinginJune2007,Jacobswas
electedchairmanoftheBoard,replacingtheCalgaryFlames'HarleyHotchkiss,whosteppeddownafter12
yearsintheposition.JacobshasfrequentlybeenlistedbytheSportsBusinessJournalasoneofthemost
influentialpeopleinsportsinitsannualpoll[27]andbyHockeyNews.[28]HiscompanyownsTDGarden
andheispartnerswithJohnHenry,ownerofMajorLeagueBaseball'sBostonRedSox,intheNew
EnglandSportsNetwork(NESN).
Aftertakingoverasownerin1975,theBruinshavebeencompetitive(makingtheplayoffsfor29straight
seasonsfrom196768to199596,20ofwhichwerewithJacobsasowner)buthavewontheStanleyCup
onlyonce,in2011andonlyinhis36thyearasowner.Underpreviousownerships,theBruinshadwonthe
StanleyCupfivetimes.UnderJacobs,theBruinshavereachedtheStanleyCupFinalsixtimes(twice
againsttheBruins'archrivalMontrealCanadiensin1977and1978,twiceagainsttheEdmontonOilersin
1988and1990,finallywinningin2011againsttheVancouverCanucks,andlosingin2013totheChicago
Blackhawks).Jacobs'managementoftheteaminthepastearnedhimspotsonESPN.com's"Page2"polls
of"TheWorstOwnersinSports,"[29]andNo.7ontheir2005"GreediestOwnersInsports"list.[30]Sports
IllustratedhassuggestedthatlongtimestardefensemanRayBourque,who"oftendrawntheireofthe
NHLPAforhiswillingnesstoresignwithBostonwithminimalnegotiationsovertheyears"insteadof
settingthe"watermarkfordefensemansalaries,"requestedandreceivedatradein2000sincetheteam's
"hardlineandspendthriftways"meantthathewouldhavetomakethemovetogethiselusiveStanleyCup
(BourqueholdstherecordformostgamesplayedbeforewinningtheCup).[31]PriortotheNHLCollective
BargainingAgreementsignedin2005,fansfeltteammanagementwasnotwillingtospendtowinthe
StanleyCup.[32]
Since2005,Jacobs'publicimagehasimprovedasheinvestedintheteamandrebuildingthefrontofficeto
maketheteammorecompetitive.TheBruinswerethesecondhighestrankedteamintheNHLinthe2008
09seasonandwerethetopseededteamintheEast.Withacompletechangeinmanagement,includingnow
formerGeneralManagerPeterChiarelliwholosthispositionwiththeBruinsonApril15,2015,with
theMay20hiringofDonSweeneylongtimeassistantgeneralmanagerwiththeteam.Sweeneywill
continuetoworkwithcurrentHeadCoachClaudeJulien,withCamNeelycontinuingasteampresident
afteronlyfourseasonshadelapsedsincetheBruins'mostrecentStanleyCupvictoryin2011.Thecurrent
administratorsintheBruinsfrontofficeare:
JeremyJacobs:Owner
CharlieJacobs:Principal
DonSweeney:GeneralManager
CamNeely:President[33]
HarrySinden:SeniorAdvisortotheOwner
Unofficialthemesongs
WhenBostontelevisionstationWSBKTVbeganbroadcastingBruinsgamesin1967,theproducersofthe
games'telecastswantedasuitablepieceofmusictoairfortheintroductionofeachgame.Perhapsinspired
bytheBostonBallet'sannualChristmasperformanceofTheNutcrackerhadbecomecloselyidentifiedwith
Boston,TheVentures'instrumentalrockversionoftheNutcracker'soverture,knownas"Nutty"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSDw3tMa7ec),itselfthoughttobethatgroup'sversionofthe
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slightlyearlierhit"NutRocker",wasselectedastheopeningpieceofmusicforBruinstelecasts.[34]The
song"Nutty"hasbeenidentifiedwiththeBruinseversince,andisstillsometimesplayedattheTDGarden
duringBruinsgames.
Onice,"Paree,"a1920shittunewrittenbyLeoRobinandJosePadilla,hasbeenplayedasanorgan
instrumentalfordecades,typicallyastheplayersenteredthearenajustbeforethestartofeachperiodand,
formanyyears,aftereachBruins'goal.ItwasintroducedbyJohnKiley,theorganistfortheBruinsfrom
the1950sthroughthe1980s,andisstillplayedduringBruins'games.[35]
"Kernkraft400(SportChantStadiumRemix)"byZombieNationhasbeenplayedforanumberofseasons
nowaftereveryBruinsgoalscoredonhomeice,aftertwoshortblastsofaKahlenbergKM135replica
boathorn(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17h4ijLjORA).Asan"influence"fromitsusebytheBruins,
theZombieNationnumberhasalsobeenusedbytheRedSoxfollowingaSoxbatter'shomerunatFenway
ParkduringtheirmostrecentMLBseason.
Currently"Cochise"byAudioslaveisplayedwhenevertheBruinsentertheice."JokerandtheThief"by
Wolfmotherisplayedbeforetheopeningfaceoff.Conversely,aftereveryBruins'winattheTDGarden(as
withtheNESNcoveredBostonRedSoxwhenwinningabaseballgameatFenwayPark),"DirtyWater,"
byTheStandells,isplayed.
QuincypunkrockbandDropkickMurphyswrotetheirsong"TimetoGo"(releasedintheir2003album
Blackout)asaBruinsrallytune,andhasperformedtheirownversionofTheVentures'song"Nutty"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOISP4xnwQ)atgames.Althoughitdidnotcomewiththeband's
guaranteetohelpbringhomeachampionship,astheydidwiththeirsong"Tessie"fortheRedSox,itisstill
apartoftheteam'scultureandisplayedduringthirdperiodTVtimeouts.TwootherDropkickMurphys
songswhicharesometimesplayedattheTDGardentorallythehomecrowdare"I'mShippingUpto
Boston"and"TheBoysAreBack."
BruinsMascots
BladestheBruin,ananthropomorphicbearservesastheBruins'teammascot.InJanuaryandFebruary,
BladestravelsaroundthegreaterBostonareatoraisemoneyfortheBruinsFoundation.[36]Forasizable
amountoftheteam'smorerecentTVandonlineads,adifferentanthropomorphicursinecharactersimply
knownas"TheBear"appearsinofficialBruinsvideoadvertising.[37]
Seasonbyseasonrecord
ThisisapartiallistofthelastfiveseasonscompletedbytheBruins.Forthefullseasonbyseasonhistory,
seeListofBostonBruinsseasons
Note:GP=Gamesplayed,W=Wins,L=Losses,T=Ties,OTL=Overtimelosses,Pts=Points,GF=
Goalsfor,GA=Goalsagainst
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Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish
Playoffs
2010
11
82 46 25 11
103 246 195
StanleyCupChampions,43(Canucks)
2011
12
82 49 29 4
102 269 202 1st,Northeast LostinConferenceQuarterfinals,34(Capitals)
2012
13
48 28 14 6
62 129 105 2nd,Northeast LostinStanleyCupFinals,24(Blackhawks)
2013
14
82 54 19 9
117 261 177 1st,Atlantic
LostinConferenceSemifinals,34(Canadiens)
2014
15
82 41 27 14
96 213 211 5th,Atlantic
Didnotqualify
1st,
Northeast
Players
Currentroster
UpdatedJune26,2015.[38]
#
Nat
43
37
33
Player
Pos
MattBartkowski(UFA)
D
PatriceBergeron(A)
C
Gregory
C
Campbell(UFA)
ZdenoChara(C)
D
14
BrettConnolly(RFA)
21
23
46
47
63
LouiEriksson
ChrisKelly(A)
DavidKrejci(A)
ToreyKrug
BradMarchand
RW
C/LW
C
D
LW
L
L
R
L
L
29
34
29
24
27
2013
2011
2004
2012
2006
54
AdamMcQuaid
28
2007
86
20
KevanMiller
DanielPaille(UFA)
D
LW
R
L
27
31
2011
2009
88
DavidPastrnak
RW
19
2014
40
91
TuukkaRask
ZacRinaldo
MarcSavard
G
LW
C
L
L
L
28
25
37
2006
2015
2006
44
DennisSeidenberg
33
2010
11
18
ReillySmith
S/G
L
R
Age
27
29
31
2010
London,Ontario
38
2006
RW
23
2015
Trenn,Czechoslovakia
CampbellRiver,British
Columbia
Gothenburg,Sweden
Toronto,Ontario
ternberk,Czechoslovakia
Livonia,Michigan
Halifax,NovaScotia
Charlottetown,Prince
EdwardIsland
LosAngeles,California
Welland,Ontario
Havov,CzechRepublic
RW
24
Acquired
2010
2003
2013
Birthplace
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
L'AncienneLorette,Quebec
Savonlinna,Finland
Hamilton,Ontario
Ottawa,Ontario
Schwenningen,West
Germany
Etobicoke,Ontario
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18
51
25
ReillySmith
RyanSpooner(RFA)
MaximeTalbot
RW
C
C
L
L
L
24
23
31
2013
2010
2015
Etobicoke,Ontario
Ottawa,Ontario
LeMoyne,Quebec
Honoredmembers
Retirednumbers
BostonBruinsretirednumbers
No.
Player
Position
Career
No.retirement
EddieShore
192640
January1,1947
LionelHitchman1
192534
February22,1934
BobbyOrr
196676
January9,1979
Aubrey"Dit"Clapper
LW,D
192747
February12,1947
PhilEsposito
196775
December3,1987
CamNeely
RW
198696
January12,2004
JohnnyBucyk
LW
195778
March13,1980
15
MiltSchmidt
193655
March13,1980
24
TerryO'Reilly
RW
197285
October24,2002
77
RayBourque
19792000
October4,2001
Notes:
1HitchmanwasthefirstplayertohavehisnumberretiredbytheBruins,andthesecondin
professionalsports.[39]
HallofFamersplayers
MartyBarry,C,192935,inducted1965
BobbyBauer,RW,193552,inducted1996
LeoBoivin,D,195466,inducted1986
RaymondBourque,D,19792000,inducted
2004
FrankBrimsek,G,193849,inducted1966
JohnnyBucyk,LW,195778,inducted1981
BillyBurch,LW,193233,inducted1974
GerryCheevers,G,196580,inducted1985
DitClapper,LW/D,192747,inducted1947
SpragueCleghorn,D,192528,inducted
1948
PaulCoffey,D,200001,inducted2004
RoyConacher,LW,193845,inducted1998
BunCook,LW,193637,inducted1995
HarryLumley,G,195760,inducted1980
MickeyMacKay,C,19281930,inducted
1952
SylvioMantha,D,1937,inducted1960
JoeMullen,RW,199596,inducted2000
CamNeely,RW,198696,inducted2005
AdamOates,C,199297,inducted2012
HarryOliver,C,192634,inducted1967
BobbyOrr,D,196676,inducted1979
BradPark,D,197583,inducted1988
BernieParent,G,196567,inducted1984
JacquesPlante,G,1973,inducted1978
BabePratt,D,194647,inducted1966
BillQuackenbush,D,194956,inducted
1976
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BillCowley,C,193547,inducted1968
CyDenneny,LW,192829,inducted1959
WoodyDumart,LW,193554,inducted
1992
PhilEsposito,C,196776,inducted1984
FernieFlaman,D,194450and195461,
inducted1990
FrankFrederickson,C,192628,inducted
1958
BusherJackson,LWD,194144,inducted
1971
TomJohnson,D,196365,inducted1970
DukeKeats,C,1926,inducted1958
GuyLapointe,D,198384,inducted1993
BrianLeetch,D,200506,inducted2009
JeanRatelle,C,197581,inducted1985
TerrySawchuk,G,195557,inducted1971
MiltSchmidt,C,193655,inducted1961
EddieShore,D,192640,inducted1947
BabeSiebert,D,193336,inducted1964
HooleySmith,C,193637,inducted1972
AllanStanley,D,195658,inducted1981
NelsStewart,RWD,193337,inducted
1962
TinyThompson,G,192839,inducted1959
CooneyWeiland,C,192832and193539,
inducted1971
HallofFamersbuilders
CharlesAdams,President,192436,inducted1960
WestonAdams,Sr.,DirectorPresident,193651,inducted1972
WalterA.Brown,President,195164,inducted1962
MurrayCostello,formerplayer195557,inductedbuilderscategory2005
FrankPatrick,Headcoach,193436,inducted1958
ArtRoss,HeadcoachGeneralManager,192454,inducted1945
HarrySinden,HeadcoachGeneralManagerPresidentSeniorAdvisor,1966present,inducted
1983
Firstrounddraftpicks
1963:OrestRomashyna(3rdoverall)
1964:AlexCampbell(2ndoverall)
1965:JoeBailey(4thoverall)
1966:BarryGibbs(1stoverall)
1967:MeehanBonnar(10thoverall)
1968:DannySchock(12thoverall)
1969:DonTannahill(3rdoverall),Frank
Spring(4thoverall),andIvanBoldirev(11th
overall)
1970:ReggieLeach(3rdoverall),Rick
MacLeish(4thoverall),RonPlumb(9th
overall),andBobStewart(13thoverall)
1971:RonJones(6thoverall)andTerry
O'Reilly(14thoverall)
1972:MikeBloom(16thoverall)
1973:AndreSavard(6thoverall)
1974:DonLarway(18thoverall)
1975:DougHalward(14thoverall)
1976:ClaytonPachal(16thoverall)
1990:BryanSmolinski(21stoverall)
1991:GlenMurray(18thoverall)
1992:DmitriKvartalnov(16thoverall)
1993:KevynAdams(25thoverall)
1994:EvgeniRyabchikov(21stoverall)
1995:KyleMcLaren(9thoverall)andSean
Brown(21stoverall)
1996:JohnathanAitken(8thoverall)
1997:JoeThornton(1stoverall)andSergei
Samsonov(8thoverall)
1998:None
1999:NickBoynton(21stoverall)
2000:LarsJonsson(7thoverall)andMartin
Samuelsson(27thoverall)
2001:ShaoneMorrisonn(19thoverall)
2002:HannuToivonen(29thoverall)
2003:MarkStuart(21stoverall)
2004:None
2005:MattLashoff(22ndoverall)
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1977:DwightFoster(16thoverall)
1978:AlSecord(16thoverall)
1979:RayBourque(8thoverall)andBrad
McCrimmon(15thoverall)
1980:BarryPederson(18thoverall)
1981:NormandLeveille(14thoverall)
1982:GordKluzak(1stoverall)
1983:NevinMarkwart(21stoverall)
1984:DavePasin(19thoverall)
1986:CraigJanney(13thoverall)
1987:GlenWesley(3rdoverall)and
StephaneQuintal(14thoverall)
1988:RobertCimetta(18thoverall)
1989:ShayneStevenson(17thoverall)
2006:PhilKessel(5thoverall)
2007:ZachHamill(8thoverall)
2008:JoeColborne(16thoverall)
2009:JordanCaron(25thoverall)
2010:TylerSeguin(2ndoverall)
2011:DougieHamilton(9thoverall)
2012:MalcolmSubban(24thoverall)
2013:None
2014:DavidPastrnak(25thoverall)
2015:JakubZboril(13thoverall),Jake
DeBrusk(14thoverall)andZachary
Senyshyn(15thoverall)
Franchisescoringleaders
Thesearethetoptenpointscorersinfranchisehistory.[40]FiguresareupdatedaftereachcompletedNHL
regularseason.
Player
Seasons Pos GP
Pts
PPG
+/
PIM
Ray
Bourque
1979
00
D 1,518 395 1,111 1,506
0.992
494
1,087
Johnny
Bucyk
1957
78
794 1,339
0.932
436
Phil
Esposito
1967
76
625
459
553 1,012
1.619
313
512
Rick
1976
Middleton
88
881
402
496
898
1.019
224
124
Bobby
Orr
1966
76
631
264
624
888
1.407
924
Wayne
Cashman
1967
83
1,027 277
516
793
0.772
1,041
Ken
Hodge
1967
76
652
289
385
674
1.034
265
620
Terry
O'Reilly
1971
85
891
204
402
606
0.680
212
2,095
Cam
Neely
1986
96
525
344
246
590
1.124
138
921
Peter
1976
595
263
324
587
0.987
149
111
McNab
1,436 545
84
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NHLawardsandtrophies
StanleyCup
192829,193839,194041,196970,
197172,201011
Presidents'Trophy
198990,201314
PrinceofWalesTrophy
192728,192829,192930,193031,
193233,193435,193738,193839,
193940,194041,197071,197172,
197374,198788,198990,201011,
201213
ArtRossTrophy
PhilEsposito:196869,197071,197172,
197273,197374
BobbyOrr:196970,197475
JoeThornton*:200506
(*tradedtotheSanJoseSharksduringthe200506season)
BillMastertonMemorialTrophy
CharlieSimmer:198586
GordKluzak:198990
CamNeely:199394
PhilKessel:200607
CalderMemorialTrophy
FrankBrimsek:193839(trophyknownas
"CalderTrophy")
JackGelineau:194950
LarryRegan:195657
BobbyOrr:196667
DerekSanderson:196768
RayBourque:197980
SergeiSamsonov:199798
AndrewRaycroft:200304
ConnSmytheTrophy
BobbyOrr:196970,197172
KingClancyMemorialTrophy
RayBourque:199192
DavePoulin:199293
PatriceBergeron:201213
LadyByngMemorialTrophy
BobbyBauer:193940,194041,194647
DonMcKenny:195960
JohnBucyk:197071,197374
JeanRatelle:197576
RickMiddleton:198182
(**tradedfromtheNewYorkRangersduringthe197576
season)
LesterB.PearsonAward
PhilEsposito:197071,197273
BobbyOrr:197475
LesterPatrickTrophy
CharlesF.Adams:196667
WalterA.Brown:196768
EddieShore:196970
CooneyWeiland:197172
JohnBucyk:197677
PhilEsposito:197778
BobbyOrr:197879
MiltSchmidt:199596
HarrySinden:199899
WillieO'Ree:200203
RayBourque:200203
CamNeely:200910
MarkMessierLeadershipAward
ZdenoChara:201011
NHLFoundationPlayerAward
PatriceBergeron:201314
NHLLeadingScorer(priortoawardingofArtRoss
Trophy)
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TimThomas:201011
FrankJ.SelkeTrophy
SteveKasper:198182
PatriceBergeron:201112,201314
HartMemorialTrophy
EddieShore:193233,193435,193536,
193738
BillCowley:194041,194243
MiltSchmidt:195051
PhilEsposito:196869,197374
BobbyOrr:196970,197071,197172
JoeThornton*:200506
(*tradedtotheSanJoseSharksduringthe200506season)
HerbCain:194344
BillCowley:194041
MiltSchmidt:193940
CooneyWeiland:192930
VezinaTrophy
TinyThompson:192930,193233,1935
36,193738
FrankBrimsek:193839,194142
PetePeeters:198283
TimThomas:200809,201011
TuukkaRask:201314
WilliamM.JenningsTrophy
AndyMoogandRejeanLemelin:198990
TimThomasandMannyFernandez:2008
09
JackAdamsAward
DonCherry:197576
PatBurns:199798
ClaudeJulien:200809
JamesNorrisMemorialTrophy
BobbyOrr:196768,196869,196970,
197071,197172,197273,197374,
197475
RayBourque:198687,198788,198990,
199091,199394
ZdenoChara:200809
Teamawards
TheBruinshaveseveralteamawardsthataretraditionallyawardedatthelasthomegameoftheregular
season.
ElizabethC.DufresneTrophy
Bestplayerinhomegames
SeventhPlayerAward
Playerperformingmostbeyondexpectations
EddieShoreAward
Playerwithmosthustleanddetermination
JohnP.BucykAward
Communityservice
BruinsRadioNetworkThreeStarAwards
Mostthreestarselections
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Franchiseindividualrecords
Mostgoalsinaseason:PhilEsposito,76(197071)
Mostassistsinaseason:BobbyOrr,102(197071)
Mostpointsinaseason:PhilEsposito,152(197071)
Mostpenaltyminutesinaseason:JayMiller,304(198788)
Lowestgoalsagainstaverageinaseason:FrankBrimsek,1.56,(193839)
Mostpointspergameinaseason:BillCowley,1.97(194344)
Mostpointsinaseason,defenseman:BobbyOrr,139(197071)
Mostpointsinaseason,rookie:JoeJuneau,102(199293)
Mostwinsinaseason:PetePeeters,40(198283)
Mostshutoutsinaseason:HalWinkler,15(192728)
Consecutivegamesstreak:JohnBucyk,418(January23,1969March2,1975)
Longestpointscoringstreak:BroncoHorvath,22games,(195960)
Highestsavepercentageinaseason:TimThomas,.938(201011)
Longestwinningstreakbyagoaltender,oneseason:GillesGilbert,17(197576)
Leaders
Presidents
CharlesF.Adams,November1,19241936
WestonW.Adams,Sr.,19361951
WalterA.Brown,1951September1964
WestonW.Adams,Sr.,September1964March30,1969
WestonW.Adams,Jr.,March31,1969September30,1975
PaulA.Mooney,October1,1975March24,1987
WilliamD.Hassett,Jr.,March24,1987December1,1988
HarrySinden,December1,1988August9,2006
CamNeely,June16,2010present[41]
Teamcaptains
SpragueCleghorn,[42]192528
LionelHitchman,192831
GeorgeOwen,193132
DitClapper,193238
CooneyWeiland,193839
DitClapper,193946
JohnCrawford,194650
MiltSchmidt,195054
EdSandford,195455
FernieFlaman,195561
DonMcKenney,196163
LeoBoivin,196366
JohnBucyk,196667197377
WayneCashman,197783
TerryO'Reilly,198385
RayBourqueandRickMiddleton,198588
(cocaptains)
RayBourque,19882000
JasonAllison,200001
JoeThornton,200205
ZdenoChara,2006present
Generalmanagers
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Followingtheteam'sfailuretomakethe2015playoffs,PeterChiarelliwasfiredasGeneralManageron
April15,2015,withDonSweeneyhiredasChiarelli'sreplacementonMay20,2015.
Headcoaches
ThecurrentheadcoachisClaudeJulien,whowashiredonJune22,2007.OnFebruary17,2009,Julien
coachedhis200thwinningNHLgame,a51BruinsroadgamedefeatoftheCarolinaHurricanes.OnJune
18,2009,JulienwasawardedtheJackAdamsAwardasthebestcoachintheNHL.
Mediaandbroadcasters
NESN
JackEdwards:TVplaybyplay
AndyBrickley:TVcoloranalyst
GuerinAustin:Rinksidereporter
98.5TheSportsHub
DaveGoucher:Radioplaybyplay
BobBeers:Radiocoloranalyst
Seealso
ListofBostonBruinsheadcoaches
ListofBostonBruinsseasons
BruinsCanadiensrivalry
ListofNHLplayers
ListofNHLseasons
ListofStanleyCupchampions
ReneRancourt,singerofthenationalanthemformostBruinshomegames.
TheSportsMuseum(atTDGarden)
BostonBruinsIceGirls
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Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish

103 246 195

102 269 202 1st,Northeast LostinConferenceQuarterfinals,34(Capitals)

62 129 105 2nd,Northeast LostinStanleyCupFinals,24(Blackhawks)

117 261 177 1st,Atlantic

96 213 211 5th,Atlantic

D 1,518 395 1,111 1,506

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