Bruins History
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins Pit Martin Scores Four Goals
January 28th, 2016 Four weeks ago the Boston Bruins sent veteran winger Parker MacDonald to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a young, smallish centre upon whom the Wings had given up. So far, the move looks to be a stroke of genius by Bruins general manager Hap Emms. Pit Martin has...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Surging Bruins Win Third Straight
January 24th, 2016 The Boston Bruins, NHL doormats for the past few seasons, suddenly look like they are making progress towards a rebirth of the National Hockey League franchise. The Bruins won their third straight game last night, edging the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Boston. The other two...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers, Bruins Swap Forwards
January 11th, 2016 The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, the National Hockey League’s two also-rans, got together yesterday and completed a one-for-one trade of forwards. The dissension-ridden Bruins dealt away truculent winger Reggie Fleming to the Rangers. In return, the Bruins will...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Dissension in Beantown?
January 5th, 2016 With the Boston Bruins enduring yet another losing season with a last-place finish almost certainly assured, it seems that management and players are now at odds. Things are going from bad to worse and there is no end in sight to what is rapidly becoming a downward spiral...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins Trade Parker MacDonald
December 31st, 2015 Last summer the offensively challenged Boston Bruins acquired veteran left winger Parker MacDonald from the Detroit Red Wings in a multi-player trade with the express intent of improving their moribund offense. Now, less than half-way into the National Hockey League season,...
Is the Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry Still Relevant?
December 10th, 2015 "Epix is here." That was the text I got on Monday morning from a fellow writer covering the Bruins' morning skate. For the next month, every practice, game, and scheduled off-ice appearance would likely be accompanied by camera crews and boom mics that document the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Parent Shines But Bruins Lose
December 2nd, 2015 The Boston Bruins went into Chicago last night and despite stellar goaltending by rookie Bernie Parent, dropped a 4-2 decision to the Black Hawks. In the other National Hockey League game, the Toronto Maple Leafs scored twice in the third period to come back and tie the New...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: How the Bruins Bagged Bernie
November 10th, 2015 Perennial cellar dwellers of the National Hockey League Basement, the Boston Bruins sport a rather ignominious record of one win, five losses and one tie so far in the 1965-66 season. Despite this early lack of success, general manager Hap Emms and coach Milt Schmidt...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Star in Tie Games
November 4th, 2015 Ties by identical 2-2 scores were the order of the day in the National Hockey League Wednesday. At Madison Square Garden in New York the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers skated to a draw, while in Chicago the Boston Bruins held Bobby Hull off the scoreboard and that...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview: Boston Bruins
October 18th, 2015 The Boston Bruins, who seem to be the National Hockey League’s perennial cellar-dwellers, enter the 1965-66 season with renewed hope and a new attitude. While this fresh outlook may add a couple of more wins and provide slightly better entertainment for long-suffering...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: There's Only One 20-Year Man (For Now)
September 27th, 2015 Throughout the annals of National Hockey League history, only one man has lasted for 20 seasons at the big-league level. This season two men, Gordie Howe and Bill Gadsby, will attempt to complete their 20th NHL seasons, but as of now, the only player to last that long is...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: The Coaches - Milt Schmidt
September 13th, 2015 (Author's note: Milt Schmidt, now 97 years old, is the oldest living NHL player. He is truly a treasure, and is one of the most beloved Bruins of all time.) Today is the first in our series on the six coaches who will pilot the NHL teams in the 1965-66 season. First up...
The Boston Bruins Franchise Four
August 18th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I'll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I'm choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. If...
