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One of the ‘Original Six’ NHL franchises, the Boston Bruins played their first game in 1924. It was the secretary to the first general manager Art Ross who suggested ‘Bruins’ as the name for the team; a large brown bear completed by a golden yellow
became the team logo.
They have won five Stanley cups, placed nine players in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and survived 89 years in the NHL.
In the 1928-29 season Art Ross hired Ottawa's Denneny as coach, new goalie Cecil "Tiny" Thompson was in net
and the team played their first game in the new Boston Garden. That year the team won their first Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers at Madison Square Gardens.
The Boston Bruins won the cup again in 1939 and 1941 with the first ever NHL four
game sweep against the Detroit Red Wings.
It would be 29 years before the Bruins won another Stanley Cup, this time with a stellar team that included such hockey hall of famers as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Gary Cheevers (see Goalie Masks).
Esposito became the first player in NHL history to score more than 100 points. The following season Bobby Or won the scoring title with 120 points. The team went on to the playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup against St. Louis, with Or scoring what is
possibly the NHL’s most memorable goal in overtime.
In 1972 the Boston Bruins won their fifth Stanley Cup, with Bobby Or becoming the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy twice.
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Boston Bruins Home
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Boston Bruins Away Jersey
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Facts and Figures
Official Web Site:
www.bostonbruins.com
T.V. Stations:
UPN38 WSBK-TV, NESN
Radio:
WBZ (1030 AM) & Bruins Radio Network
Arena: Fleet Center
Capacity: 17,565
Franchise Date: November 1, 1924
Team colors : Gold, Black and White
Minor League Affiliates:
Providence Bruins (AHL)
Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)
Stanley Cups:
5 (1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972)
2002-03 Season:
Finished 3rd, Northeast Division & 7th, Eastern Conference
GP 82
W 36
L 31
T 11
GF 245
GA 237
PTS 87
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