Boston Bruins
This Day in Hockey History – April 29, 1959 – Exhibition Games and Experiments
The Boston Bruins, who were eliminated from the playoffs after the first round, and the New York Rangers, who missed the 1959...
This Day in Hockey History – April 8, 1970 – Bruins Build a Snowman
(Photo: YouTube) It’s true what they say—playoff hockey is a completely different style of hockey. During the...
This Day in Hockey History – April 3, 1966 – Three Goalies and a Point
For the penultimate Original-Six season, 1965-66, the final regular-season games were played on April 3rd. Two of the three games...
This Day in Hockey History – March 31, 1927 and 1951 – Overtime Causes Cinderella Story
Nearly a quarter century apart, March 31st saw the first NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game decided in overtime (in 1927) and...
This Day in Hockey History – March 28, 1929 – Just a “Tiny” Stanley Debut
(Photo: YouTube) The Boston Bruins joined the NHL at the beginning of the 1924-25 season. They...
This Date in Hockey History – March 24, 1953 – Sawchuk Says Nay, Scorers Say Yay
The reigning Stanley Cup champions of 1952, the Detroit Red Wings, were hoping to raise the silver chalice again in 1953. To...
This Day in Hockey History – March 21, 1991 – The Give and Take of Bourque and Tugnutt
Some people are givers – like Ray Bourque offering up a record-setting 19 shots. Others are takers – like goalie
This Day in Hockey History – March 17, 1940 – German Pots of Gold
Forget the Irish. St. Patrick’s Day in 1940 was all about the Germans, as in the Boston Bruins’ “Kraut Line.” As...
This Day in Hockey History – February 23, 1972 – Bruins with the Big Bounce Back
Traditionally there is the “three-goal lead curse” in hockey. So many teams who have achieved such a lead have eased up the...
This Day in Hockey History – February 20, 1942, 1971, 1972, and 1974 – 50th Goals as Birthday Gifts
People like Phil Esposito really know how to get the birthday party started. Born on February 20, 1942, for three...
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