Boston Bruins

This Day in Hockey History – June 16, 1946 – Turk’s Day

Derek Sanderson, who enjoyed the rush and roar of the crowds, was born near the roar of rushing water, at Niagara...

This Day in Hockey History – May 24, 1988 – Bruins Blackout

Twice in one postseason the Boston Bruins saw the lights go out before lights out came on their Stanley Cup dreams....

This Day in Hockey History – May 10, 1970 and 1979 – Bruins Go Big and Go Bust

Bookending the 1970s, the Boston Bruins had their best and worst moments at the end of games held on May...

This Day in Hockey History – April 24, 1983 – Park the Puck Between the Posts

During Game 7 of the Adams Division finals, held on April 24, 1983, defenseman Brad Park accomplished at least five things with his two...

This Day in Hockey History – April 11, 1996 – Boston Spring Brings 29 Playoff Seasons

Spring was in the air, and as one Boston Globe correspondent wrote, “perhaps the ultimate certainty was watching the Bruins in the Stanley Cup...

This Day in Hockey History – April 2, 1939 – Hill Reaches Summit in Sudden Death

(Photo: Hendrik Seis , via Wikimedia Commons) At the end of the 1938-39 season, the NHL-leading Boston Bruins came into the...

This Day in Hockey History – March 17, 1955 – Bombs for the Rocket

Hockey fights are nothing new. The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins dates back to 1924. It seems that riots by...

This Day in Hockey History – March 14, 1933 – A Black Hawks’ Feisty Forfeit

(Photo: Art Coulson, Blackhawks, from Newspapers.com) In the long-storied career of the Chicago Blackhawks, they have had only one forfeited game, and that...

This Day in Hockey History – March 11, 1971 – Big Breaking Bruins

The Boston Bruins had just won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and looked well on their way to more excitement from the 1970-71...

This Day in Hockey History – March 7, 1968 – Zeidel and Shack Slur-Fueled Stick Swinging?

(Photo: Zeidel and Shack as found on Newspapers.com) If you look closely at the players during a hockey game, you can make out...