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Boston Bruins Formed
Charles Francis Adams paid the National Hockey League $15,000 to form the first team in Boston. -
First Bruins Game
The Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Maroons at the Boston Arena by a 2-1 score. Fred Harris and Carson Cooper scored the Boston goals. -
New Recruits
Charles Adams bought the Western Canada Hockey League which introduced new talent to the Bruins. Eddie Shore was a popular player at the time. -
Eddie Shore
Shore set an NHL record for penalty minutes in a season with 165 in 44 games. This also started the Boston tradition of having a strong defense. -
Boston Garden
Bruins played their first game in the Boston Garden, losing their home opener to the Canadiens, 1-0. -
1929-1930 Season
The Bruins had a league record of 77points with a 38-5-1 record. This included a 14 game win streak that stayed as a league record until 1981. -
Rule Change
Ross argued for a rule change that allowed for forward passing. The Bruins had been practicing this already. -
Only Forfeited Game in NHL History
The Bruins tied Chicago 2-2. Eddie Shore scored the second goal at the 20 minute mark, which was protested agaisnt by Chicago's coach. Marty Barry scored another disputed goal in overtime, which caused the Blackhawks coach to leave the ice and forfeit the game. -
Adams Retired & Ross Named Coach
Adams retired and gave ownership of the club to his son, Weston. He also named Art Ross as general manager and coach. Ross invented the beveled-edge pucks, mesh nets, and the fiber guard for the back of skates. -
Backup Goalie
Art Ross implemented the use of a 'backup' goalie. His backup, Brimsek, became Boston's top goalie and earned the nickname "Mr. Zero". -
3rd Stanley Cup
"The team enjoyed a record-breaking 23-game unbeaten streak with 15 wins and eight ties in 1940-41. They cruised to their third Stanley Cup championship (and second in three years) over Detroit with the first four-game sweep in Stanley Cup Final history." -
8 year drought
"December, 1954, poor coaching continued from reins of Lynn Patrick, and the team continued its decline in the early '60s, with their eight-year drought of playoff appearances from 1960-67 the longest such stretch in Bruins history." -
Bobby Orr
A youngster named Bobby Orr was signed to his first Bruins contract and in the ensuing season won the Calder Trophy and a Second-Team All-Star berth. -
Orrs prime
Orr continued to win the Norris Trophy, as in 1974-75 he became the first player to ever win a league award for eight seasons. -
Strongest goaltending
1988 gave the Bruins their strongest goaltending tandem in years and they returned to the Stanley Cup Final in both 1987-88 and 1989-90, losing both series to the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers, who were ending their reign of five championships in a seven-year span. -
End of the Boston Garden
They closed their history in the Boston Garden in 1994-95, saying goodbye in a touching final season of remembrances to a building that was truly one of sports' great home-ice advantages with the crowd on top of the intimate playing surface. -
New Recruits
But they would return to play in 2005-06, a year of transition that saw Patrice Bergeron become the youngest player in team history to record a 30-goal season and culminated in an off-season that eventually turned the club's fortunes. -
Todays team
In May, 2015. The roster is led by the stalwart Chara on defense, the NHL's premier two-way forward in Patrice Bergeron, the 2013-14 Vezina Trophy winning goaltender in Tuukka Rask and a strong supporting cast that includes Brad Marchand, David Krejci and emerging talent such as David Pastrnak. Which are all still on the team today making history.