# seasons – 96
Record – 3,241-2,403-791-191 (7,464 points)
Playoff appearances – 74
Stanley Cups – 6
First-ever Draft Selection: Orest Romashyma 1963, 3rd overall
Highest Draft selection: Barry Gibbs 1966, 1st overall Gord Kluzak 1982, 1st overall Joe Thornton 1997, 1st overall
HOFers – Martin Berry, Bobby Bauer, Leo Boivin, Ray Bourque, Frank Brimsek, Johnny Bucyk, Gerry Cheevers, Dit Clapper, Bill Cowley, Woody Dumart, Phil Esposito, Fern Flaman, Mickey MacKay, Cam Neely, Adam Oates, Bobby Orr, Bill Quackenbush, Milt Schmidt, Eddie Shore, Tiny Thompson, Cooney Weiland
Retired #’s – #2- Eddie Shore, #3- Lionel Hitchman, #4- Bobby Orr, #5- Dit Clapper, #7- Phil Esposito, #8- Cam Neely, #9- Johnny Bucyk, #15- Milt Schmidt, #16- Rick Middleton, #22- Willie O’Ree, #24- Terry O’Reilly, #77- Ray Bourque
Leaders
Games Played – Ray Bourque, 1,518
Goals – Johnny Bucyk, 545
Assists – Ray Bourque, 1,111
Points – Ray Bourque, 1,506
Plus/minus – Bobby Orr, +574
Penalty Minutes – Terry O’Reilly, 2,095
Power Play Goals – Ray Bourque, 164
Shorthanded Goals – Brad Marchand, 31
Hat Tricks – Phil Esposito, 26
Goalie Wins – Tuukka Rask, 306
Goals Against Average – Tiny Thompson, 1.99
Save pct. – Tuukka Rask, .922
Shutouts – Tiny Thompson, 74
Coaching Wins Leader – Claude Julien, 419
Team Captains
Sprague Cleghorn ‘25-27
Lionel Hitchman ‘27-31
George Owen ‘31-32
Dit Clapper ‘32-1947
Cooney Weiland ‘38-39
Jack Crawford ‘46-50
Milt Schmidt ‘50-55
Ed Sandford ‘54-55
Fern Flaman ‘55-61
Don McKenney ‘61-63
Leo Boivin ‘63-66
Johnny Bucyk ‘66-67, ‘73-77
Wayne Cashman ‘77-83
Terry O’Reilly ‘83-85
Rick Middleton ‘85-88
Ray Bourque ‘85-00
Jason Allison ‘00-01
Joe Thornton ‘02-06
Zdeno Chara ‘06-20
Patrice Bergeron ‘20-
Quotables…
“Roses are red, violets are blue. They got ten, we only got two.” – Gerry Cheevers
“Play with passion and heart. If you don’t carry passion into sport, or into any job for that matter, you won’t succeed.” – Phil Esposito
“If I can be half the hockey player that Bobby Orr was, I’ll be happy.” – Ray Bourque
| Did you know… … The Boston Bruins have finished 1st overall in the final standings 7 times since 1967 Expansion, the most in the NHL. … The Boston Bruins got their name from Hall of Famer Art Ross. … The Boston Bruins joined the NHL in 1924, becoming the first US-based team in league history. … The Bruins have won 6 Stanley Cups. They have lost in the Finals 14 times. … Bruins legend Eddie Shore reportedly had 19 scars on his head alone. … On April 10th, 2010, the Boston Bruins scored 3 shorthanded goals against the Carolina Hurricanes on the same penalty. With Boston’s Matt Hunwick in the box to start the 2nd period, The B’s scored at 00:32 (Paille), 01:21 (Wheeler), and 01:36 (Begin) with 6 seconds left on the penalty. … The Boston Bruins were just the 2nd team in NHL history to win their 3,000th game. The Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on January 8th, 2016 for #3,000. Ryan Spooner scored the game-winner and Joonas Gustavsson was the winning goalie. … The boys from Beantown are affectionately known as the Big Bad Bruins or The B’s. … Goalie Eddie Johnston played all 70 games for the 1963-64 Bruins team. No other goalie was used. … The Bruins “Perfection Line” of Patrice Bergeron Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak combined for 621 goals over 7 seasons, from 2014-15 thru 2020-21, the most for any trio. |
Quotables…
“Forget about style. Worry about results.” – Bobby Orr