The 1969 East semi-finals was described by Sports Illustrated as "the most intriguing Stanley Cup hockey series in a decade" as the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals against St. Louis would be considered a "formality".
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Boston police attempted to arrest Richard in the dressing room after the game ended, but were turned back by Canadiens players who barred the door, preventing any arrest.
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Lester Patrick and the New York Rangers offered Winthrop native Myles Lane to the Bruins, astonishingly asking for superstar Eddie Shore in return.
In another unusual incident involving Shore, well known for his fighting ability, the Bruins' defenseman was challenged to a boxing match by baseball player Art Shires.
On December 12, 1933, near the end of the second period of a game between the Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the Boston Garden, Bailey was tripped from behind by Bruins defenceman Eddie Shore, in retaliation for a check that Toronto defenceman King Clancy had delivered to Shore.
Brimsek stepped in and played great hockey, and when Thompson came back from his injury, the Bruins decided to deal him to the Detroit Red Wings for Norm Smith.
Dryden made it known to the Bruins that he would elect to play at Cornell University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, instead of turning professional.
While their offense was poor (career minor-league Leon Rochefort led the team with just 21 goals), ex-Bruins' goaltenders Bernie Parent and Doug Favell showed surprising form.
At the West Regional, played in Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins defeated New Mexico State 53–38 and Santa Clara 90–52.
The Bruins qualified for the playoffs for the 29th consecutive season, an NHL record that still stands (as of the 2010-11 season).
With ten seconds left in this UCLA's homecoming game and the Bruins behind by four points, Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft passed to freshman Cory Harkey for a 7-yard touchdown to win the game, 23-20, over the Stanford Cardinal in the northeast corner of the Rose Bowl Saturday afternoon.
The Bruins scored their only touchdown when Akeem Ayers intercepted a Costa pass in the back of the Rose Bowl north end zone by keeping his feet in bound.
March 30, 2013 – Steve Alford was named the UCLA Bruins' 13th head men's basketball coach
Led by quarterback Brett Hundley, offensive guard Xavier Su'a-Filo, outside linebacker Anthony Barr, and inside linebacker Jordan Zumwalt, the Bruins were 10–3 and winners of the Sun Bowl over Virginia Tech 42-12.
Brennan then stayed with the Bruins until he retired from ice hockey in 1984 following the playoffs at Wembley Arena.
In the Bruins' 2006 Sweet Sixteen comeback victory over Gonzaga, Afflalo and teammate Ryan Hollins, in what was later widely hailed as a classy move, helped the distraught Gonzaga star Adam Morrison off the court after the final buzzer sounded.
He was a member of the Bruins team that won the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions.
The Bruins did reach the Las Vegas Bowl, but interim coach Ed Kezirian coached—and won—his only game in charge of the program.
Many broadcasters refer to him as "The Little Ball of Hate.", a nickname also quoted by President Barack Obama during the Bruins' visit to the White House to celebrate their 2011 Stanley Cup win.
After a poor performance on the Islanders where he only scored 9 points, Rolston was traded from the New York Islanders back to the Boston Bruins along with Mike Mottau in exchange for Yannick Riendeau and Marc Cantin.
In college, Dr. Nahed majored in Neuroscience at the University of California in Los Angeles and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa, his department's highest graduating honor and named one of the Bruins of the Year.
Markey rushed for a season-high 131 yards and led the Bruins with five receptions for 84 yards including his 23-yard kickoff return, Markey accounted for 238 all-purpose yards and his 29-yard run to the three-yard line immediately preceded Manuel White's touchdown that broke a 7-7 tie and his 50-yard catch and run set up White's second TD that gave UCLA a 21-3 lead.
During DiMartino's freshman year at UCLA, she was the only freshman to start in all twenty-six matches for the Bruins, scoring five goals and assisting on five.
Bill Bennett: Former NHL player for the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers.
Bruins became a successful businessman and kept in contact with his former comrades, until his death on the 5 February 1986, in Gerolstein Germany.
He took a job in 2005 as Assistant Dean of Admissions at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and was also a studio analyst for Bruins' games on New England Sports Network (NESN).
Milt Schmidt, former Player, Coach and GM of the Boston Bruins.
In his final game*, he caught a deflected pass from quarterback Jay Schroeder that was tipped by USC defensive back Jeff Fisher and went 57 yards for the winning touchdown with two minutes left in the Bruins' 20-17 win.
Wesley lived in Danvers, Massachusetts in the early 1990s while a member of the Bruins and Avon, Connecticut from 1994 until 1997 when the Whalers relocated to North Carolina.
Harvey Bennett, Sr. (1925–2004), ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Bruins
Sanders instituted the distinctive football uniforms worn by the Bruins when he replaced the navy blue jerseys with "powderkeg blue," added the shoulder stripe to give the impression of motion, and changed the number style from block to clarendon.
Jim Laing, Canadian play-by-play sportscaster for the Boston Bruins
Delaware North also owns and manages TD Garden, home to the Bruins and the Boston Celtics, and one of the top concert and sports venues in North America.
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After years of disappointing on-ice performance by the hockey club, Jacobs made changes in management of the Bruins, with the retirement of veteran team president Harry Sinden from active management of the team into an advisory capacity.
During the fray, a Rangers fan cut the face of Bruins player Stan Jonathan with a rolled-up program and grabbed his hockey stick.
Local News affiliates in the Monterey Bay area carried hi-lites of Native America's blowout victory and player interviews against the Bruins on local TV.
In his next game against the Montreal Canadiens, having replaced the suspended Eric Cairns, he suffered a nightmare start, scoring in his own net, but made amends by scoring his first NHL goal in the third period against the team he always cheered against as a child and Boston Bruins fan.
Forest Park/C.D. Hylton Bruins/Bulldogs
Floyd Smith - NHL Forward - Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres; NHL Coach - Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs; WHA Coach - Cincinnati Stingers, NHL General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs
The Providence Bruins began operation for the start of the 1992–93 AHL season after Providence mayor Buddy Cianci negotiated a deal with the owners of the Maine Mariners franchise, Frank DuRoss and Ed Anderson, to relocate their club.
Don Sweeney, former NHL hockey player with the Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars
The Bruins made it into the Women's College World Series where Nuveman-Deniz made the All-Tournament Team and in the finale had her 6th tournament hit vs. eventual champion Nancy Evans of the Arizona Wildcats.
His son, Christoph, was the quarterback for the Palo Alto High School's football team and is now playing baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins.
Because of his last name, Heinze requested to wear #57 (as in Heinz 57 ketchup) with the Bruins.
With the move, WEEI retained Boston Celtics broadcasts, and also added BC basketball; it also ceded the final year of its Bruins contract to the new WBNW.
He was succeeded as the Celtics' PA man by Andy Jick in 1980, but remained with the Bruins until his death after the 1981–82 season.
He did have two seven win seasons in 1960 and 1961, leading the Bruins to the 1962 Rose Bowl.
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He did have two seven-win seasons in 1960 and 1961, leading the Bruins to the 1962 Rose Bowl.