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Having played more than 7,500 regular-season and playoff games since the franchise's inception in 1924, the Boston Bruins have become an iconic National Hockey League team boasting a sizable fan base well beyond Massachusetts. In a century of spirited play, the Bruins have brought great joy--and great disappointment--to their passionate legions of followers across North America.
Twenty-five of these games are presented here, chronologically, in great detail. Most will be known to hardcore followers of the Bruins, others may be on the obscure side. All of them combine to create a tapestry of triumphs, travails, cheers and tears. The book follows the club's fortunes from the early days of Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson, through the halcyon seasons of the Kraut Line, forward to the dominant renaissance years of the Orr-Esposito 1970s, and into the third decade of the 21st century.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface: Which Games to Include or Exclude
Authors' Note
¿1.¿March 29, 1929: Bruins Capture Their First Stanley Cup
¿2.¿March 14, 1933: Bruins Defeat Chicago by Forfeit
¿3.¿December 12, 1933: The Eddie Shore-Ace Bailey Incident
¿4.¿March 26, 1936: Eddie Shore Loses Cool; Bruins Lose Playoff Series
¿5.¿April 2, 1939: Mel Hill Scores His Third Overtime Goal in One Series
¿6.¿March 16, 1944: Bruins Score Nine Times-But Lose
¿7.¿January 21, 1945: Bruins Rout Rangers, 14-3
¿8.¿March 18, 1952: Bobby Bauer Scores in One-Game Comeback
¿9.¿April 8, 1952: The Rocket's Greatest Goal Sinks the Bruins
10.¿January 18, 1964: The Ultimate Outlier-Boston 11, Toronto 0
11.¿April 2, 1969: Playoff Brawl and Blowout-Boston 10, Toronto 0
12.¿April 24, 1969: Bruins Fall to Habs in De Facto Cup Final
13.¿April 26, 1970: The Afternoon the Bruins Really Won the 1970 Cup
14.¿March 11, 1971: Phil Esposito Sets Single-Season Scoring Record
15.¿February 23, 1972: Bruins Rally from Five Goals Down to Defeat Seals
16.¿April 30, 1972: The One That Nearly Got Away
17.¿December 30, 1973: Chris Oddleifson's Four-Goal Game
18.¿October 7, 1976: Rick Middleton's Debut Hattrick
19.¿December 23, 1979: Bruins Battle Ranger Fans
20.¿February 26, 1981: Boston's Biggest Brawl
21.¿May 8, 1988: Doughnut-Gate
22.¿October 16, 1988: Cam Neely's Seven-Point Game
23.¿April 11, 1990: Four Goals in Third Period to Salvage Playoff Series
24.¿April 10, 2010: Bruins Score Three Shorthanded Goals on One Penalty
25.¿May 13, 2013: Bruins Erase a 4-1 Deficit to Oust Maple Leafs
26.¿Games That Just Missed the Cut
27.¿... And 12 Games That Are Best Forgotten
28.¿A Brief History of the Boston Bruins, Decade by Decade
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
John G. Robertson is a private tutor and sports historian who lives in Cambridge, Ontario. He is the author of numerous books on baseball, hockey and boxing history.Carl T. Madden lives in Welland, Ontario and is the author of multiple books on the history of sports.
Summary
In a century of spirited play, the Boston Bruins have participated in numerous contests that have brought joy and disappointment to their passionate legions of followers. Twenty-five of these games are presented here, chronologically, in great detail.
