Tim Thomas And His Decision Not To Attend The White House : January 30, 2012

Tim Thomas has rarely been in the limelight for the wrong reasons during his career. He has always been the 'nice' story that everyone can enjoy. The player who had...

Boston Bruins Go From Worst To First : December 18, 2011

The 2011 defending champion Boston Bruins have completed quite a turnaround in the first half of this season. They finished October with a 3-7-0 record sitting bottom of the Eastern...

Slow Start A Thing Of The Past; Boston Collects Ten Straight Victories : November 24, 2011

It can easily be said that the slow start to the 2011/12 NHL season for the Boston Bruins was merely a hiccup. That point was proven tonight when the Bruins...

Boston Bruins Are Putting Stanley Cup Hangover Behind Them : November 10, 2011

Following a poor 3-7-0 start to the 2011/12 NHL season, the Boston Bruins are beginning to silence the talk of a Stanley Cup hangover. Many thought the Bruins were moving on...

Boston Bruins Suffering From Stanley Cup Hangover : October 30, 2011

Ten games into the 2011/12 NHL season, the defending Stanley Cup Champions, Boston Bruins, have a mere 3 wins to date. To make things worse, the Bruins are in last...

Part 2 of 2: NHL predictions for the Eastern Conference in 2011/12 : September 18, 2011

The Eastern Conference promises to be very competitive during the 2011/12 NHL season. As many as twelve of the fifteen teams in the conference have a legitimate shot at making...

Can The Boston Bruins Repeat as Stanley Cup Champs? : September 10, 2011

As the NHL season quickly approaches, the Boston Bruins enter the season with a great sense of optimism.  Coming off their Stanley cup win, the Bruins will attempt to repeat...

boston bruins History

The National Hockey League (NHL) team the Boston Bruins are based out of Boston, Massachusetts and play in the Eastern Conference's Northeast Division. The team was formed in 1924 and were the first expansion franchise from the United States. The Bruins are one of the original six teams as well, along with the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadians and Detroit Red Wings. The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup champions, and trail only the eleven by the Detroit Red Wings as most by an American team. Boston plays their home games at TD Garden. Previous to that the team played at Boston Garden from 1928 to 1995.

The Bruins were one of the leading teams during the late 1960s through the 1980s behind star players such as Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield, Ken Hodge and Phil Esposito. Boston won the Stanley Cup in 1970 in a four game sweep of the St. Louis Blues and in 1972 beat the New York Rangers.

The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup on June 15, 2011 and are the reigning champions. They defeated the Vancouver Canucks during the Stanley Cup Final in seven games. Their last championship came in 1972.