Arkansas Little-Rock Trojans Although Ross never played with the Bruins, and was not formally inducted in the builders category, the team continues to acknowledge an affiliation with the Hall of Famer. Northern Iowa Colorado State Rams Western Illinois Leathernecks He can be reached at dshaughnessy@globe.com. [42] Weston Adams remained majority owner until 1951, when the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation purchased controlling interest in the team. ETSU Brimsek proved to be not as good as he was before the war, and after 1946 the Bruins lost in the first playoff round three straight years, resulting in Clapper's resignation. We were the only team in the league with those colors, and it was a real identity for us. Houston Cougars [37][39], For the 2010 Winter Classic, the Bruins wore a brown and gold variation of the 1948–49 design.
UTRGV Vaqueros “I protested like hell over it because we’d had those colors for 60 years. In 1997, Boston missed the playoffs for the first time in 30 years (and for the first time in the expansion era), having set the North American major professional record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs.
[70] The six individuals recognized as builders by the Hall of Fame includes former Bruins executives, general managers, head coaches, and owners. New Mexico Lobos St.Mary’s Mountaineers During the 2009 All-Star Weekend's Skills Competition, captain Zdeno Chara fired the NHL's then-fastest measured "hardest shot" ever, with a clocked in speed of 105.4 mph (169.7 km/h) velocity. Iona Gaels North Dakota Fighting Hawks He was inducted in the players' category in 1945. [40][39], For the 2019 Winter Classic, the Bruins wore white uniforms with brown and gold stripes and the "B" logo in front, paying homage to the mid-1930s uniforms. In the 1999–2000 season, general manager Harry Sinden wanted Bourque to have a chance to close out his career with a Stanley Cup win and decided to pursue a trade with the Colorado Avalanche. Texas A&M-CC Islanders Montana Grizzlies This page includes their Hex, RGB, HSB and CMYK color codes.
[72] Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. Boston settled for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 62 points. Louisiana State Tigers Their regular season success did not translate to the post-season, however, as they lost in six games to the underdog eighth-place Montreal Canadiens in the first round. Auburn Tigers, Ball State Cardinals [37][39], Starting with the 1995–96 season, the Bruins released a new uniform set, featuring the updated "Spoked B" logo. The uniforms were paired with beige pants and either gold or white socks. The win over the Canadiens was the first of four successive victories leading into the break in play for the NHL's participation in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and established Tuukka Rask as the number one goaltender for the Bruins, as Tim Thomas would only start 8 of the 22 games remaining in the post-Olympic period of the season, with Rask winning eight of his post-Olympic starts, including two shutouts. West Virginia Mountaineers Stanford Cardinal Northern Colorado Bears In the midst of a late-season slump, general manager Mike O'Connell fired head coach Robbie Ftorek with nine games to go and named himself interim coach. The Bruins would later win the Eastern Conference Finals by sweeping out the Carolina Hurricanes in four games, thus winning the Prince of Wales Trophy and advancing to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in 10 years.
Manhattan The Bruins 1991 roster included Bob Beers, Lyndon Byers, Bob Sweeney, Don Sweeney, Cam Neely, Ray Bourque, Chris Nilan, Reggie Lemelin, and Bob Carpenter. “It was one of the most depressing days in my time here,’’ said Sinden. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Game 7, which was played in Vancouver on June 15, was the first time the Bruins have ever played in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.