2011–12 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2011–12
Year:	2011
Team:	Boston Bruins
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	2nd
Division:	Northeast
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	49–29–4
Homerecord:	24–15–3
Roadrecord:	25–14–1
Goalsfor:	262
Goalsagainst:	202
Generalmanager:	Peter Chiarelli
Coach:	Claude Julien
Captain:	Zdeno Chara
Altcaptain:	Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly
Arena:	TD Garden
Attendance:	17,565 (100%) Total: 737,730 (42 games)
Goalsleader:	Tyler Seguin (29)
Assistsleader:	Patrice Bergeron (42)
Pointsleader:	Tyler Seguin (67)
Plusminusleader:	Patrice Bergeron (+36)
Pimleader:	Shawn Thornton (154)
Winsleader:	Tim Thomas (35)
Gaaleader:	Anton Khudobin (1.00)
Divisionwin:	Yes

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1] The Bruins entered the 2011–12 season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Off-season

Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired. Forward Michael Ryder went to the Dallas Stars via free agency, and defenseman Tomas Kaberle went to the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Benoit Pouliot was signed.

Regular season

The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, en route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.^{[2] [3]} The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.^[4] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.^[5]

With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division title by defeating the New York Rangers, 2–1.

The Bruins allowed only one shorthanded goal all the season, the lowest total of all 30 teams.^[6]

Playoffs

See main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season <	--game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)-->
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Boston Bruins	1–2		OT		0–0–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010017
2	September 23		3–6	Boston Bruins			1–0–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010032
3	September 25		3–7	Boston Bruins			2–0–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010053
4	September 26	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens		Tuukka Rask	3–0–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2011010060
5	September 29	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	3–1–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010075
6	October 1	Boston Bruins	3–2	New York Islanders		Tim Thomas	4–1–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010097
Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 3–7–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 1–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 2–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 0–1–0 0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020001 2 October 8 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 1–1–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020010 3 October 10 1–0 Boston Bruins 17,565 1–2–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020025 4 October 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 Tim Thomas 16,483 1–3–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020036&navid=sb:recap 5 October 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tim Thomas 22,073 2–3–0 4 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020060 6 October 18 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 2–4–0 4 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020069 7 October 20 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–4–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020080 8 October 22 4–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–5–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020097 9 October 27 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–6–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020125 10 October 29 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 3–7–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020143
November: 12–0–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 3–5 Boston Bruins 17,565 4–7–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020160 12 November 5 Boston Bruins 7–0 Tim Thomas 19,497 5–7–0 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020184 13 November 7 2–6 Boston Bruins 17,565 6–7–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020200 14 November 10 3–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–7–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020214 15 November 12 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–7–0 16 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020229 16 November 15 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 9–7–0 18 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020247 17 November 17 1–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 10–7–0 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020260 18 November 19 Boston Bruins 6–0 New York Islanders Tim Thomas 16,011 11–7–0 22 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020279 19 November 21 Boston Bruins 1–0 Tim Thomas 21,273 12–7–0 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020294 20 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres SO Tim Thomas 18,690 13–7–0 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020300&navid=sb:recap 21 November 25 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 13–7–1 27 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020313 22 November 26 2–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 14–7–1 29 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020329 23 November 30 Boston Bruins 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,643 15–7–1 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020353
December: 9–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 1–4 Boston Bruins 17,565 16–7–1 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020373 25 December 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 18,585 17–7–1 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020388 26 December 6 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tuukka Rask 15,004 17–8–1 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020397 27 December 8 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–9–1 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020405 28 December 10 Boston Bruins 5–3 Tuukka Rask 18,175 18–9–1 37 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020427 29 December 13 0–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 19–9–1 39 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020436 30 December 14 Boston Bruins 5–2 Tim Thomas 18,088 20–9–1 41 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020448 31 December 17 Boston Bruins 6–0 Tim Thomas 19,948 21–9–1 43 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020466 32 December 19 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–9–1 45 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020481&navid=sb:recap 33 December 23 Florida Panthers 0–8 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–9–1 47 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020508 34 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 OT Tuukka Rask 17,459 24–9–1 49 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020540 35 December 31 Boston Bruins 2–4 Tim Thomas 18,532 24–10–1 49 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020565
January: 8–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 4 Boston Bruins 6–1 15,832 25–10–1 51 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020581 37 January 5 0–9 Boston Bruins 17,565 26–10–1 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020584 38 January 7 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 26–11–1 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020598 39 January 10 3–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 27–11–1 55 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020616 40 January 12 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 28–11–1 57 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020631 41 January 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Tim Thomas 18,680 28–12–1 57 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020652 42 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tuukka Rask 19,018 29–12–1 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020667 43 January 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tim Thomas 19,204 29–13–1 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020677 44 January 19 Boston Bruins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 14,941 30–13–1 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020686 45 January 21 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Tuukka Rask 17,565 30–13–2 62 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020699 46 January 22 Boston Bruins 6–5 SO Tim Thomas 19,851 31–13–2 64 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020713 47 January 24 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tuukka Rask 18,506 31–14–2 64 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020725 48 January 31 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 32–14–2 66 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020736
February: 5–7–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 4–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 3–0 Boston Bruins 17,565 32–15–2 66 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020754 50 February 4 2–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 32–16–2 66 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020767 51 February 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Tim Thomas 18,506 33–16–2 68 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020779 52 February 8 Boston Bruins 0–6 Tuukka Rask 18,690 33–17–2 68 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020797 53 February 11 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 34–17–2 70 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020816 54 February 14 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–18–2 70 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020837 55 February 15 Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Tim Thomas 21,273 35–18–2 72 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020847 56 February 17 Boston Bruins 2–4 Tuukka Rask 15,004 35–19–2 72 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020863 57 February 19 Boston Bruins 0–2 Tim Thomas 19,198 35–20–2 72 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020876 58 February 22 Boston Bruins 4–2 Tim Thomas 18,460 36–20–2 74 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020897 59 February 24 Boston Bruins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Tuukka Rask 18,690 36–20–3 75 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020912 60 February 25 Boston Bruins 5–3 Tim Thomas 19,444 37–20–3 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020919 61 February 28 Ottawa Senators 1–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 37–21–3 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020937
March: 9–8–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 4–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 3–4 Boston Bruins OT 17,565 38–21–3 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020950 63 March 3 3–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 38–22–3 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020965 64 March 4 Boston Bruins 3–4 Tim Thomas 18,200 38–23–3 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020975 65 March 6 Boston Bruins 5–4 Tim Thomas 19,684 39–23–3 81 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020984 66 March 8 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–23–3 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020998 67 March 10 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–24–3 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021014 68 March 11 Boston Bruins 2–5 Tim Thomas 18,609 40–25–3 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021032 69 March 13 Boston Bruins 1–6 19,204 40–26–3 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021040 70 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–6 Tim Thomas 19,004 40–27–3 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021057 71 March 17 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 41–27–3 85 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021065 72 March 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 42–27–3 87 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021082 73 March 22 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tim Thomas 17,562 42–28–3 87 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021109 74 March 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Tim Thomas 18,310 43–28–3 89 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021117 75 March 25 Boston Bruins 3–2 Marty Turco 17,395 44–28–3 91 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021132 76 March 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–3 93 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021140 77 March 29 Washington Capitals 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–4 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021154 78 March 31 Boston Bruins 6–3 New York Islanders Marty Turco 16,250 46–28–4 96 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021169
April: 3–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Boston Bruins 2–1 18,200 47–28–4 98 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021182 80 April 3 5–3 Boston Bruins 17,565 47–29–4 98 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021189 81 April 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 20,500 48–29–4 100 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021207 82 April 7 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 49–29–4 102 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021216 Legend:

Playoffs

• Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

• ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• (G)Denotes goaltender.
• Team PIM totals include bench infractions.

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage

Awards and records

Awards

Player'	Award	Notes
Tyler Seguin^[13]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 14, 2011
Tim Thomas^[14]	NHL First Star of the Month	November 2011
Brad Marchand^[15]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 26, 2011
Zdeno Chara^[16]	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 2, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	300th career NHL game	October 8, 2011
	100th career NHL game	October 10, 2011
	500th career NHL game	November 7, 2011
	100th career NHL game	November 21, 2011
	300th career NHL game	November 26, 2011
	100th career NHL assist	November 26, 2011
	200th career NHL game	November 26, 2011
Rich Peverley	300th career NHL game	December 6, 2011
	100th career NHL game	December 8, 2011
Milan Lucic	100th career NHL assist	December 10, 2011
Chris Kelly	200th career NHL point	December 14, 2011
	400th career NHL game	December 17, 2011
	600th career NHL game	December 19, 2011
	300th career NHL assist	January 5, 2012
	500th career NHL game	January 19, 2012
	500th career NHL game	January 21, 2012
	100th career NHL game	February 17, 2012
	1st career NHL game	February 22, 2012
Carter Camper	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 25, 2012
	500th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
	1st career NHL game	March 11, 2012
Joe Corvo	200th career NHL assist	March 6, 2012
Milan Lucic	200th career NHL point	March 6, 2012
	1st career NHL game	March 11, 2012
	700th career NHL game	March 15, 2012
Zdeno Chara	1,000th career NHL game	March 24, 2012
Benoit Pouliot	100th career NHL point	March 25, 2012
	200th career NHL game	March 31, 2012
	1st career NHL game	April 3, 2012
Torey Krug	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	April 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron	400th career NHL point	April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.

Trades

July 5, 2011^[17]	To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2012	To Boston Bruins Joe Corvo
February 27, 2012^[18]	To New York Islanders Marc Cantin Yannick Riendeau	To Boston Bruins Mike Mottau Brian Rolston
February 27, 2012	To Minnesota Wild Steven Kampfer	To Boston Bruins Greg Zanon
March 20, 2012 ^[19]	To New York Islanders Yury Alexandrov	To Boston Bruins Future considerations
May 26, 2012 ^[20]	To Washington Capitals Zach Hamill	To Boston Bustin Chris Bourque

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Benoit Pouliot^[21]		1 year, $1.1 million
Josh Hennessy^[22]		1 year, $600,000
		2 years, $1.2 million
Marty Turco^[23]		1 year, $600,000
Adam Morrison^[24]		3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract
Torey Krug^[25]		3 years, $2.75 million entry-level contract
Niklas Svedberg^[26]		2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Michael Ryder^[27]		2 years, $7 million
Boris Valabik^[28]		1 year, $550,000
Tomas Kaberle^[29]		3 years, $12.75 million
David Laliberte^[30]		1 year

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
	July 1, 2011	2 years, $1.75 million
	July 1, 2011	2 years, $1.15 million
Adam McQuaid^[32]	July 14, 2011	3 years, $4.7 million
	July 14, 2011	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Zach McKelvie	July 14, 2011	1 year, $600,000
Stefan Chaput^[33]	July 20, 2011	1 year, $577,500
	July 20, 2011	3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
	July 20, 2011	3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Andrew Bodnarchuk^[34]	September 9, 2011	1 year, $635,250
Brad Marchand^[35]	September 14, 2011	2 years, $5 million
Rich Peverley^[36]	October 11, 2011	3 years, $9.75 million contract extension
David Krejci^[37]	December 1, 2011	3 years, $15.75 million contract extension
Dougie Hamilton^[38]	December 8, 2011	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Johnny Boychuk^[39]	February 14, 2012	3 years, $10.08 million contract extension
Shawn Thornton^[40]	March 19, 2012	2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Justin Florek^[41]	March 25, 2012	2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
	March 25, 2012	2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Tommy Cross^[42]	April 10, 2012	2 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	s#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	9		Defense		Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
2	40		Left wing		Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3	81		Left wing		Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4	121		Right Wing		Indiana Ice (USHL)
5	151		Defense		Milton Academy (USHS–MA)
6	181		Goaltender		Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)

Notes on draft picks:

• Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.^[43]
• Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009, that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom.^[44]
• Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.^[45]
• The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.^[46]
• The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.^[47]
• The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.^[48]
• The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.^[49]

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 25. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=597901 Deals next for sinking B's?
3. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=597885 Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover'
4. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=604268 Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers
5. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=604142 Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November
6. Web site: 2011-12 NHL Summary.
7. Web site: 2011–2012 Regular Season.
8. Web site: Team Stats 2011–2012 Regular Season.
9. Web site: Team Stats 2011–2012 Bench Penalties.
10. Web site: 2011-2012 Playoffs.
11. Web site: Game Stats . January 21, 2013.
12. Web site: 2011-2012 - Playoffs - Skater - Penalties - Average PIM Per Game . January 21, 2013.
13. https://web.archive.org/web/20111115153756/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=601281 Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
14. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=604176 Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars
15. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=608047 Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403185930/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=625389 Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
17. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568551 Bruins Acquire Corvo
18. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619396 Bruins Acquire Trio of Veteran Players
19. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=623236 Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins
20. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632883 Bruins Acquire Chris Bourque from WSH for Zach Hamill
21. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568031 B's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield
22. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568618 B's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy
23. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620697 Bruins Sign Goaltender Marty Turco
24. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=622417 B's Sign Morrison to Entry-level Contract
25. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623987 Bruins Sign Torey Krug to an Entry-level Contract
26. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633113 Bruins Sign Goaltender Niklas Svedberg to Entry-level Contract
27. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568067 Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
28. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568384 Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik
29. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568594 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle
30. Web site: EHC Wolfsburg bound winger David Laliberté. EHC Wolfsburg. July 7, 2011. July 7, 2011. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930113127/http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehc-wolfsburg.de%2Fnachricht815.html. September 30, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
31. Web site: Pepin. Matt. Report: Mark Recchi announces retirement. Boston Globe. June 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110512024855/http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/. May 12, 2011 . live.
32. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569331 Bruins Sign McQuaid to Extension
33. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569790 B's Sign Chaput, Knight & Spooner
34. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588014 Bodnarchuk Signs Extension
35. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588435 Bruins Sign Brad Marchand
36. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595416 B's Sign Peverley to 3-year Extension
37. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=604157 B's Sign Krejci to a Three-Year Contract Extension
38. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=605434 B's Sign Dougie Hamilton to Entry-Level Contract
39. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=616944 B's Sign Boychuk to Extension
40. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623045 B's Sign Thornton to 2-Year Extension
41. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623979 Florek & Trotman Signed to Entry-level Contracts
42. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627094 B's Sign Cross to an Entry-level Contract
43. Web site: Kessel traded to Maple Leafs. December 7, 2017. April 20, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420034408/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=291601. dead.
44. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=295338 Minnesota acquires Kobasew from Bruins
45. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Morris From Boston . . March 3, 2010.
46. Web site: Bruins Acquire Kaberle from Toronto. Boston Bruins. February 18, 2011.
47. Web site: Bruins acquire Chris Kelly from Sens. National Hockey League. February 15, 2011.
48. Web site: Cats deal Horton, Campbell to B's for Wideman, picks. National Hockey League. June 22, 2010.
49. Web site: Trades announced at the NHL Entry Draft on Day 2. National Hockey League. June 27, 2010.