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Awards: | 139 |
Stanley: | 6 |
Obrien: | 2 |
Wales: | 18 |
Presidents: | 4 |
Ross: | 11 |
Masterton: | 4 |
Calder: | 8 |
Smythe: | 3 |
Selke: | 7 |
Gm: | 1 |
Hart: | 12 |
Adams: | 5 |
Norris: | 14 |
Clancy: | 1 |
Byng: | 8 |
Patrick: | 13 |
Messier: | 2 |
Richard: | 1 |
Foundation: | 1 |
Lindsay: | 3 |
Vezina: | 11 |
Jennings: | 4 |
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making them the third-oldest active team in the NHL.
The Bruins have won numerous team honors. The team has captured the O'Brien Cup as championship runner-ups in 1938 and 1950. They have achieved 18 Prince of Wales Trophies—seven as American Division champions, three as regular season champions, three as East Division champions, and five as Eastern Conference champions. They have won six Stanley Cups in 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, and 2011. They have won four Presidents' Trophies as regular season champions in four seasons—1989–90, 2013–14, 2019–20, and 2022–23.
The Bruins have also won many individual awards. Legendary defenseman Bobby Orr is the team's most decorated player, with eight James Norris Memorial Trophy wins, three Hart Memorial Trophy wins, two Conn Smythe Trophy wins, two Art Ross Trophy wins, a Calder Memorial Trophy win, and a Ted Lindsay Award, for a total of 17.
12 players have had their numbers retired by the Bruins. Lionel Hitchman's number 3 was the first in 1934. Eddie Shore's number 2 and Dit Clapper's number were retired in 1947. Bobby Orr's number 4 was retired in 1979, followed by Milt Schmidt's number 15 and Johnny Bucyk's number 9 in 1980. Phil Esposito's number 7 was retired in 1987. Ray Bourque's 77 was retired in 2001, Terry O'Reilly's 24 was retired in 2002, and Cam Neely's number 8 was retired in 2004. Rick Middleton's number 16 was retired in 2018, and Willie O'Ree's number 22 was retired in 2022. 58 players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame following play with the Bruins. Players like Bourque, Esposito, and Orr have been inducted as players, while O'Ree and Charles Adams, first owner of the Bruins, have been inducted as builders.
Internally, the Bruins have five team awards. The Eddie Shore award is given to the player "demonstrating exceptional hustle and determination." The Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy is a given to the player who is "most outstanding in home games." The John P. Bucyk Award, is given for "charitable and community endeavors." The Seventh Player Award is given to the player who "performed beyond expectations." The Three Stars Award is given to the players with the most three stars of the game honors. They are all given out annually following the end of the season.
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Stanley Cup | NHL championship | 6 | ,,,,, | [1] [2] | |
O'Brien Cup | NHL championship runner-up (1938–50) | 2 | , | [3] | |
Prince of Wales Trophy | American Division regular season champions (1927–38) | 7 | ,,,,,, | [4] | |
Regular season championship (1938–67) | 3 | ,, | |||
East Division champions (1967–74) | 3 | ,, | |||
Wales/Eastern Conference playoff championship (1981–present) | 5 | ,,,, | |||
Presidents' Trophy | Most regular season points | 4 | ,,, | [5] [6] |
Description | Winner | Season | References | |
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Art Ross Trophy | Regular season scoring champion | [7] [8] | ||
Perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey | [9] [10] | |||
Calder Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the year | [11] [12] | ||
Conn Smythe Trophy | Most valuable player of the playoffs | [13] [14] | ||
Frank J. Selke Trophy | Forward who best excels in the defensive aspect of the game | [15] [16] | ||
Hart Memorial Trophy | Most valuable player to his team during the regular season | [17] [18] | ||
Jack Adams Award | Top coach during the regular season | [19] | ||
James Norris Memorial Trophy | Top defenseman during the regular season | [20] [21] | ||
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award | Top general manager | [22] | ||
King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Leadership qualities on and off the ice and humanitarian contributions within their community | [23] [24] | ||
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Gentlemanly conduct | [25] [26] | ||
Mark Messier Leadership Award | Player who exemplifies leadership on and off the ice | [27] | ||
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy | Player with the most regular season goals (1998–present) | [28] [29] | ||
NHL Foundation Player Award | Community service | [30] | ||
Ted Lindsay Award | Most valuable player as chosen by the players | [31] | ||
Vezina Trophy | Fewest goals given up in the regular season (1927–81) | [32] [33] | ||
Top goaltender (1981–present) | ||||
William M. Jennings Trophy | Fewest goals given up in the regular season (1981–present) | [34] [35] | ||
The NHL First and Second Team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
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The NHL All-Rookie Team (first named in 1983) consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[36]
The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Sixty-four All-Star Games have been held since 1947, with at least one player chosen to represent the Bruins in each year. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages, 2006, 2010, and 2014 because of the Winter Olympic Games, and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[37] Boston has hosted two of the games. The 24th took place at the Boston Garden and 46th took place at TD Garden, then known as the FleetCenter.
Prior to the institution of the National Hockey League All-Star Game the league held three different benefit games featuring teams of all-stars. The first was the Ace Bailey Benefit Game, held in 1934, after a violent collision with Boston's Eddie Shore left Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs hospitalized and unable to continue his playing career.[115] In 1937 the Howie Morenz Memorial Game was held to raise money for the family of Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens who died from complications after being admitted to the hospital for a broken leg.[116] The Babe Siebert Memorial Game was held in 1939 to raise funds for the family of the Canadiens' Babe Siebert who drowned shortly after he retired from playing.[117]
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1979 | [118] | ||||
1987 | [119] |
The following is a list of Boston Bruins who have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.[120] [121]
Category | Year inducted | Years with Bruins in category | References | ||
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Builder | 1960 | 1924–1936 | [122] | ||
Builder | 1972 | 1936–1951, 1964–1969 | [123] | ||
Player | 2017 | 1999–2000 | [124] | ||
Player | 1965 | 1929–1935 | [125] | ||
Player | 1996 | 1935–1942, 1945–1947, 1951–1952 | [126] | ||
Player | 1986 | 1954–1966 | [127] | ||
Player | 2004 | 1979–2000 | [128] | ||
Player | 1966 | 1938–1949 | [129] | ||
Builder | 1962 | 1951–1964 | [130] | ||
Player | 1981 | 1957–1978 | [131] | ||
Player | 1974 | 1932–1933 | [132] | ||
Builder | 2014 | 1997–2000 | [133] | ||
Player | 1985 | 1965–1972, 1975–1980 | [134] | ||
Player | 1947 | 1927–1947 | [135] | ||
Player | 1958 | 1925–1928 | [136] | ||
Player | 2004 | 2000–2001 | [137] | ||
Player | 1998 | 1938–1942, 1945–1946 | [138] | ||
Player | 1995 | 1936–1937 | [139] | ||
Player | 1968 | 1935–1947 | [140] | ||
Player | 1959 | 1928–1929 | [141] | ||
Player | 1992 | 1935–1942, 1945–1954 | [142] | ||
Player | 1984 | 1967–1976 | [143] | ||
Player | 1990 | 1945–1952, 1954–1956 | [144] | ||
Player | 1958 | 1926–1929 | [145] | ||
Player | 2020 | 2013–2014 | [146] | ||
Player | 1971 | 1941–1944 | [147] | ||
Builder | 2017 | 1975–present | [148] | ||
Player | 1970 | 1963–1965 | [149] | ||
Player | 1958 | 1926–1927 | [150] | ||
Player | 1993 | 1983–1984 | [151] | ||
Player | 2009 | 2005–2006 | [152] | ||
Player | 1980 | 1957–1960 | [153] | ||
Player | 1952 | 1928–1930 | [154] | ||
Player | 1960 | 1936–1937 | [155] | ||
Player | 2000 | 1995–1996 | [156] | ||
Player | 2005 | 1986–1996 | [157] | ||
Builder | 2018 | 1958, 1960–1961 | [158] | ||
Player | 2012 | 1992–1997 | [159] | ||
Player | 1967 | 1926–1934 | [160] | ||
Player | 1979 | 1966–1976 | [161] | ||
Player | 1984 | 1965–1967 | [162] | ||
Player | 1988 | 1975–1983 | [163] | ||
Player | 1978 | 1972–1973 | [164] | ||
Player | 1966 | 1946–1947 | [165] | ||
Player | 1976 | 1949–1956 | [166] | ||
Player | 1985 | 1975–1981 | [167] | ||
Player | 2017 | 2009–2011 | [168] | ||
Player | 1971 | 1955–1957 | [169] | ||
Player | 1961 | 1936–1942, 1946–1955 | [170] | ||
Player | 1947 | 1926–1940 | [171] | ||
Player | 1964 | 1933–1936 | [172] | ||
Builder | 1983 | 1966–1970, 1972–present | [173] | ||
Player | 1972 | 1936–1937 | [174] | ||
Player | 1981 | 1956–1958 | [175] | ||
Player | 1962 | 1932–1935, 1936–1937 | [176] | ||
Player | 1959 | 1928–1939 | [177] | ||
Player | 2016 | 1980–1982 | [178] | ||
Player | 1971 | 1928–1939 | [179] |
Two members of the Boston Bruins organization have been honored with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. The award is presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of ice hockey during their broadcasting career.[180]
Year honored | Years with Bruins as broadcaster | References | ||
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1984 | 1952–1967, 1969–1997 | |||
1987 | 1964–1969, 1971–1994 |
The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States.[181] This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Boston Bruins in any capacity and have also received the Lester Patrick Trophy.
Year honored | Years with Bruins | References | ||
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1924–1936 | [182] | |||
1936–1969 | ||||
1946–1964 | ||||
1957–1978 | ||||
1952–1967, 1969–1997 | ||||
1967–1975 | ||||
1975–present | [183] | |||
1986–1996 | ||||
1966–1976 | ||||
1924–1954 | ||||
1936–1942, 1945–1955 | ||||
1926–1940 | ||||
1966–1970, 1972–present | ||||
1928–1932, 1935–1939 |
See main article: List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
Year inducted | Years with Bruins | References | ||
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1973 | 1938–1949 | [184] | ||
1973 | 1951–1964 | [185] | ||
2007 | 1988–1992 | [186] | ||
2001 | 1989–1991 | [187] | ||
2019 | 2018 | [188] | ||
2013 | 2000–2002 | [189] | ||
2018 | 1925–1928 | [190] | ||
2016 | 1988–1992 | [191] | ||
1973 | 1928–1930, 1933–1934 | [192] | ||
1996 | 1985–1988 | [193] | ||
2008 | 2005–2006 | [194] | ||
2006 | 1975–1987 | [195] | ||
1998 | 1995–1996 | [196] | ||
1973 | 1928–1933 | [197] | ||
1999 | 1992–1994 | [198] | ||
2019 | 2002–2003, 2005–2012 | |||
1973 | 1941–1942, 1948–1949 | [199] | ||
1981 | 1961–1969 | [200] | ||
1986 | 1958–1959 | [201] |
See also: List of NHL retired numbers. The Boston Bruins have retired twelve of their jersey numbers, beginning with Lionel Hitchman's #3, the first jersey in NHL history (and the second in North American sports history) to be retired. Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000.[202] Gretzky did not play for the Bruins during his 20-year NHL career and no Bruins player had ever worn the number 99 prior to its retirement.[203] [204]
Player | Position | Years with Bruins as a player | Date of retirement ceremony | References | ||
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2 | 1926–1940 | January 1, 1947 | [205] | |||
3 | 1925–1934 | February 22, 1934 | ||||
4 | 1966–1976 | January 9, 1979 | ||||
5 | 1927–1947 | February 12, 1947 | ||||
7 | 1967–1975 | December 3, 1987 | ||||
8 | 1986–1996 | January 12, 2004 | [206] | |||
9 | 1957–1978 | March 13, 1980 | ||||
15 | 1936–1955 | March 13, 1980 | ||||
16 | 1976–1988 | November 29, 2018 | [207] | |||
22 | 1958–1959 1960–1961 | January 18, 2022 | [208] | |||
24 | 1972–1985 | October 24, 2002 | ||||
77 | 1979–2000 | October 4, 2001 |
The Eddie Shore Award, named for Bruins great Eddie Shore, is an annual award established in 1942 given to the player "demonstrating exceptional hustle and determination" throughout the season as determined by the "Gallery Gods", an informal fan organization originally composed of season ticket holders in the old second balcony of Boston Garden[209]
The Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy is an annual award given to the player who is "most outstanding in home games" as voted by the Boston chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[210] [211] Along with other team awards, the Dufresne Trophy is traditionally presented at the last home game of each regular season. The most frequently honored player is Ray Bourque, who won the Dufresne Trophy seven times. Brad Marchand, Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr each won it five times, while Milt Schmidt and Rick Middleton won it four times each.[212]
The John P. Bucyk Award, named for Bruins great Johnny Bucyk, is an annual award given for "Charitable and Community Endeavors."[210]
Season | Winner |
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1999–00 | Steve Heinze |
2000–01 | Don Sweeney |
2001–02 | Hal Gill |
2002–03 | Nick Boynton |
2003–04 | Martin Lapointe |
2005–06 | P. J. Axelsson |
2006–07 | Patrice Bergeron |
2007–08 | Zdeno Chara |
Season | Winner |
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2008–09 | Aaron Ward |
2009–10 | Shawn Thornton |
2010–11 | Andrew Ference |
2011–12 | Brad Marchand |
2012–13 | Gregory Campbell |
2013–14 | Tuukka Rask |
2014–15 | Dougie Hamilton |
2015–16 | Jimmy Hayes |
Season | Winner |
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2016–17 | David Pastrnak |
2017–18 | Tim Schaller |
2018–19 | Zdeno Chara |
2019–20 | Patrice Bergeron |
2020–21 | Charlie Coyle |
2021–22 | Nick Foligno |
2022–23 | Patrice Bergeron |
2023–24 | Linus Ullmark |
The Seventh Player Award is an annual award given to the player who "performed beyond expectations" as voted by Bruins fans. It was originally established by the team's television broadcasters, WSBK-TV, and awarded by them for many years.[210]
The Bruins Three Stars Awards are annual awards given to the top three performers at home during the regular season.[209] [213]
Description | Winner | Season | References | |
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Best Championship Performance ESPY Award | Best performance in a championship game, series, or tournament of the last calendar year | 2011 | [214] | |
Best NHL Player ESPY Award | Best NHL player of the last calendar year | 2011 | ||
Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award | For humanitarian or community service projects | [215] [216] [217] | ||
Golden Hockey Stick | Best Czech ice hockey player | 2012 | [218] | |
2017 | [219] | |||
2018 | [220] | |||
2019 | [221] | |||
2020 | [222] | |||
2021 | [223] | |||
Lionel Conacher Award | Canada's male athlete of the year | 1970 | [224] [225] [226] | |
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Lou Marsh Trophy | Canada's top athlete | 1970 | [227] | |
1972 |