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      The Boston Bruins entered the NHL in 1924 and in their inaugural season went 6-24. They did not reach the playoffs until the 1926 season but lost in the Stanley Cup to the Ottowa Senators. In the 1928 season, the Bruins move to Boston Gardens and win their first Stanley Cup ever on March 29, 1929. All throgh the 1930s, the Bruins have good regular seasons for the most part, but don’t win a Stanley cup until the 1938 season, their second ever.      In the 1940 season the Bruins sweep the Red Wings to take their 3rd Stanley Cup, but the very next year, they lose many of their excelent players to WWII. In the 1944 season, the Bruins score a franchise record 14 goals agains the New York Rangers on January 21st.In the 1966 season, Bobby Orr makes his debut in a Bruins uniform and is astounding through the regular season. In the 1969 season, Bobby Orr and Phil Eposito (who set the record for Stanley Cup goals with 13) lead the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup Championship in 29 years. In the 1971 season, the Bruins again advanced to the Stanley Cup, and again, Bobby Orr scored the winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals. Overall, the Bruins won 5 Stanley Cup championships in the seasons of 1929, 1938, 1940, 1969, and 1971.

Many great players have worn a Bruins uniform, some of them including Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Eddy Shore, and Ray Bourque. These giants of the game led the Bruins to their 5 championships and will forever be legends of hockey. Bobby Orr in particular, the defenseman who set just about every goal for the position possible. He revolutionized the game and is the only defenseman to lead the league in assists, and he did it multiple times.

The Boston Bruins have retired 9 numbers:

#2 Edward Shore played from 1926-1940
#3 Lionel Hitchman played from 1925-1934
#4 Robert G. Orr played from 1966-1976
#5 Audrey Clapper played from 1927-1947
#7 Philip Esposito played from 1967-1975
#9 John Bucyk played from 1955-1978
#15 Milton Schmidt played from 1936-1955
#77 Raymond Borque played from 1979-2000
#24 Terrence O’Reilly played from 1972-1985

Without a doubt, in the 1969 season, when Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr lead the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in almost 30 years, was the most dramatic finish in Bruins history. The importance behind the game, the over time pressure, and Bobby Orr’s shot that brang the crown back to Boston was and incredible moment. It will live on in Bruins history along with the other great moments of the franchise’s history.