When was Boston Bruins founded?

Boston Bruins was founded in 1924 in Boston, MA, USA, USA.

Where is Boston Bruins based?

Boston Bruins is based in Boston, MA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Boston Bruins?

The head coach of Boston Bruins is Armand Guidolin.

What arena does Boston Bruins play in?

Boston Bruins play their home games at TD Garden in Boston, MA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Boston Bruins?

The general manager of Boston Bruins is Milt Schmidt.

What are the team colors of Boston Bruins?

The team colors of Boston Bruins are Black + Gold + White.

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1972-1973 Boston Bruins Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	John Adams (G)	80	1946	Port Arthur, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#30	Ross Brooks (G)	86	1939	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'8"	170	L
	#1	Ed Johnston (G)	90	1935	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'0"	190	L
	#1	Jacques Plante (G)		1929	Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC, CAN	6'0"	174	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#26	Don Awrey (D)	83	1943	Kitchener, ON, CAN	6'0"	174	L
	#6	Nick Beverley (D)	79	1947	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	185	R
	#25	Gary Doak (D)		1946	Goderich, ON, CAN	5'11"	187	R
	#29	Ron Jones (D)	75	1951	Vermilion, AB, CAN	6'2"	190	L
	#4	Bobby Orr (D)	78	1948	Parry Sound, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	L
	#23	Matt Ravlich (D)	88	1938	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#28	Doug Roberts (D/RW)	83	1942	Detroit, MI, USA	6'2"	201	R
	#20	Dallas Smith (D)"A"	84	1941	Hamiota, MB, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#10	Carol Vadnais (D)		1945	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	185	L
FORWARDS
	#14	Garnet Bailey (LW)		1948	Lloydminster, AB, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#9	Johnny Bucyk (LW)"A"	91	1935	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	216	L
	#12	Wayne Cashman (RW)	81	1945	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	R
	#7	Phil Esposito (C)"A"	84	1942	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#8	Ken Hodge (RW)	82	1944	Birmingham, GBR	6'2"	214	L
	#18	Richard Leduc (C)	75	1951	Île Perrot, QC, CAN	5'11"	170	L
	#21	Don Marcotte (LW)	79	1947	Asbestos, QC, CAN	5'11"	183	L
	#16	Fred O'Donnell (LW)	76	1949	Kingston, ON, CAN	5'10"	174	-
	#24	Terry O'Reilly (RW)	75	1951	Niagara Falls, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	R
	#18	Chris Oddleifson (RW)	76	1950	Brandon, MB, CAN	6'1"	174	R
	#27	Derek Sanderson (C)	80	1946	Niagara Falls, ON, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#19	Gregg Sheppard (LW)	77	1949	North Battleford, SK, CAN	5'8"	170	L
	#17	Fred Stanfield (LW)		1944	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	176	L
	#11	Mike Walton (C)	81	1945	Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN	5'10"	174	L

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1972-1973 Boston Bruins Staff

Head CoachArmand Guidolin
Head CoachTom Johnson
General ManagerMilt Schmidt
General ManagerHarry Sinden
BroadcasterFred Cusick
Franchise OwnerWeston Adams
PresidentWeston Adams

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Boston Bruins Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + Gold + White
Town: Boston, MA, USA Map
Founded: 1924

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26 players
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Experience

Boston Bruins: 6 512 GP
NHL: 9 317 GP
AHL: 1 914 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Providence Bruins (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: TD Garden
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Capacity: 17 565
Construction Year: 1995

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05/01/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	1 - 4	NHL
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04/26/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	1 - 6	NHL
04/23/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	1 - 3	NHL
04/21/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Boston Bruins	2 - 4	NHL

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Boston Bruins History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	33	27	-	12	10	272	250	100	1.22	5	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	26	39	-	7	10	222	272	76	0.93	15	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	36	20	-	11	15	267	224	109	1.33	4	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	54	12	-	11	5	305	177	135	1.65	1	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	40	26	-	11	5	255	220	107	1.3	6	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	33	16	-	-	7	168	136	73	1.3	10	Conference SF loss
2019-2020	NHL	70	44	14	-	-	12	227	174	100	1.43	1	Conference SF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	49	24	-	-	9	259	215	107	1.3	3	Final loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	50	20	-	-	12	270	214	112	1.37	4	Conference SF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	44	31	-	-	7	234	212	95	1.16	13	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	42	31	-	-	9	240	230	93	1.13	16	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	41	27	-	-	14	213	211	96	1.17	17	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	54	19	-	-	9	261	177	117	1.43	1	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	28	14	-	-	6	131	109	62	1.29	5	Final loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	49	29	-	-	4	269	202	102	1.24	7	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	46	25	-	-	11	246	195	103	1.26	7	Champion
2009-2010	NHL	82	39	30	-	-	13	206	200	91	1.11	14	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	53	19	-	-	10	274	196	116	1.41	2	Conference SF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	41	29	-	-	12	212	222	94	1.15	15	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	35	41	-	-	6	219	289	76	0.93	23	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	29	37	-	-	16	230	266	74	0.9	26	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	41	19	15	-	7	209	188	104	1.27	4	Conference QF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	36	31	11	-	4	245	237	87	1.06	15	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	43	24	6	-	9	236	201	101	1.23	2	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	36	30	8	-	8	227	249	88	1.07	18	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	24	33	19	-	6	210	248	73	0.89	24	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	39	30	13	-	-	214	181	91	1.11	8	Conference SF loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	39	30	13	-	-	221	194	91	1.11	9	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	26	47	9	-	-	234	300	61	0.74	26	Did not make playoffs

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Boston Bruins Stars And Cult Players

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Anthony Richard (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	2	2	1	3	2
2.	Tomas Nosek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	0
3.	Peter Cehlárik (F)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	2
4.	Pär Lindholm (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	2	1	0	1	0
5.	Patrick Brown (F)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0
6.	Alexander Khokhlachyov (F)	2026-2027	HK Sochi	KHL	1	0	0	0	0
7.	Matt Fraser (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	Champions HL	2	0	0	0	0
8.	Karson Kuhlman (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK	Champions HL	2	0	0	0	0
9.	Dan Renouf (D)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	2	0	0	0	0
10.	Austin Czarnik (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	205 lbs	27.48
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.96
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.38
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.73
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	205 lbs	29.52

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raymond Bourque (D)	1518	395	1111	1506
2.	Johnny Bucyk (F)	1436	545	794	1339
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	1294	427	613	1040
4.	Phil Esposito (F)	625	459	553	1012
5.	Brad Marchand (F)	1090	422	554	976

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Johnny Bucyk (F)	1436	545	794	1339
2.	Phil Esposito (F)	625	459	553	1012
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	1294	427	613	1040
4.	Brad Marchand (F)	1090	422	554	976
5.	David Pastrnak (F)	833	420	513	933

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raymond Bourque (D)	1518	395	1111	1506
2.	Johnny Bucyk (F)	1436	545	794	1339
3.	Bobby Orr (D)	631	264	624	888
4.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	1294	427	613	1040
5.	David Krejčí (F)	1032	231	555	786

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Terry O'Reilly (F)	891	204	606	2095
2.	Mike Milbury (D)	754	49	238	1552
3.	Keith Crowder (F)	607	219	477	1251
4.	Brad Marchand (F)	1090	422	976	1113
5.	Eddie Shore (D)	541	103	279	1090

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raymond Bourque (D)	1518	395	1111	1506
2.	Johnny Bucyk (F)	1436	545	794	1339
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	1294	427	613	1040
4.	Brad Marchand (F)	1090	422	554	976
5.	Don Sweeney (D)	1052	52	210	262

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Phil Esposito (F)	625	459	1012	1.62
2.	Ab DeMarco (F)	4	4	6	1.50
3.	Bobby Orr (D)	631	264	888	1.41
4.	Adam Oates (F)	368	142	499	1.36
5.	Joé Juneau (F)	161	51	193	1.20

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	78	76	152
2.	Phil Esposito (F)	1973-1974	78	68	145
3.	Adam Oates (F)	1992-1993	84	45	142
4.	Bobby Orr (D)	1970-1971	78	37	139
5.	Bobby Orr (D)	1974-1975	80	46	135

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	78	76	152
2.	Phil Esposito (F)	1973-1974	78	68	145
3.	Phil Esposito (F)	1971-1972	76	66	133
4.	Phil Esposito (F)	1974-1975	79	61	127
5.	David Pastrnak (F)	2022-2023	82	61	113

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Bobby Orr (D)	1970-1971	78	102	139
2.	Adam Oates (F)	1992-1993	84	97	142
3.	Bobby Orr (D)	1973-1974	74	90	122
4.	Bobby Orr (D)	1974-1975	80	89	135
5.	Bobby Orr (D)	1969-1970	76	87	120

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jay Miller (F)	1987-1988	78	19	304
2.	Chris Nilan (F)	1990-1991	41	15	277
3.	Terry O'Reilly (F)	1979-1980	71	61	265
4.	John Blum (D)	1984-1985	75	16	263
5.	Lyndon Byers (F)	1987-1988	53	24	236

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
2	#56	Yuri Ivanov (G)	09/12/2008	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	165 lbs
3	#88	Nils Bartholdsson (F)	04/25/2008	Halmstad, SWE	5'10"	179 lbs
4	#104	Matvei Kotkov (F)	08/27/2008	Yekaterinburg, RUS	6'0"	174 lbs
4	#122	Oscar Olsson (F)	04/09/2008	Huddinge, SWE	6'4"	187 lbs
5	#157	Jacob Vandeven (D)	03/03/2008	Komoka, ON, CAN	6'6"	205 lbs
6	#170	Roberto Henriquez (G)	04/29/2007	Bratislava, SVK	6'1"	165 lbs
7	#216	Cullen McCrate (D)	04/18/2007	Adrian, MI, USA	6'2"	205 lbs
2025
1	#7	James Hagens (F)	11/03/2006	Hauppauge, NY, USA	5'11"	176 lbs
2	#51	Will Moore (F)	03/24/2007	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'3"	185 lbs
2	#61	Liam Pettersson (D)	01/04/2007	Gislaved, SWE	6'2"	170 lbs
3	#79	Cooper Simpson (F)	02/05/2007	Shakopee, MN, USA	6'1"	183 lbs
4	#100	Vashek Blanár (D)	04/22/2007	Vail, CO, USA	6'5"	192 lbs
5	#133	Cole Chandler (F)	05/01/2007	Bedford, NS, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
6	#165	Kirill Yemelyanov (F)	01/08/2007	Irkutsk, RUS	6'1"	176 lbs
2024
1	#25	Dean Letourneau (F)	02/21/2006	Arnprior, ON, CAN	6'7"	229 lbs
4	#110	Elliott Groenewold (D)	02/04/2006	Springfield, VT, USA	6'2"	216 lbs
5	#154	Jonathan Morello (F)	07/31/2006	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	187 lbs
6	#186	Loke Johansson (D)	12/14/2005	Huddinge, SWE	6'3"	214 lbs

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AHL affiliation history:
- Providence Reds (1936-1938)
- Hershey Bears (1938-1942 & 1946-1958)
- Springfield Indians (1957-1958)
- Providence Reds (1958-1962 & 1963-1964)
- Hershey Bears (1964-1971)
- Boston Braves (1971-1974)
- Rochester Americans (1974-1979)
- Binghamton Dusters (1979-1980)
- Springfield Indians (1980-1981)
- Erie Blades (1981-1982)
- Baltimore Skipjacks (1982-1983)
- Hershey Bears (1983-1985)
- Moncton Golden Flames (1985-1987)
- Maine Mariners (1987-1992)
- Providence Bruins (1992-)

ECHL affiliation history:
- Johnstown Chiefs (1992-)
- Charlotte Checkers (1993-1994 & 1995-1998)
- Greenville Grrrowl (1992-)
- Johnstown Chiefs (1992-)
- Reading Royals (1992-)

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