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 Steve Kasper.

Who is the captain of Boston Bruins?

The captain of Boston Bruins is Raymond Bourque.

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 Harry Sinden.

What are the team colors of Boston Bruins?

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

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1996-1997 Season

Boston Bruins were 26-47-9 in the 1996-97 NHL season with 61 points, 26th overall.

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1996-1997 Boston Bruins Roster

Boston Bruins — 1996-1997 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Scott Bailey (G)	54	1972	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	194	L
	#30	Jim Carey (G)	52	1974	Dorchester, MA, USA	6'2"	190	L
	#31	Tim Cheveldae (G)	58	1968	Melville, SK, CAN	5'10"	194	L
	#30	Bill Ranford (G)	59	1966	Brandon, MB, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	#1	Paxton Schafer (G)	50	1976	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	5'9"	163	L
	#35	Robbie Tallas (G)	53	1973	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	179	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#34	Bob Beers (D)	59	1967	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	6'2"	203	R
	#77	Raymond Bourque (D)"C"	65	1960	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'11"	216	L
	#28	Dean Chynoweth (D)	58	1968	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	190	R
	#44	Dean Malkoc (D)	56	1970	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	207	L
	#18	Kyle McLaren (D)	49	1977	Humboldt, SK, CAN	6'4"	236	L
	#14	Anders Myrvold (D)	51	1975	Lørenskog, NOR	6'2"	207	L
	#46	Barry Richter (D)	56	1970	Madison, WI, USA	6'0"	203	L
	#38	Jon Rohloff (D)	57	1969	Mankato, MN, USA	5'11"	220	R
	#62	Yevgeni Shaldybin (D)	51	1975	Novosibirsk, RUS	6'2"	209	L
	#48	Steve Staios (D)	53	1973	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'1"	203	R
	#32	Don Sweeney (D)"A"	60	1966	St. Stephen, NB, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#47	Mattias Timander (D)	52	1974	Sollefteå, SWE	6'2"	236	L
FORWARDS
	#41	Jason Allison (C/RW)	51	1975	North York, ON, CAN	6'3"	216	R
	#37	Clayton Beddoes (C)	55	1970	Bentley, AB, CAN	6'0"	190	L
	#11	Anson Carter (RW)	52	1974	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	R
	#19	Rob DiMaio (RW)	58	1968	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	190	R
	#21	Ted Donato (LW)	57	1969	Boston, MA, USA	5'10"	179	L
	#40	Pierre-Claude Drouin (LW)	52	1974	Saint-Lambert, QC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#20	Todd Elik (C)	60	1966	Brampton, ON, CAN	6'0"	196	L
	#52	David Emma (RW)	57	1969	Cranston, RI, USA	5'11"	190	L
	#65	Brett Harkins (C)	56	1970	Ridgeville, OH, USA	6'1"	183	L
	#23	Steve Heinze (RW)	56	1970	Lawrence, MA, USA	6'0"	194	R
	#33	Sheldon Kennedy (RW)	57	1969	Brandon, MB, CAN	5'10"	170	R
	#29	Troy Mallette (LW)	56	1970	Sudbury, ON, CAN	6'3"	218	L
	#25	Trent McCleary (RW)	54	1972	Swift Current, SK, CAN	6'0"	183	R
	#45	Sandy Moger (RW)	57	1969	100 Mile House, BC, CAN	6'4"	220	R
	#12	Adam Oates (C)"A"	64	1962	Weston, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#36	Jeff Odgers (RW)"A"	57	1969	Spy Hill, SK, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#17	Davis Payne (RW)	56	1970	King City, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	L
	#48	Randy Robitaille (C)	51	1975	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#49	André Roy (LW)	51	1975	Port Chester, NY, USA	6'4"	229	L
	#43	Jean-Yves Roy (RW)	57	1969	Rosemère, QC, CAN	5'10"	181	L
	#14	Kevin Sawyer (LW)	52	1974	Christina Lake, BC, CAN	6'2"	212	L
	#26	Cam Stewart (LW)	55	1971	Kitchener, ON, CAN	5'11"	192	L
	#16	Jozef Stümpel (C)	54	1972	Nitra, SVK	6'3"	218	R
	#42	Tim Sweeney (LW)	59	1967	Boston, MA, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#22	Rick Tocchet (RW)	62	1964	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	214	R
	#27	Landon Wilson (RW)	51	1975	St. Louis, MO, USA	6'4"	225	R
Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 22Av Age: 26.92 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Boston Bruins Staff

Head CoachSteve Kasper
Asst. CoachRobert Raeder
General ManagerHarry Sinden
Asst. General ManagerMike O'Connell
Amateur ScoutScott Bradley
Amateur ScoutDaniel Doré
Asst. Equipment ManagerKeith Robinson
BroadcasterDale Arnold
BroadcasterAndy Brickley
BroadcasterFred Cusick
BroadcasterBob Neumeier
Dir. of Media RelationsHeidi Holland
Dir. of ScoutingJeff Gorton
European ScoutSvenåke Svensson
Franchise OwnerJeremy Jacobs
GovernorJeremy Jacobs

1996-1997 Boston Bruins Captains

"C"

Raymond Bourque

"A"

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1996-1997 Boston Bruins Demographics

Boston Bruins Facts

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

1996-1997 Boston Bruins Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
10 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Boston Bruins: 5 149 GP
NHL: 9 686 GP
WC: 131 GP
OG: 46 GP
SHL: 102 GP
Liiga: 14 GP
AHL: 3 856 GP
DEL: 25 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

Boston Bruins Games

Boston Bruins — 1996-1997 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/02/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Boston Bruins	Vegas Golden Knights	-	NHL
10/31/2026 01:00 PM GMT-4	Boston Bruins	Chicago Blackhawks	-	NHL
10/29/2026 08:00 PM GMT-4	St. Louis Blues	Boston Bruins	4 - 1	NHL
10/27/2026 08:00 PM GMT-4	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston Bruins	2 - 1	NHL
10/24/2026 07:00 PM GMT-4	Boston Bruins	San Jose Sharks	6 - 4	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Boston Bruins — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/21/2026	Extension		Marat Khusnutdinov (F)		Details
09/26/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Attilio Biasca (F)	Providence Bruins	Details
09/26/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Ivan Ivan (F)	Providence Bruins	Details
09/16/2026	Extension		Matthew Poitras (F)		Details
09/08/2026	Extension		Fraser Minten (F)		Details
08/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	John Farinacci (F)	Milwaukee Admirals	Details
07/20/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Georgi Merkulov (F)	Colorado Avalanche	Details
07/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Matěj Blümel (F)	HC Sparta Praha	Details

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Boston Bruins History and Standings

Boston Bruins — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	14	8	4	-	1	1	50	32	19	1.36	2	-
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

Boston Bruins Retired Numbers

Boston Bruins Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Boston Bruins — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ondrej Kase (F)	2026-2027	HC Litvínov	Extraliga	15	4	11	15	0
2.	Ian Mitchell (D)	2026-2027	SC Bern	NL	15	1	14	15	4
3.	Viktor Arvidsson (F)	2026-2027	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	13	8	6	14	4
4.	Pär Lindholm (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	13	4	9	13	2
5.	Anthony Richard (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	17	4	8	12	12
6.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	10	4	7	11	2
7.	Gemel Smith (F)	2026-2027	HC Presov	Extraliga	14	3	8	11	4
8.	Greg McKegg (F)	2026-2027	Milano Hockey Club	ICEHL	16	2	9	11	4
9.	Michael Eyssimont (F)	2026-2027	Providence Bruins	AHL	6	9	1	10	4
10.	Jesper Frödén (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	15	5	5	10	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Boston Bruins — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.17
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.96
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.44
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.80
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	205 lbs	29.55

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Boston Bruins — 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

Boston Bruins — 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.	David Pastrňák (F)	847	427	524	951
5.	Brad Marchand (F)	1090	422	554	976

Franchise All-Time Assists

Boston Bruins — 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.

Boston Bruins — 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

Boston Bruins — 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

Boston Bruins — 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

Boston Bruins — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	NHL	78	76	76	152	1.95	71
2.	Phil Esposito (F)	1973-1974	NHL	78	68	77	145	1.86	58
3.	Adam Oates (F)	1992-1993	NHL	84	45	97	142	1.69	32
4.	Bobby Orr (D)	1970-1971	NHL	78	37	102	139	1.78	91
5.	Bobby Orr (D)	1974-1975	NHL	80	46	89	135	1.69	101

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Boston Bruins — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	NHL	78	76	76	152	1.95	71
2.	Phil Esposito (F)	1973-1974	NHL	78	68	77	145	1.86	58
3.	Phil Esposito (F)	1971-1972	NHL	76	66	67	133	1.75	76
4.	Phil Esposito (F)	1974-1975	NHL	79	61	66	127	1.61	62
5.	David Pastrňák (F)	2022-2023	NHL	82	61	52	113	1.38	38

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Boston Bruins — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bobby Orr (D)	1970-1971	NHL	78	37	102	139	1.78	91
2.	Adam Oates (F)	1992-1993	NHL	84	45	97	142	1.69	32
3.	Bobby Orr (D)	1973-1974	NHL	74	32	90	122	1.65	82
4.	Bobby Orr (D)	1974-1975	NHL	80	46	89	135	1.69	101
5.	Bobby Orr (D)	1969-1970	NHL	76	33	87	120	1.58	125

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Boston Bruins — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jay Miller (F)	1987-1988	NHL	78	7	12	19	0.24	304
2.	Chris Nilan (F)	1990-1991	NHL	41	6	9	15	0.37	277
3.	Terry O'Reilly (F)	1979-1980	NHL	71	19	42	61	0.86	265
4.	John Blum (D)	1984-1985	NHL	75	3	13	16	0.21	263
5.	Lyndon Byers (F)	1987-1988	NHL	53	10	14	24	0.45	236

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

Boston Bruins — 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"	192 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"	190 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-)

2011 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Milan Lucic - David Krejčí - Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Mark Recchi
Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley - Michael Ryder
Dan Paille - Greg Campbell - Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chára - Dennis Seidenberg
Tomáš Kaberle - Johnny Boychuk
Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid

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