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==Players and personnel==
===Current roster===
{{Boston Bruins roster}}

===Team captains===
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* [[Sprague Cleghorn]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Sprague Cleghorn selected as coach of Boston Bruins|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bH0uAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708,478148&dq=cleghorn+boston&hl=en|work=The Gazette|location=Montreal|via=Google News Archive Search|date=November 3, 1927|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814043944/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bH0uAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708,478148&dq=cleghorn+boston&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> 1925–1928
* [[Lionel Hitchman]], 1928–1931
* [[George Owen (ice hockey)|George Owen]], 1931–1932
* [[Dit Clapper]], 1932–1933; 1939–1944
* [[Marty Barry]], 1933–34
* [[Nels Stewart]], 1934–35
* [[Eddie Shore]], 1935–36
* [[Red Beattie]], 1936–37
* [[Cooney Weiland]], 1937–1939
* [[Bill Cowley]], 1944–1945
* [[Jack Crawford (ice hockey)|Jack Crawford]], 1945–1946
* [[Bobby Bauer]], 1946–1947
* [[Milt Schmidt]], 1947–1954
* [[Ed Sandford]], 1954–1955
* [[Fernie Flaman]], 1955–1961
* [[Don McKenney]], 1961–1963
* [[Leo Boivin]], 1963–1966
* [[Johnny Bucyk]], 1966–1967; 1973–1977
* [[Wayne Cashman]], 1977–1983
* [[Terry O'Reilly]], 1983–1985
* [[Ray Bourque]] and [[Rick Middleton]], 1985–1988 (co-captains)
* Ray Bourque, 1988–2000
* [[Jason Allison]], 2000–2001
* [[Joe Thornton]], 2002–2005
* [[Zdeno Chára|Zdeno Chara]], 2006–2020
* [[Patrice Bergeron]], 2021–2023
* [[Brad Marchand]], 2023–2025
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There is evidence from contemporary newspaper accounts and photographs that Bruins manager [[Art Ross]] appointed captains on an annual basis in the 1930s and 1940s, and generally for a single season only.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=October 17, 1946 |title=Bauer Appointed Bruins Captain |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bauer-cap.jpg |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, ON |page= |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044446/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bauer-cap.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> These include [[Marty Barry]] in 1933–34,<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=November 7, 1933 |title=Barry Captain of the Bruins |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_mon__nov_6__1933_-1.jpg |work=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, MA |page= |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323033124/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_mon__nov_6__1933_-1.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nels Stewart]] in 1934–35,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=October 25, 1934 |title=Nelson Stewart is Bruins' Captain |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_tue__nov_5__1935_.jpg |work=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, MA |page= |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215165432/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_tue__nov_5__1935_.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Eddie Shore]] in 1935–36,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=November 5, 1935 |title=Eddie Shore Appointed Captain of Bruins for Season |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_thu__oct_25__1934_.jpg |work=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, MA |page=20 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323032739/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/the_boston_globe_thu__oct_25__1934_.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Red Beattie]] in 1936–37, [[Bill Cowley]] in 1944–45<ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Stephen |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Puckstruck: Distracted, Delighted and Distressed by Canada's Hockey Obsession |location=Vancouver, BC |publisher=Greystone Books |isbn=978-1771640480}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Vautour |first=Kevin |date=October 1, 1997 |title=The Bruins Book, 1997 98: A Statistical & Photographic History of the Boston Bruins |location= |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1550223348}}</ref> and [[Bobby Bauer]] in 1946–47.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=October 17, 1946 |title=Bauer Appointed Bruins Captain |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bauer-cap.jpg |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, ON |page= |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044446/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bauer-cap.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/3.15.47.jpg |title=Referee's Report of Match, Boston vs Toronto |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 15, 1947 |website= |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 22, 2022 |quote= |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323033659/https://puckstruck.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/3.15.47.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> These captaincies had not been acknowledged by the Bruins' organization for many years, which had declined comment on the question. On September 20, 2023, the team confirmed these captaincies, stating there have been 27 captains in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bruins Name Brad Marchand 27th Captain in Team History |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/topic/press-release/bruins-name-brad-marchand-27th-captain-in-team-history |access-date=September 20, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=September 20, 2023}}</ref>

===Head coaches===
{{details |List of Boston Bruins head coaches}}
On November 19, 2024, the Bruins promoted assistant coach [[Joe Sacco (ice hockey)|Joe Sacco]] to interim head coach, following the firing of [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Amalie |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/jim-montgomery-fired-as-boston-coach |title=Montgomery fired as Bruins coach, replaced by Sacco |website=NHL.com |date=November 19, 2024 |access-date=November 19, 2024}}</ref>

===General managers===
{{details|List of Boston Bruins general managers}}
Following the team's failure to make the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 playoffs]], [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] was fired as general manager on April 15, 2015, with [[Don Sweeney]] hired as Chiarelli's replacement on May 20, 2015.

===Presidents===
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* [[Charles Adams (ice hockey)|Charles F. Adams]], November 1, 1924 – 1936
* [[Weston Adams|Weston W. Adams, Sr.]], 1936–1951
* [[Walter A. Brown]], 1951 – September 1964
* [[Weston Adams|Weston W. Adams, Sr.]], September 1964 – March 30, 1969
* [[Weston Adams, Jr.|Weston W. Adams, Jr.]], March 31, 1969 – September 30, 1975
* [[Paul A. Mooney]], October 1, 1975 – March 24, 1987
* [[William D. Hassett, Jr.]], March 24, 1987 – December 1, 1988
* [[Harry Sinden]], December 1, 1988 – August 9, 2006
* [[Cam Neely]], June 16, 2010 – present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531796|title=Cam Neely Named President of the Boston Bruins|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812054242/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531796|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===First-round draft picks===
{{see also|List of Boston Bruins draft picks}}
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* [[1963 NHL amateur draft|1963]]: [[Orest Romashyna]] (3rd overall)
* [[1964 NHL amateur draft|1964]]: [[Alex Campbell (ice hockey)|Alex Campbell]] (2nd overall)
* [[1965 NHL amateur draft|1965]]: [[Joe Bailey (ice hockey)|Joe Bailey]] (4th overall)
* [[1966 NHL amateur draft|1966]]: [[Barry Gibbs]] (1st overall)
* [[1967 NHL amateur draft|1967]]: [[Meehan Bonnar]] (10th overall)
* [[1968 NHL amateur draft|1968]]: [[Danny Schock]] (12th overall)
* [[1969 NHL amateur draft|1969]]: [[Don Tannahill]] (3rd overall), [[Frank Spring]] (4th overall), and [[Ivan Boldirev]] (11th overall)
* [[1970 NHL amateur draft|1970]]: [[Reggie Leach]] (3rd overall), [[Rick MacLeish]] (4th overall), [[Ron Plumb]] (9th overall), and [[Bob Stewart (ice hockey)|Bob Stewart]] (13th overall)
* [[1971 NHL amateur draft|1971]]: [[Ron Jones (ice hockey)|Ron Jones]] (6th overall) and [[Terry O'Reilly]] (14th overall)
* [[1972 NHL amateur draft|1972]]: [[Mike Bloom (ice hockey)|Mike Bloom]] (16th overall)
* [[1973 NHL amateur draft|1973]]: [[André Savard|Andre Savard]] (6th overall)
* [[1974 NHL amateur draft|1974]]: [[Don Larway]] (18th overall)
* [[1975 NHL amateur draft|1975]]: [[Doug Halward]] (14th overall)
* [[1976 NHL amateur draft|1976]]: [[Clayton Pachal]] (16th overall)
* [[1977 NHL amateur draft|1977]]: [[Dwight Foster (ice hockey)|Dwight Foster]] (16th overall)
* [[1978 NHL amateur draft|1978]]: [[Al Secord]] (16th overall)
* [[1979 NHL entry draft|1979]]: [[Ray Bourque]] (8th overall) and [[Brad McCrimmon]] (15th overall)
* [[1980 NHL entry draft|1980]]: [[Barry Pederson]] (18th overall)
* [[1981 NHL entry draft|1981]]: [[Normand Leveille]] (14th overall)
* [[1982 NHL entry draft|1982]]: [[Gord Kluzak]] (1st overall)
* [[1983 NHL entry draft|1983]]: [[Nevin Markwart]] (21st overall)
* [[1984 NHL entry draft|1984]]: [[Dave Pasin]] (19th overall)
* [[1986 NHL entry draft|1986]]: [[Craig Janney]] (13th overall)
* [[1987 NHL entry draft|1987]]: [[Glen Wesley]] (3rd overall) and [[Stéphane Quintal|Stephane Quintal]] (14th overall)
* [[1988 NHL entry draft|1988]]: [[Robert Cimetta]] (18th overall)
* [[1989 NHL entry draft|1989]]: [[Shayne Stevenson (ice hockey)|Shayne Stevenson]] (17th overall)
* [[1990 NHL entry draft|1990]]: [[Bryan Smolinski]] (21st overall)
* [[1991 NHL entry draft|1991]]: [[Glen Murray (ice hockey)|Glen Murray]] (18th overall)
* [[1992 NHL entry draft|1992]]: [[Dmitri Kvartalnov]] (16th overall)
* [[1993 NHL entry draft|1993]]: [[Kevyn Adams]] (25th overall)
* [[1994 NHL entry draft|1994]]: [[Evgeni Ryabchikov]] (21st overall)
* [[1995 NHL entry draft|1995]]: [[Kyle McLaren]] (9th overall) and [[Sean Brown (ice hockey)|Sean Brown]] (21st overall)
* [[1996 NHL entry draft|1996]]: [[Johnathan Aitken]] (8th overall)
* [[1997 NHL entry draft|1997]]: [[Joe Thornton]] (1st overall) and [[Sergei Samsonov]] (8th overall)
* [[1999 NHL entry draft|1999]]: [[Nick Boynton]] (21st overall)
* [[2000 NHL entry draft|2000]]: [[Lars Jonsson (ice hockey)|Lars Jonsson]] (7th overall) and [[Martin Samuelsson]] (27th overall)
* [[2001 NHL entry draft|2001]]: [[Shaone Morrisonn]] (19th overall)
* [[2002 NHL entry draft|2002]]: [[Hannu Toivonen]] (29th overall)
* [[2003 NHL entry draft|2003]]: [[Mark Stuart (ice hockey)|Mark Stuart]] (21st overall)
* [[2005 NHL entry draft|2005]]: [[Matt Lashoff]] (22nd overall)
* [[2006 NHL entry draft|2006]]: [[Phil Kessel]] (5th overall)
* [[2007 NHL entry draft|2007]]: [[Zach Hamill]] (8th overall)
* [[2008 NHL entry draft|2008]]: [[Joe Colborne]] (16th overall)
* [[2009 NHL entry draft|2009]]: [[Jordan Caron]] (25th overall)
* [[2010 NHL entry draft|2010]]: [[Tyler Seguin]] (2nd overall)
* [[2011 NHL entry draft|2011]]: [[Dougie Hamilton]] (9th overall)
* [[2012 NHL entry draft|2012]]: [[Malcolm Subban]] (24th overall)
* [[2014 NHL entry draft|2014]]: [[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]] (25th overall)
* [[2015 NHL entry draft|2015]]: [[Jakub Zbořil|Jakub Zboril]] (13th overall), [[Jake DeBrusk]] (14th overall) and [[Zachary Senyshyn]] (15th overall)
* [[2016 NHL entry draft|2016]]: [[Charlie McAvoy]] (14th overall), [[Trent Frederic]] (29th overall)
* [[2017 NHL entry draft|2017]]: [[Urho Vaakanainen]] (18th overall)
* [[2019 NHL entry draft|2019]]: [[John Beecher (ice hockey)|John Beecher]] (30th overall)
* [[2021 NHL entry draft|2021]]: [[Fabian Lysell]] (21st overall)
* [[2024 NHL entry draft|2024]]: [[Dean Letourneau]] (25th overall)
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