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{{Short description|National Hockey League team in Boston, Massachusetts}}
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{{Infobox NHL team
| team_name = Boston Bruins
| current = 2024–25 Boston Bruins season
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF !important; border-top:#010101 5px solid !important; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid !important;
| text_color = #000000
| logo_image = Boston Bruins.svg
| conference = [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern]]
| division = [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic]]
| founded = 1924
| history = '''Boston Bruins'''<br />[[1924–25 NHL season|1924]]–present
| arena = '''[[TD Garden]]'''
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| uniform_image = ECA-Uniform-BOS.PNG
| uniform_image_size = 250px
| team_colors = Black, gold, white<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Directory|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/team/club-directory|website=BostonBruins.com|publisher=NHL Enterprises, LP|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410020823/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/team/club-directory|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Russo|first=Eric|title=The Evolution of the Boston Bruins Sweaters|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/the-evolution-of-the-boston-bruins-sweater/c-290032176|website=BostonBruins.com|publisher=NHL Enterprises, LP|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=December 9, 2017|quote=When the Bruins take the ice this fall they'll be doing so with a bit of a different look – although one only the savviest of fans may recognize. On Tuesday night, the National Hockey League and adidas debuted their partnership by unveiling the league's new ADIZERO jerseys in Las Vegas. The Black & Gold's new threads contain only subtle variations from the sweaters they have worn since 2007, when Reebok took over the NHL's uniform design.|archive-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408210017/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/the-evolution-of-the-boston-bruins-sweater/c-290032176|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#010101}} {{color box|#FFB81C}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| media_affiliates = [[New England Sports Network|NESN]]<br />[[WBZ-FM|The Sports Hub (98.5 FM)]]<br />[[NBC Sports Boston]]
| owner = [[Delaware North]]<br />([[Jeremy Jacobs]], chairman; [[Charlie Jacobs]], CEO)
| general_manager = [[Don Sweeney]]
| head_coach = [[Joe Sacco (ice hockey)|Joe Sacco]] (interim)
| captain = ''Vacant''
| minor_league_affiliates = [[Providence Bruins]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])<br />[[Maine Mariners (ECHL)|Maine Mariners]] ([[ECHL]])
| stanley_cups = '''6''' ([[1929 Stanley Cup Finals|1928–29]], [[1939 Stanley Cup Finals|1938–39]], [[1941 Stanley Cup Finals|1940–41]], [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals|1969–70]], [[1972 Stanley Cup Finals|1971–72]], [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2010–11]])
| conf_titles = '''5''' ([[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]], [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]], [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]])
| presidents'_trophies = '''4''' ([[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]], [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]], [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]])
| division_titles = '''27''' ([[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]], [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29]], [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]], [[1930–31 NHL season|1930–31]], [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]], [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]], [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]], [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]], [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]], [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]], [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]], [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]], [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]], [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]], [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]], [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]], [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]], [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]])
| website = {{URL|nhl.com/bruins}}
}}
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 (NHL)|Atlantic Division]] in the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]]. The team has been in existence since [[1924–25 NHL season|1924]], making them the [[National Hockey League all-time results|third-oldest active team]] in the NHL, and the oldest in the United States.

The Bruins are one of the "[[Original Six]]" NHL teams, along with the [[Detroit Red Wings]], [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[New York Rangers]], and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. They have won six [[Stanley Cup]] championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States. The Bruins have also won the [[Presidents' Trophy]] four times, with their most recent win in [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]] having amassed 135 points—the most in one season in NHL history.

The first facility to host the Bruins was the Boston Arena (now known as [[Matthews Arena]]), the world's oldest (built 1909–10) indoor ice hockey facility still in use for the sport at [[Hockey East|any level of competition]].<ref name="gonu">{{cite web |url=http://gonu.com/sports/2010/1/28/matthewsarena.aspx?id=204 |title=Northeastern University Athletics Official Website |publisher=Gonu.com |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205024756/http://gonu.com/sports/2010/1/28/matthewsarena.aspx?id=204 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fitz">{{cite web |author=Katy Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,17170/NUHuskieslookingforwardtorenovatedArenanewseason.html |title="New Season Brings Renovated Arena for Northeastern," ''USCHO.com'', October 2, 2009 |publisher=Uscho.com |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109213027/http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id%2C17170/NUHuskieslookingforwardtorenovatedArenanewseason.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> Following the Bruins' departure from the Boston Arena, the team played its home games at the [[Boston Garden]] for 67 seasons, beginning in [[1928–29 NHL season|1928]] and concluding in [[1995–96 NHL season|1995]], when they moved to [[TD Garden]].

==History==
{{further|History of the Boston Bruins}}
===Early years (1924–1942)===
In 1924, the NHL made the decision to expand to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legends of Hockey |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b196001&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013204102/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b196001&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> The previous year in 1923, sports promoter [[Thomas Duggan]] received options on three NHL franchises for the United States, and sold one to [[Boston]] grocery magnate [[Charles Adams (ice hockey)|Charles Adams]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 19, 1924 |title=Six-Club League Favored |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMAtAAAAIBAJ&dq=Thomas+Duggan+NHL+Boston&pg=PA16&article_id=6881,2430744 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=The Montreal Gazette |pages=16}}</ref> The team was one of the NHL's first expansion teams, and the first NHL team to be based in the United States. Adams' first act as owner was to hire [[Art Ross]], a former star player and innovator, as general manager.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=March 19, 1960 |title=Publicist explains origins of NHL team nick-names |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4bRUAAAAIBAJ&dq=Charles+Adams+hires+art+ross&pg=PA19&article_id=4873,3688528 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=The Leader-Post |pages=19}}</ref>

Ross came up with "Bruins" for a team nickname, a name for [[brown bear]]s used in classic folk tales. The team's nickname also went along with the team's original uniform colors of brown and yellow, which came from Adams' grocery chain, [[Finast|First National Stores]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Marrazza|first1=Dan|title=How NHL Teams Got Their Names|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-teams-getting-their-names/c-283742854|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 18, 2018|date=June 14, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120119/https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-teams-getting-their-names/c-283742854|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Eddie shore 1939.JPG|thumb|left|upright|[[Eddie Shore]] as a member of the Boston Bruins.]]
On December 1, 1924, the Bruins won the first ever NHL game played in the United States, hosting the [[Montreal Maroons]] at [[Boston Arena]], with [[Smokey Harris]] scoring the first-ever Bruins goal,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bruinslegends.blogspot.com/2011/06/smokey-harris.html |title=Smokey Harris |last=Pelletier |first=Joseph |date=June 2011 |website=bruinslegends.blogspot.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050601/http://bruinslegends.blogspot.com/2011/06/smokey-harris.html |archive-date=November 25, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> spurring the Bruins to a 2–1 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fischler |first=Stan |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Bruins won first NHL game played in United States in 1924 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-won-first-nhl-game-played-in-united-states-in-1924/c-338181072?tid=335154694 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227070806/https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-won-first-nhl-game-played-in-united-states-in-1924/c-338181072?tid=335154694 |archive-date=December 27, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> This would be one of the few high points of the season, as the Bruins lost their next 11 games and only managed a 6–24–0 record, finishing in last place in its first season.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Stainkamp |first=Mike |date=August 4, 2010 |title=A Brief History: Boston Bruins |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/429706-a-brief-history-boston-bruins |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The Bruins played three more seasons at the Arena, after which they became the main tenant of [[Boston Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=395417|title=NHL hockey came to the U.S. on Dec. 1, 1924|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107035136/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=395417|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The Bruins improved in [[1925–26 NHL season|their second season]] to a winning 17–15–4 record, which originally held the record for the biggest single-season improvement in NHL history, and is now third.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Klein |first1=Jeff Z. |title=The Klein & Reif Hockey Compendium |last2=Reif |first2=Karl-Eric |date=1987 |publisher=McClelland & Stewart |isbn=978-0-7710-4529-5 |location=Toronto |page=63}}</ref> However, they missed out on the third and final playoff berth by one point to the expansion [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>Standings: {{cite book |author=NHL Public Relations Department |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2009 |publisher=National Hockey League |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-894801-14-0 |editor=Dave McCarthy |page=146 |display-editors=et al}}</ref>

In [[1926–27 NHL season|their third season]], Ross took advantage of the collapse of the [[Western Canada Hockey League|Western Hockey League]] (WHL) to purchase several western stars, including the team's first great star, [[Defenceman|defenseman]] [[Eddie Shore]]. With the Bruins, he would go on to become one of the greatest players in NHL history.<ref>{{cite book |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |title=Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol I. |date=1964 |publisher=National Hockey League |location=Sherbrooke, PQ |page=709}}</ref> Boston qualified for the then-expanded playoffs by a comfortable margin. In their first-ever playoff run, the Bruins reached the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] where they lost to the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] in the first Stanley Cup Finals between exclusively NHL teams.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Johnson |first1=Richard |title=The Bruins in Black and White, 1924–1966 |last2=Codagnone |first2=Brian |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738534855 |publication-date=December 9, 2003 |pages=13}}</ref> The [[1927 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]]-winning game for the Senators would see Bruins' [[Billy Coutu]] attack the referee, earning him a ban from the NHL for life, the only in league history.<ref>{{cite book |last=Vautour |first=Kevin |title=The Bruins Book |date=1997 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1-55022-334-7 |location=Toronto |page=42}}</ref>

[[File:Tiny Thompson.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tiny Thompson]] was the goaltender for the Bruins from [[1928–29 NHL season|1928]] to [[1937–38 NHL season|1938]]. He helped the team win its first [[Stanley Cup]] in [[1929 Stanley Cup Finals|1929]].]]
The [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29 season]] was the first played at Boston Garden. In 1929, the Bruins defeated the [[New York Rangers]] to win their first [[Stanley Cup]] in two games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClure |first=Steve |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Bruins' First Stanley Cup Clincher—March 29, 1929 |url=https://blackngoldhockey.com/2024/03/bruins-first-stanley-cup-clincher-march-29-1929/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Black N' Gold Hockey}}</ref> Standout players on the first championship team included Shore, [[Harry Oliver (ice hockey)|Harry Oliver]], [[Dit Clapper]], [[Dutch Gainor]] and [[goaltender]] [[Tiny Thompson]].

The season after that, [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]], the Bruins posted the best-ever regular season [[winning percentage]] in the NHL (.875, a record which still stands) because of a 38–5–1 record,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Molinari |first=Dave |date=April 6, 1973 |title=Illness Foiled Barasso |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rFRAAAAIBAJ&dq=Boston+Bruins+.875+win+percentage&pg=PA34&article_id=6868,3172609 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> and shattered numerous scoring records, but lost to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the [[1930 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]].

The 1930s Bruins teams included Shore, Thompson, Clapper, [[Babe Siebert]] and [[Cooney Weiland]]. The team led the league five times in the decade.<ref name=":1" /> In [[1938–39 NHL season|1939]], the team captured its second Stanley Cup. That year, Thompson was traded for [[rookie]] goaltender [[Frank Brimsek]]. Brimsek had an award-winning season, capturing the [[Vezina Trophy|Vezina]] and [[Calder Memorial Trophy|Calder Trophies]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 30, 1939 |title=Brimsek No. 1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCI_AAAAIBAJ&dq=Brimsek+vezina+and+Calder+trophies&pg=PA30&article_id=5375,6773346 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=The Windsor Daily Star}}</ref> becoming the first rookie named to the NHL first All-Star team, and earning the nickname "Mr. Zero".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Brimsek |url=http://history.vintagemnhockey.com/page/show/807236-frank-mr-zero-brimsek- |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Vintage Minnesota Hockey – History}}</ref> The team skating in front of Brimsek included [[Bill Cowley]], Shore, Clapper and "Sudden Death" [[Mel Hill]] (who scored three [[Overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] goals in one playoff series), together with the "[[Kraut line]]" of [[Centre (ice hockey)|center]] [[Milt Schmidt]], [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] [[Bobby Bauer]] and left winger [[Woody Dumart]].

In the [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40 season]], Shore was traded to the struggling [[New York Americans]] for his final NHL season. In 1941, the Bruins won their [[1941 Stanley Cup Finals|third Stanley Cup]] after losing only eight games and finishing first in the regular season.<ref name=":1" /> It was their last Stanley Cup for 29 years. [[World War II]] affected the Bruins more than most teams; Brimsek and the "Krauts" all enlisted in the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] following the 1941 Cup win, and lost the most productive years of their careers at war.<ref name="origins">{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Rych |date=August 11, 2017 |title=Flash from the Past / It started here: the Kraut Line's origins |url=https://www.therecord.com/living-story/7497550-flash-from-the-past-it-started-here-the-kraut-line-s-origins/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=The Record}}</ref> Cowley, assisted by veteran player Clapper and [[Busher Jackson]], became the team's remaining star.

===Original Six era (1942–1967)===
The NHL had by [[1942–43 NHL season|1942]] been reduced, for the next 25 years, to the six teams that would come to be called the "[[Original Six]]".

In 1944, Bruins' [[Herb Cain]] set the then-NHL record for points in a season with 82.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1944 |title=Boston's Herb Cain Wins Scoring Honors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XgtAAAAIBAJ&dq=Herb+Cain+82+points+record&pg=PA14&article_id=2902,3415045 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=The Montreal Gazette}}</ref> However, the Bruins did not make the playoffs that season.

The stars returned from World War II for the [[1945–46 NHL season|1945–46 season]], and Clapper led the team back to the [[1946 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] as [[player-coach]]. He retired as a player after the next season, becoming the first player to play twenty NHL seasons. Brimsek proved to be not as good as he was before the war, and after 1946 the Bruins lost in the first playoff round three consecutive years. After Brimsek was traded to the Blackhawks, the only remaining quality young player was forward [[Johnny Peirson]].

During the [[1948–49 NHL season|1948–49 season]], the original form of the "spoked-B" logo, with a small number "24" to the left of the capital B signifying the calendar year in the 20th century in which the Bruins team first played, and a similarly small "49" to the right of the "B",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=6515|title=Boston Bruins Anniversary Logo|website=[[SportsLogos.net]]|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=December 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211235722/http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=6515|url-status=live}}</ref> appeared on their home uniforms. The following season, the logo was modified into the basic "spoked-B" form that was to be used thereafter.

[[File:Walter A. Brown, Boston Celtics, 1960.jpg|thumb|upright|left|In 1951, [[Walter A. Brown]] purchased the Boston Bruins from [[Weston Adams]].]]
The 1950s began with Charles Adams' son [[Weston Adams|Weston]] facing financial trouble. He was forced to accept a buyout offer from [[Walter A. Brown]], the owner of the [[Boston Celtics]] and the Garden, in 1951.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 13, 1955 |title=Garden Re-elects Brown; to Buy All Bruin Stock |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4djAAAAIBAJ&dq=walter+a.+brown+buys+bruins&pg=PA23&article_id=5461,931457 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> Although there were some instances of success (such as making the Stanley Cup Finals in [[1952–53 NHL season|1953]], [[1956–57 NHL season|1957]], and [[1957–58 NHL season|1958]], only to lose to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] each time), the Bruins mustered only four winning seasons between 1947 and 1967. They missed the playoffs eight consecutive years (1960 to 1967).

On January 18, 1958, the first-ever black NHL player, [[Willie O'Ree]], stepped onto the ice for the Bruins. He played in 45 games for the Bruins over the [[1957–58 NHL season|1957–58]] and [[1960–61 NHL season|1960–61]] seasons. The "Uke Line"—named for the [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] heritage of [[Johnny Bucyk]], [[Vic Stasiuk]], and [[Bronco Horvath]] – came to Boston in 1957 and enjoyed four productive offensive seasons, heralding, along with scoring stalwarts [[Don McKenney]] and [[Fleming Mackell]], the successful era of the late 1950s. There followed a long and difficult reconstruction period in the early to mid-1960s.

===Expansion and the Big Bad Bruins (1967–1979)===
Weston Adams repurchased the Bruins in 1964 after Brown's death. Adams signed future superstar defenseman [[Bobby Orr]], who entered the league in [[1966–67 NHL season|1966]]. Orr was that season's winner of the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] for Rookie of the Year and named to the second NHL All-Star Team. Despite Orr's stellar rookie season, the Bruins would miss the playoffs. 

The next season, Boston made the playoffs for the first of 29 consecutive seasons, an all-time record. The Bruins then obtained forwards [[Phil Esposito]], [[Ken Hodge]] and [[Fred Stanfield]] from [[Chicago]] in a deal celebrated as one of the most one-sided in hockey history. Hodge and Stanfield became key elements of the Bruins' success, and Esposito, who centered a line with Hodge and [[Wayne Cashman]], became the league's top goal scorer and the first NHL player to break the 100-point mark, setting many goal- and point-scoring records. With other stars like forwards Bucyk, [[John McKenzie (hockey player)|John McKenzie]], [[Derek Sanderson]], and Hodge, defenders like [[Dallas Smith (ice hockey)|Dallas Smith]] and goaltender [[Gerry Cheevers]], the "Big Bad Bruins" became one of the league's top teams from the late 1960s into the 1980s.

In [[1969–70 NHL season|1970]], a 29-year Stanley Cup drought came to an end in Boston, as the Bruins defeated the [[St. Louis Blues]] in four games in the [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Orr scored the game-winning goal in overtime to clinch the Stanley Cup. The same season was Orr's most awarded—the third of eight consecutive years he won the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] as the top defenseman in the NHL—and he won the [[Art Ross Trophy]], the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] and the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]], the only player to ever win four major awards in the same season.

While Sinden temporarily retired from ice hockey before the [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71 season]] to enter business (he was replaced by ex-Bruins and Canadiens defenseman [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]]), the Bruins set dozens of offensive scoring records: they had seven of the league's top ten scorers—a feat not achieved before or since—set the record for wins in a season, and in a league that had never seen a 100-point scorer before the [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69 season]], the Bruins had four that year. All four (Orr, Esposito, Bucyk and Hodge) were named First Team All-Stars. Boston were favored to repeat as Cup champions but lost to the Canadiens (and rookie goaltender [[Ken Dryden]]) in seven games.

While the Bruins were not quite as dominant the next season, Esposito and Orr were once again one-two in the scoring standings and Boston regained the Stanley Cup by defeating the [[New York Rangers]] in six games in the [[1972 Stanley Cup Finals]]. 

The [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73 season]] saw upheaval for the Bruins. Former head coach Sinden became the general manager. Bruins players Gerry Cheevers, Derek Sanderson, [[Johnny McKenzie]] and [[Ted Green]] left to join the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA). Coach Tom Johnson was fired 52 games into the season, replaced by [[Bep Guidolin]]. The Adams family, which had owned the team since its founding in the 1920s, sold it to [[Storer Broadcasting]]. The Bruins' season came to a premature end in a first-round loss to the Rangers in the [[1973 Stanley Cup playoffs|1973 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Brunt |first=Stephen |year=2006 |pages=53–254 |publisher=Random House |title=Searching for Bobby Orr |isbn=978-0-676-97651-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgXsAiT97voC |access-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209170211/https://books.google.com/books?id=kgXsAiT97voC |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1974, the Bruins regained their first-place standing in the regular season, with three 100-point scorers on the team (Esposito, Orr, and Hodge). However, they lost the [[1974 Stanley Cup Finals]] in an upset to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].

[[File:Terry O'Reilly 78-79.JPG|upright|thumb|left|[[Terry O'Reilly]] was drafted by the Bruins 14th overall in the [[1971 NHL amateur draft|1971 draft]]. He played his entire career with the Bruins from 1971 to 1985.]]
[[Don Cherry (ice hockey)|Don Cherry]] stepped behind the bench as the new coach in [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]. The Bruins stocked themselves with [[Enforcer (hockey)|enforcers]] and grinders, and remained competitive under Cherry's reign, the so-called "Lunch Pail A.C"., behind players such as [[Gregg Sheppard]], [[Terry O'Reilly]], [[Stan Jonathan]] and [[Peter McNab]]. This would also turn out to be Orr's final full season in the league, before his knee injuries worsened, as well as the last time Orr and Esposito would finish 1–2 in regular season scoring. The Bruins placed second in the Adams Division, and lost to the [[Chicago Black Hawks]] in the first round of the [[1975 Stanley Cup playoffs|1975 playoffs]], losing a best-of-three series, two games to one.

Continuing with Sinden's rebuilding of the team, the Bruins traded Esposito and [[Carol Vadnais]] for [[Brad Park]], [[Jean Ratelle]] and [[Joe Zanussi]] to the Rangers. The Bruins made the semifinals again, losing to the Flyers, before losing Orr as a free agent to Chicago in the off-season.

Cheevers returned in [[1976–77 NHL season|1977]], and the Bruins got past the Flyers in the semifinals, but were swept by the Canadiens in the [[1977 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]. The story repeated itself in [[1977–78 NHL season|1978]]—with a balanced attack that saw Boston have 11 players with 20+ goal seasons, still the NHL record—as the Bruins made the [[1978 Stanley Cup Finals|Cup Finals]] once more, but lost in six games to Montreal. After that series, John Bucyk retired, holding virtually every Bruins' career longevity and scoring mark to that time.

The [[1979 Stanley Cup playoffs|1979 semifinals]] series against the Canadiens proved to be Cherry's undoing. In the deciding seventh game, the Bruins, up by a goal, were called for having too many men on the ice in the late stages of the third period. Montreal tied the game on the ensuing power play and won in overtime. Cherry was dismissed as head coach thereafter.

===Ray Bourque era (1979–2000)===
The [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80 season]] saw a new head coach [[Fred Creighton]], and also included a trade of goaltender [[Ron Grahame]] to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] for a first-round pick which was used to select [[Ray Bourque]], one of the greatest defensemen of all-time and the face of the Bruins for over two decades.<ref>{{cite news|work =CNNSI.com |title = Say It Ain't So: Los Angeles Kings |date =February 27, 2001 | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/22/sayitaintso_kings/ | publisher=CNN |archive-date =October 25, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025121254/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/22/sayitaintso_kings/}}</ref> The Bruins made the playoffs every year through the 1980s behind stars such as Park, Bourque and [[Rick Middleton]], and had the league's best record in [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]] behind a [[Vezina Trophy]]-winning season from ex-Flyers goaltender [[Pete Peeters]], with 110 points, but fell short of making the Stanley Cup Finals.

[[File:Bourque 7.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ray Bourque]], shown in 1981 and before switching to his familiar No. 77, led the Bruins to two Stanley Cup Finals appearances in [[1988 Stanley Cup Finals|1988]] and [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1990]].]]
Bourque, [[Cam Neely]] and [[Keith Crowder]] led the Bruins to another Stanley Cup Finals appearance in [[1987–88 NHL season|1988]] against the [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067342/index.htm | publisher=CNN | title=Devilish Feat by the Bruins | date=May 23, 1988 | access-date=April 26, 2010 | archive-date=November 5, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105021420/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067342/index.htm | url-status=dead}}</ref> The Bruins lost in a four-game sweep. Boston returned to the Stanley Cup Finals in [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1990]] (with Neely, Bourque, [[Craig Janney]], [[Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey)|Bobby Carpenter]], and [[rookie]] [[Don Sweeney]], and former Oilers goaltender [[Andy Moog]] and [[Réjean Lemelin|Reggie Lemelin]] splitting goaltending duties), but again lost to the Oilers, this time in five games.

In the [[1987–88 NHL season]], the Bruins defeated their [[Original Six]] nemesis Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs. In [[1990–91 NHL season|1991]] and [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the Bruins suffered two consecutive conference finals losses to the eventual Cup champion, the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. Starting from the [[1992–93 NHL season]] onwards, the Bruins had not gotten past the second round of the playoffs until winning the Stanley Cup after the [[2010–11 NHL season|2011 season]].

The 1992–93 season ended disappointingly. Despite finishing with the second-best regular season record after Pittsburgh, Boston was swept in the first round by the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. Bourque made the NHL All-Star First Team.

The [[1994–95 NHL season|1995 season]] was the Bruins' last at the [[Boston Garden]]. The final official match played in the Garden was a 3–0 loss to the [[New Jersey Devils]] in the 1995 playoffs; the Bruins went on to play the final game at the old arena on September 28, 1995, in an exhibition matchup against the Canadiens. They subsequently moved into the FleetCenter, now known as the [[TD Garden]]. In the 1996 playoffs, the Bruins lost their first-round series to the [[Florida Panthers]] in five games.

In [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]], Boston missed the playoffs for the first time in 30 years (and for the first time in the expansion era), having set the North American major professional record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs. The Bruins lost in the first round of the 1998 playoffs to the [[Washington Capitals]] in six games. In 1999, the Bruins defeated the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in six games during the first round of the playoffs. Nevertheless, they would lose to the Sabres in six games in the second round of the playoffs.

===The new millennium (2000–2015)===
In the [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000 season]], the Bruins finished in last place in the Northeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. During a game between the Bruins and the [[Vancouver Canucks]] on February 21, 2000, [[Marty McSorley]] was ejected for using his stick to hit Canucks forward [[Donald Brashear]] in the head, and subsequently suspended for what resulted in the rest of his career.

After a mediocre start, the Bruins fired coach [[Pat Burns]] in favor of [[Mike Keenan]]. Despite a 15-point improvement, the Bruins missed the playoffs in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]], and Keenan was let go. Center [[Jason Allison]] led the Bruins in scoring. The following season, [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], the Bruins won their first Northeast Division title since [[1992–93 NHL season|1993]] with a core built around [[Joe Thornton]], [[Sergei Samsonov]], [[Brian Rolston]], [[Bill Guerin]], [[Mike Knuble]] and [[Glen Murray (hockey player)|Glen Murray]]. They lost in six games to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs.

The [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03 season]] found the Bruins finishing seventh in the East, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion [[New Jersey Devils]] in five games. In [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], the Bruins won another division title and appeared to get past the first round for the first time in five years with a 3–1 series lead on the rival Canadiens. However, the Canadiens rallied back to win three consecutive games, upsetting the Bruins.

[[File:Chara, Zdeno.jpg|thumb|left|The Bruins acquired [[Zdeno Chára|Zdeno Chara]] on July 1, 2006, naming him the new team captain.]]
The [[2004–05 NHL season]] was wiped out by a [[2004–05 NHL lockout|lockout]], and Bruins management eschewed younger free agents in favor of older veterans. The Bruins fired general manager Mike O'Connell in March and the Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time in five years.

[[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] was hired as the new general manager of the team. Head coach [[Mike Sullivan (ice hockey)|Mike Sullivan]] was fired and [[Dave Lewis (ice hockey)|Dave Lewis]], former coach of the Detroit Red Wings, was hired to replace him. The Bruins signed star defenseman [[Zdeno Chára|Zdeno Chara]], and center [[Marc Savard]]. The 2006–07 season ended in the team finishing in last place in the division. 

After the disappointing [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], Lewis was fired as coach, replaced by [[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruins-hire-claude-julien-as-coach/c-319894 | title=Bruins hire Claude Julien as coach | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827212631/https://www.nhl.com/news/bruins-hire-claude-julien-as-coach/c-319894 | url-status=live}}</ref> 

The [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 campaign]] saw the Bruins finish 41–29–12 and making the playoffs. Although Bruins center [[Patrice Bergeron]] was injured with a concussion most of the season, youngsters [[Milan Lucic]], [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] and [[Vladimír Sobotka|Vladimir Sobotka]] showed promise in the playoffs.

After a slow start to the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], the Bruins went on to have the best record in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth time in nine years, facing the Canadiens in the playoffs for the fourth time during that span, defeating them in four games before losing in seven games to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in the conference semifinals.

On January 1, 2010, the Bruins won the [[2010 NHL Winter Classic|2010 Winter Classic]] over the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in a 2–1 overtime decision at [[Fenway Park]], thus becoming the first home team to win an outdoor classic game. They finished in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, and a 2010 NHL playoff opening round appearance against the Buffalo Sabres, which they won 4–2. Boston became only the third team in NHL history to lose a playoff series after leading 3–0 when they lost in game 7 to the Philadelphia Flyers.

[[File:Milan Lucic Stanley Cup celebration.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Milan Lucic]] with the [[Stanley Cup]] after the Bruins defeated the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in game 7 of the [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals]].]]
In the [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs]], the Bruins eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in seven games. On May 6, the Bruins swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games to advance to the conference finals for the first time since [[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]. Boston then defeated the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in seven games and advanced to the [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] for the first time since [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1990]] to face the Vancouver Canucks, defeating them in seven games for the team's first Stanley Cup since 1972. The 2010–11 Bruins were the first team in NHL history to win a game 7 three times in the same playoff run.

Following their Stanley Cup win, the Bruins lost [[Mark Recchi]] to retirement and [[Michael Ryder]] and Tomas Kaberle to free agency. The Bruins went on to finish second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, winning the Northeast Division title, but losing to the Washington Capitals in the first round of the [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs]] in seven games.

During the off-season preceding the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout]], Tim Thomas made his decision to sit out the [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]]; his rights were traded to the [[New York Islanders]]. The Bruins battled the Montreal Canadiens for leadership in the Northeast Division all season, before a loss to the Ottawa Senators in a make-up game following the [[Boston Marathon bombing]] on April 28 gave the Canadiens the division title. 

[[File:Boston Bruins Prince of Wales Trophy 2013-06-07.JPG|thumb|The Bruins were the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013]] Eastern Conference champions, their second Conference title in three years.]]
In the opening round of the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]], the Bruins took on the Toronto Maple Leafs, defeating them in seven games. They went on to beat the New York Rangers in five games and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a four-game sweep to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals and the Chicago Blackhawks, falling in six games, with three going into overtime.

In the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]], the Bruins won the [[Presidents' Trophy]] after finishing first in the newly formed [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic Division]] with a record of 54–19–9 for 117 points. Their regular season success, however, would not translate into another conference finals appearance. Despite winning their first-round series against the Detroit Red Wings, the team fell to the Canadiens in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals during the [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014 playoffs]].

In the [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]], the Bruins finished with a record of 41–27–14 for 96 points, missing out on the playoffs by just two points after the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators clinched the final two playoff spots in the East. The Bruins therefore became only the third team to miss the playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy in the previous season. The 96 points they earned that season broke the record for the most points earned by a team that did not make the playoffs.

===Don Sweeney era (2015–present)===
On April 15, 2015, Peter Chiarelli was fired by the Boston Bruins. On May 20, the Bruins named former player [[Don Sweeney]] as the team's new general manager for the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]]. One recent all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained in the 2015–16 season is shared by only their greatest rival, the Canadiens – a total of 3,000 wins in the team's existence, achieved by the Bruins on January 8, 2016, in a 4–1 road victory against the New Jersey Devils.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/2016/01/08/2015020608 |title=Bruins defeat Devils for 3,000th win in history |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |date=January 8, 2016 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 9, 2016 |quote=Center Ryan Spooner and defenseman Colin Miller each had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins become the second team in NHL history to win 3,000 regular season games with a 4–1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Friday. |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109090212/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020608 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team was seen as a playoff contender throughout the regular season. However, a sub-.500 record on home ice and frequent road losses in the final two months of the regular season resulted in a three-way battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins had a chance to clinch the final playoff berth with a win over the Ottawa Senators on the second-to-last day of the season, but they lost the game and that combined with a Flyers' win over the Penguins, knocked them out of playoff contention in favor of the Flyers. For the first time since the two seasons following the 2004–05 lockout, the Bruins did not qualify for the playoffs in two consecutive seasons.

[[File:McAvoy.jpg|thumb|[[Charlie McAvoy]] and other players warming up prior to a game in the [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. The Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014]].]] 
During the last two months of the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] regular season, the Bruins fired head coach Claude Julien and promoted [[Bruce Cassidy]] to interim coach. Cassidy's very slight changes in coaching to emphasize the players' speed and hockey skills,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/boston_bruins_why_the_atlantic_division_is_there_for_the_taking/s1_7899_24175654 |title=Boston Bruins: Why the Atlantic Division is there for the taking |last=Reissis |first=Alexandros |date=June 15, 2017 |website=yardbarker.com |publisher=Yardbarker |access-date=June 24, 2017 |quote=With the 2016–2017 NHL season finished, it is time to look ahead to next season...The Boston Bruins, who made the playoffs for the first time since 2014, will look to take another step forward under head coach Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy, who replaced Claude Julien, turned the Bruins into a team that used speed and skill, and it worked. Even though the B's lost in Round 1 against the Ottawa Senators in six games, this season was a sign of great things to come. |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174108/http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/boston_bruins_why_the_atlantic_division_is_there_for_the_taking/s1_7899_24175654 |url-status=live}}</ref> as opposed to Julien's, resulted in the Bruins achieving an 18–8–1 record through their remaining regular season games, finishing third in the Atlantic Division and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators in six games.

Cassidy returned as head coach for the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], leading the Bruins to the playoffs a consecutive season. They had a record of 50–20–12, including an 18-game point streak, which lasted from December 14, 2017, to January 25, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/bruins-extend-point-streak-18-win-over-senators-3-2 |title=Bruins extend point streak to 18 with win over Senators, 3–2 |date=January 25, 2018 |website=nbcsports.com |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=May 12, 2018 |quote=OTTAWA, Ontario – Jake DeBrusk wasn't even trying to score and ended up with the winner. DeBrusk beat Mike Condon with 8:41 left to lift the Boston Bruins over the Ottawa Senators 3–2 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive win. |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152153/https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/bruins-extend-point-streak-18-win-over-senators-3-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> They finished one point behind the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, 4–3, but ultimately lost to the Lightning in round two, 4–1. The season saw young players perform well, including [[Jake DeBrusk]], [[Danton Heinen]], [[Ryan Donato]], and [[Charlie McAvoy]]. The Bruins also acquired veterans [[Rick Nash]], [[Nick Holden]], [[Brian Gionta]], and [[Tommy Wingels]] through trades or through free-agent signings.

During the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]] the Bruins finished the regular season in second place in the division with a 49–24–9 overall record. During the trade deadline, the team acquired [[Charlie Coyle]] and [[Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990)|Marcus Johansson]]. In the first round of the [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs]], as in the previous season, they faced the Maple Leafs, defeating them in seven games. In a six-game series, the Bruins defeated the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] in the second round and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2013. The Bruins won the conference finals by sweeping out the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in four games, thus winning the [[Prince of Wales Trophy]] and advancing to the [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals]] for the third time in 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Satriano |first1=David |title=Bruins will play Sharks or Blues in Stanley Cup Final |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-will-play-stanley-cup-final-against-blues-or-sharks/c-307435680 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 18, 2019 |date=May 17, 2019 |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517135326/https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-will-play-stanley-cup-final-against-blues-or-sharks/c-307435680 |url-status=live}}</ref> They faced the [[St. Louis Blues]] in a rematch of the [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals]]. This time, however, the Blues would emerge victorious, winning in seven games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rutherford |first1=Kristina |title=Inside the historic, controversial, mind-blowing 2019 Cup Final |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blues-bruins-stanley-cup-final-big-read/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>

During the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]], the Bruins consistently had the best record in the Atlantic Division and were near the top of the league. During the trade deadline, they acquired [[Ondřej Kaše|Ondrej Kase]] and [[Nick Ritchie]], both from the [[Anaheim Ducks]], in two separate trades.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=James |title=NHL on NBCSN: Bruins hope trade deadline additions get going vs. Stars |url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/27/bruins-trade-deadline-additions-hope-to-find-footing-against-stars-on-nbcsn/ |website=nhl.nbcsports.com |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=February 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420145521/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/27/bruins-trade-deadline-additions-hope-to-find-footing-against-stars-on-nbcsn/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On March 12, 2020, the NHL season was paused due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schram |first1=Carol |title=NHL Pauses 2019–20 Season As Coronavirus Spreads |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2020/03/12/nhl-pauses-2019-20-season-due-to-coronavirus-spread/#25a91ee72d2d |website=Forbes |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603211816/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2020/03/12/nhl-pauses-2019-20-season-due-to-coronavirus-spread/#25a91ee72d2d |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of the pause, the Bruins were first overall in the league, with 100 points. On May 26, Commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] announced that the 2019–20 regular season was completed and that the league would resume with the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clipperton |first1=Joshua |title=NHL formally adopts 24-team playoff format, announces altered draft lottery |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gary-bettman-newser-nhl-playoff-format-1.5585260 |website=CBC.ca |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527011707/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gary-bettman-newser-nhl-playoff-format-1.5585260 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Bruins were awarded the [[Presidents' Trophy]] for the second time in a decade, while [[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]'s 48 goals made him the first Bruin to win the [[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]], which he shared with [[Alexander Ovechkin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruins Officially Land Trio Of NHL Regular Season Awards, Including Presidents' Trophy |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/bruins-nhl-awards-presidents-trophy-davis-pastrnak-tuukka-rask-jaroslav-halak-richard-jennings/ |website=CBS News |access-date=March 10, 2025 |date=May 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Matt |title=Bruins' David Pastrnak finishes season tied for Rocket Richard Trophy as NHL's top goal-scorer |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/sports/bruins-david-pastrnak-finishes-season-tied-rocket-richard-trophy-nhls-top-goal-scorer/ |website=BostonGlobe.com |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116160515/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/sports/bruins-david-pastrnak-finishes-season-tied-rocket-richard-trophy-nhls-top-goal-scorer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]], the Bruins won the first round against the Carolina Hurricanes in five games, but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round, also in five games. In the [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]], the Bruins made the [[2021 Stanley Cup playoffs|2021 playoffs]], where they defeated the [[Washington Capitals]] in five games but lost to the [[New York Islanders]] in six games. In the [[2021–22 NHL season|next season]], the Bruins clinched the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2022 playoffs]] as the first wild card team but were defeated by the Hurricanes in seven games. Following the season, head coach Cassidy was fired. They then hired [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]], previously the head coach of the [[Dallas Stars]], as their next head coach on July 3, 2022.

During the [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]], the Bruins broke NHL records and led the Atlantic Division for the entire season. First, they set an NHL record for longest home winning streak from the start of a season (14) from October 15 to December 3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bruins Set NHL Record with 12th Consecutive Home Win |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-set-nhl-record-with-12th-consecutive-home-win/c-338055748 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=November 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pohoryles |first=Joe |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Bruins defeat Avalanche for 14th consecutive win at home to start season |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-boston-bruins-game-recap/c-338166654 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=NHL.com}}</ref> Then on March 2, 2023, the Bruins recorded their 100th standings point of the season in their 61st game, becoming the fastest team to 100 points in NHL history, and surpassing the record previously held by the [[1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season|1976–77 Montreal Canadiens]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/sabres-bruins-nhl-hockey-pastrnak-e32b311eed018dd0e2f699daf3467d0e |title=Bruins rout Sabres 7–1, become fastest team to 100 points |publisher=Associated Press |date=March 2, 2023 |access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Eric |title=Bruins Make History, Become Fastest Team to 100 Points |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-make-history-become-fastest-team-to-100-points/c-341766578 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=March 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jace |title=Boston Bruins set new NHL record by reaching 100-point mark in just 61 games |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/bruins/2023/03/02/bruins-set-nhl-record-100-points-61-games/11387479002/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=USA TODAY}}</ref> Nine days later, they set an all-time NHL record as the fastest team to achieve 50 wins, hitting the mark in 64 games compared to a previous record of 66 games held jointly by the [[1995–96 Detroit Red Wings season|1995–96 Detroit Red Wings]] and [[2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning season|2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leger |first1=Justin |title=Bruins make NHL history with comeback win over Red Wings |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/bruins-become-fastest-team-nhl-history-win-50-games |website=RSN |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> In that same game, the Bruins became the third-fastest team in history to clinch a playoff spot during the era of 82-game seasons, trailing only the 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings (59 games) and the [[1998–99 Dallas Stars season|1998–99 Dallas Stars]] (63 games).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruins become first team in NHL to clinch playoff berth this season |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-bruins-clinch-nhl-playoff-berth-fastest-team-bergeron-pastrnak-ullmark-montgomery/ |website=CBS Boston |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> On April 9, 2023, the Bruins set the new all-time record for most games won in a season (63), when they defeated the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. Two days later, the Bruins set the new all-time single-season points record (133), when they defeated the Washington Capitals, and they finished the season with 65 wins and 135 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Eric |title=Bruins Set NHL's All-Time Single-Season Points Record |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-set-nhls-all-time-single-season-points-record/c-343435156 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=April 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyshynski |first=Greg |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Bruins top Caps, set NHL record with 133 points |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/36164424/bruins-defeat-capitals-set-another-nhl-record-133-points |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Eric |title=Bruins Close Out Historic Regular Season with Win in Montreal |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-close-out-historic-regular-season-with-win-in-montreal/c-343527354 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NHL.com |date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> The Bruins lost to the Florida Panthers in seven games in the opening round of the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs]] after giving up a 3–1 series lead.

In the [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24 season]], the Bruins finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with 109 points. In the first round of the [[2024 Stanley Cup playoffs|2024 playoffs]], the Bruins eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games, and in the second round, they were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers again, this time in six games.

In the [[2024–25 NHL season|2024–25 season]], the Bruins fired Jim Montgomery and named [[Joe Sacco]] as interim head coach. They finished in last place in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

==Team information==

===Logo and uniforms===
Since 1948, the Bruins' logo is an eight-spoked, black and gold [[Artillery wheel|wheel]] with the letter "B" in the center, a nod to Boston's nickname of "The Hub".<ref name="SpokedB">{{cite web|title=The Making of a Logo: The Bruins introduce the Spoked 'B'|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/making-logo-bruins-introduce-spoked-b|publisher=NBC Sports Boston|access-date=March 5, 2023|date=December 26, 2018}}</ref> The logo has been tweaked numerous times over the course of its history, reaching its current form in 2007. The general design, in use since 1949, features the circle and "B" in black with gold spokes; black borders and a gold outer circle were added in 1995 and serifs on the "B" were added in 2007. The block "B" logo itself preceded the "Spoked B" and is currently the logo used in their third jersey.<ref name="BruinsUniforms">{{cite web|title=The Evolution of the Boston Bruins Sweater|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/the-evolution-of-the-boston-bruins-sweater/c-290032176|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 23, 2020|date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408210017/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/the-evolution-of-the-boston-bruins-sweater/c-290032176|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BruinsThirds">{{cite web|title=Bruins Unveil New Third Jersey; Announce Black Friday Shopping Event|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-unveil-new-third-jersey-announce-black-friday-shopping-event/c-311741284|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 23, 2020|date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217194559/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-unveil-new-third-jersey-announce-black-friday-shopping-event/c-311741284|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Bruins have also used an alternate logo featuring a walking bear surrounded by the full team name. The logo was first used from 1924 to 1932, and a modernized version was adopted as the team's secondary logo in 2007.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/>

The Bruins' colors were originally brown and gold. They wore brown uniforms in their maiden season, but switched to a white uniform with alternating brown and gold stripes the next season. The uniforms were paired with beige pants and either gold or white socks. After the 1932 season the walking bear logo was replaced with a simple block "B" logo.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics">{{cite web|title=Boston Bruins uniforms|url=http://www.nhluniforms.com/Bruins/Bruins.html|publisher=The (unofficial) NHL Uniform Database|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026223506/http://www.nhluniforms.com/Bruins/Bruins.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting with the 1935–36 season, the Bruins replaced brown with black, while also sporting gold socks full-time. The "B" logo moved to the sleeves while the uniform number occupied the front. Black pants also replaced the beige pants.<ref name="BruinsGraphics"/><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=November 16, 1935|page=6|title=Bruins to Open Against Maroons|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75622801/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=February 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215165427/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75622801/weston-adams-change-in-uniforms/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For a majority of the 1940s, the Bruins sported gold numbers on the white uniform. From 1940 to 1944 they also wore a gold uniform with a script "Bruins" wordmark in front. To commemorate their 25th anniversary, the Bruins released a new white uniform featuring the first iteration of the "Spoked B" logo. The gold "B" on the logo was crudely drawn inside a black-spoked wheel, with "24" and "49" added to represent the foundation year and the franchise's 25th year respectively. They also debuted a black uniform with the block "B" logo in front.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

Beginning in 1949, the "B" on the "Spoked B" logo was changed to block lettering. They also brought back the black numbers. With a few cosmetic changes in the stripes and yoke along with the addition of the primitive bear head logo in 1977, the Bruins kept this overall design until 1995.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

In 1955, the Bruins brought the "Spoked B" logo over to the black uniform; they also released a gold jersey with the "Spoked B" in front. The black uniform crest would feature an inverse version of the "Spoked B", with the gold and black elements reversed, while the gold uniform featured the same logo but in a black circle. During this period, the gold jersey was used as the primary dark uniform while relegating the black uniform (updated with white numbers) into alternate status for several seasons. Also, for a few games between 1958 and 1965, the Bruins wore gold pants.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

In 1967, the Bruins retired the gold uniforms and reinstated the black uniforms with gold numbers. As with the white uniforms, they endured several cosmetic changes until 1995. The gold socks, which had numerous striping modifications since 1934, was briefly retired in favor of wearing white socks full-time. It was brought back for the 1969–70 season and would be paired with the regular black uniforms for the next 47 seasons.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

Starting with the 1995–96 season, the Bruins released a new uniform set, featuring the updated "Spoked B" logo. The primary uniforms featured a thick contrasting stripe that extended from sleeve to sleeve. In addition, a gold third jersey was released, featuring the infamous "Pooh Bear" logo (an homage to [[Winnie the Pooh]]). The gold thirds were used until 2006, after which the Bruins wore throwback black uniforms based on the 1970s design.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

Moving to the [[Reebok]] Edge template in 2007, the Bruins unveiled new uniforms with the current "Spoked B" logo. The overall design borrowed a few elements from the 1970s uniforms, and also unveiled a new rendition of the original walking bear logo on the shoulders. The following season, they released new black third jerseys with the aforementioned bear logo in front and the "Spoked B" logo on the shoulders.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

[[File:Bruins Warmup (4242247564).jpg|thumb|Several Boston Bruins wearing their [[2010 NHL Winter Classic|2010 Winter Classic]] jerseys.]]
For the 2010 Winter Classic, the Bruins wore a brown and gold variation of the 1948–49 design. Then for the [[2016 NHL Winter Classic|2016 Winter Classic]], the Bruins wore a black and gold variation of the original brown uniforms, a design they carried over the following season as an alternate.<ref name="BruinsUniforms"/>

The Bruins kept much of the same design upon moving to [[Adidas]]' AdiZero template in 2017. However, the black uniforms were now paired with black socks, a feature previously reserved on the alternate black uniforms.<ref name="BruinsAdidas">{{cite web|title=NHL and adidas Unveil the Boston Bruins New Uniforms|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/nhl-and-adidas-unveil-the-boston-bruins-new-uniforms/c-290023504|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 23, 2020|date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804033123/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/nhl-and-adidas-unveil-the-boston-bruins-new-uniforms/c-290023504|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BruinsGraphics"/>

For the [[2019 NHL Winter Classic|2019 Winter Classic]], the Bruins wore white uniforms with brown and gold stripes and the "B" logo in front, paying homage to the mid-1930s uniforms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruins unveil Winter Classic jersey|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-unveils-2019-winter-classic-jersey/c-301636036|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 23, 2020|date=November 8, 2018|archive-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421155729/https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-unveils-2019-winter-classic-jersey/c-301636036|url-status=live}}</ref> The simple "B" logo also adorned their new black alternate uniform, which was unveiled in the 2019–20 season and paid homage to the team's 1950s uniforms.<ref name="BruinsThirds"/>

Prior to the 2020–21 season, Adidas released its "Reverse Retro" series of alternate uniforms, which were alternate color renditions of [[throwback uniform]] designs. The Bruins' version was taken from the team's 1977 to 1995 design, but with a gold base and black accents.<ref name="BruinsReverse">{{cite web|title=Boston Bruins Introduce Adidas Reverse Retro Authentic Jersey|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/boston-bruins-introduce-adidas-reverse-retro-authentic-jersey/c-319636916|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=November 27, 2020|date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205075220/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/boston-bruins-introduce-adidas-reverse-retro-authentic-jersey/c-319636916|url-status=live}}</ref> A second "Reverse Retro" uniform was released in the 2022–23 season, this time featuring a white version of the 1995–2006 "Pooh Bear" alternates.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams unveiled by adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|website=NHL.com|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020150818/https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|url-status=live}}</ref>

Boston's [[2023 NHL Winter Classic|2023 Winter Classic]] uniform mixed various styles from the team's uniform history. The black-based uniform featured gold stripes and vintage white letters. The "BOSTON" wordmark was inspired by the 1949 "Spoked B" logo, and the original bear head logo from 1977 to 1995 was positioned below.<ref name=2023WC>{{cite news|title=Winter Classic jerseys for Bruins, Penguins unveiled|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-nhl-winter-classic-jerseys-unveiled/c-338016308?tid=283985238|publisher=National Hockey League|date=November 25, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=November 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125223135/https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-nhl-winter-classic-jerseys-unveiled/c-338016308?tid=283985238|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the 2023–24 centennial season, the Bruins unveiled a new set of uniforms, along with a commemorative logo featuring the modern "Spoked B" logo minus the gold outer circle and black borders on the spokes and "B", closely resembling the original design worn from 1949 to 1995. The white uniform would feature the aforementioned logo, while the black uniform would feature an inverted version, with the "B" and circle in gold with black spokes. The gold used on the primary uniforms is a paler shade called "Centennial gold" rather than the traditional yellow gold; the yellow gold version remained in use for promotional purposes. In addition, the three gold stripes on each sleeve represented the six Stanley Cups the team has won, which are accented with thin black and thick white stripes. White numbers returned to the black uniform for the first time since the early 1960s and names featured no additional trim. An alternate beige uniform was also released. This design featured a modern take on the first "Spoked B" logo worn during the 1948–49 25th anniversary season, modified to include the foundation year "1924" along the horizontal spoke. The uniform heavily borrowed elements from the 1967–1974 uniforms which featured a gold yoke, but with brown and white trim. The brown-accented alternates were worn in all home games against Original Six teams, and a road game each at the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens.<ref name=Bruins100>{{cite news|title=Bruins Unveil Three Commemorative Centennial Jerseys for the 2023–24 Season |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-unveil-three-commemorative-centennial-jerseys-for-the-2023-24-season|publisher=Boston Bruins|date=September 16, 2023|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref>

In a December 1, 2024, game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Bruins wore a commemorative uniform to honor the 100th anniversary of the franchise's first-ever game. The design featured the modernized version of the 1949–1995 "spoked B" logo worn during the centennial 2023–24 season but in the current yellow gold shade, and an inverted color version of the centennial "walking bear" patch along the right chest. The uniform was heavily based on the 1981–1995 uniforms, albeit with black tips on the gold socks. The collar featured the score of the team's first-ever game against the [[Montreal Maroons]].<ref name=Bruins1002>{{cite news|title=Bruins Unveil Commemorative Uniform Ahead of Dec. 1 Centennial Game, Presented by Dunkin' |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-unveil-commemorative-uniform-ahead-of-dec-1-centennial-game-presented-by-dunkin|publisher=Boston Bruins|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>

===Ownership===
The team founder Charles Adams owned the team until 1936, at which point he transferred his stock to son [[Weston Adams]], general manager and minority owner [[Art Ross]] and minority owner Ralph Burkard.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boston Bruins in New Hands|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=October 10, 1936}}</ref> Weston Adams remained majority owner until 1951, when the [[Boston Garden-Arena Corporation]] purchased controlling interest in the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boston Bruins Change Hands|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e4paAAAAIBAJ&pg=6431,4255312&dq|access-date=March 19, 2012|agency=Associated Press|date=October 12, 1951|archive-date=May 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514110050/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e4paAAAAIBAJ&pg=6431,4255312&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the Garden-Arena Corporation's management, [[Boston Celtics]] founder [[Walter A. Brown]] ran the team from 1951 until his death in 1964. After Brown's death, Weston Adams returned to the role of team president. In 1969, he was succeeded by his son, [[Weston Adams, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Adams after Adams as Bruins president|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e4MuAAAAIBAJ&pg=6038,221826&dq|access-date=March 17, 2012|agency=United Press International|date=April 1, 1969|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201184204/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e4MuAAAAIBAJ&pg=6038,221826&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JeremyJacobs.jpg|thumb|left|Former Bruins winger and current president [[Cam Neely]], and owner [[Jeremy Jacobs]].]]
On December 7, 1973, [[Storer Broadcasting]], owner of [[WSBK-TV]], and the Garden-Arena Corporation agreed to a merger which resulted in Storer acquiring a 100% interest in the Bruins. Adams remained as team president.<ref>{{cite news|title=Storer Denies it Will Dump Bruins Prexy|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PtZGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1241,2178443&dq|access-date=March 17, 2012|agency=Associated Press|date=February 14, 1973}}</ref> In August 1975, Storer Broadcasting then sold the team to an ownership group headed by [[Jeremy Jacobs]]. Jacobs had to promise to keep Bobby Orr as a condition of the purchase.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |pp=261–262}} The Bruins and Orr reached a verbal agreement with Jacobs during the summer of 1975, including a controversial agreement for Orr to take an 18.5% share of the Bruins after his playing days were over. The agreement was to be checked out as to whether it would be legal for tax reasons and whether or not the league would approve it. However, Orr's agent, the later-notorious [[Alan Eagleson]], rejected the deal.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=262}}

Jacobs represents the club on the NHL's board of governors, and serves on its executive committee, and he has chaired the finance committee. At the NHL board of governors meeting in June 2007, Jacobs was elected chairman of the board, replacing the [[Calgary Flames]]' [[Harley Hotchkiss]], who stepped down after 12 years in the position. Jacobs has frequently been listed by the ''[[Sports Business Journal]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/jeremy-jacobs/|title=Jeremy Jacobs – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame|date=July 25, 2012|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923200638/https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/jeremy-jacobs/|url-status=live}}</ref> as one of the most influential people in sports in its annual poll<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/|title=SportsBusiness Journal|website=sportsbusinessjournal.com|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=September 20, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920162242/http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and by ''The Hockey News''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-hockey-news-people-of-power-and-influence-no-3-jeremy-jacobs |title=The Hockey News' People of Power and Influence: No. 3 – Jeremy Jacobs |work=The Hockey News |date=August 20, 2019 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228212810/https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-hockey-news-people-of-power-and-influence-no-3-jeremy-jacobs |url-status=live}}</ref> His company owns TD Garden and he is partners with [[John W. Henry|John Henry]], owner of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Boston Red Sox]], in the [[New England Sports Network]] (NESN).

After taking over as owner in 1975, the Bruins have been competitive (making the playoffs for 29 consecutive seasons from [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] to [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]], 20 of which were with Jacobs as owner) but have won the Stanley Cup only once, in [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|2011]] and only in his 36th year as owner. Under previous ownerships, the Bruins had won the Stanley Cup five times. Under Jacobs, the Bruins have reached the Stanley Cup Finals seven times (twice against the Bruins' arch-rival Montreal Canadiens in [[1977 Stanley Cup Finals|1977]] and [[1978 Stanley Cup Finals|1978]], twice against the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in [[1988 Stanley Cup Finals|1988]] and [[1990 Stanley Cup Finals|1990]], finally winning in 2011 against the [[Vancouver Canucks]], and losing in [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|2013]] and [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2019]] to the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues). Jacobs' management of the team in the past earned him spots on [[ESPN.com]]'s "[[Page 2]]" polls of "The Worst Owners in Sports",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/2001/0710/1224543.html|title=The List: Worst owners in sports|work=Page2|publisher=ESPN.com|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-date=December 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218215928/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/2001/0710/1224543.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and number 7 on their 2005 "Greediest Owners in sports" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/owners/greediest.html|title=The Greediest Owners in Sports|work=Page2|publisher=ESPN.com|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-date=December 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219004100/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/owners/greediest.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' has suggested longtime star defenseman Ray Bourque, who "often drawn the ire of the [[National Hockey League Players' Association|NHLPA]] for his willingness to re-sign with Boston with minimal negotiations over the years" instead of setting the "watermark for defenseman salaries", requested and received a trade in 2000 since the team's "hardline and spendthrift ways" meant he would have to make the move to get his elusive Stanley Cup (Bourque holds the record for most games played before winning the Cup).<ref>{{cite news|title=CNNSI.com – NHL Hockey – Say It Ain't So: Boston Bruins – Wednesday May 09, 2001 05:36 PM|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/15/sayitaintso_bruins/|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 9, 2009|archive-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707143151/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/15/sayitaintso_bruins/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to the [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement]] signed in 2005, fans felt team management was not willing to spend to win the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/31/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=31&passYear=2004&passListType=Misc&uniqueId=313364&datatype=Misc |title= NHL Team Valuations |work=Forbes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317151159/http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/31/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=31&passYear=2004&passListType=Misc&uniqueId=313364&datatype=Misc |archive-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>

Since 2005, Jacobs' public image has improved as he invested in the team and rebuilding the front office to make the team more competitive. The Bruins were the second highest-ranked team in the NHL in the 2008–09 season and were the top-seeded team in the East. With a complete change in management, including now-former general manager [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] – who lost his position with the Bruins on April 15, 2015, with the May 20 hiring of [[Don Sweeney]] – long-time assistant general manager with the team. Sweeney and team president Cam Neely had continued working with the longest-term Bruins head coach ever, [[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]] until his firing on February 7, 2017,<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Bruins Relieve Claude Julien of Coaching Duties|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-relieve-claude-julien-of-coaching-duties/c-286508860|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=February 7, 2017|date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804213821/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-relieve-claude-julien-of-coaching-duties/c-286508860|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Bruce Cassidy]] being hired as interim head coach with Julien's firing – Cassidy would become the permanent head coach of the Bruins as of April 26, 2017.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Bruce Cassidy Named 28th Head Coach of the Boston Bruins|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruce-cassidy-named-28th-head-coach-of-the-boston-bruins/c-289096528|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 26, 2017|date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027203730/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruce-cassidy-named-28th-head-coach-of-the-boston-bruins/c-289096528|url-status=live}}</ref> Neely has continued as team president since the Bruins' most recent Stanley Cup victory in 2011.

The current administrators in the Bruins front office are:
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* [[Jeremy Jacobs]] – owner
* [[Charlie Jacobs]] – principal
* [[Don Sweeney]] – general manager
* [[Cam Neely]] – president<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/2124340/report-neely-be-named-bruins-president |title=Neely to be named Bruins president|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150225122046/http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/2124340/report-neely-be-named-bruins-president|archive-date =February 25, 2015|work = WEEI|date =June 15, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Harry Sinden]] – senior advisor to the owner
{{div col end}}

===Training facilities===
The Bruins previously trained and practiced at the [[Bright-Landry Hockey Center]] in [[Allston, Massachusetts]] (built in 1956), then moved to the Ristuccia Ice Arena<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ristucciaarena.com/|title=Ristuccia arena|website=ristucciaarena.com|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025042/http://ristucciaarena.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Wilmington, Massachusetts]], itself completed in 1986, before the September 2016 completion of [[Warrior Ice Arena]] in the [[Brighton, Boston|Brighton]] neighborhood of Boston, where they are currently training.

===Bruins' mascots===
[[File:Blades the Bruin.jpg|thumb|upright|Blades the Bruin serves as the official mascot for the Boston Bruins.]]
Blades the Bruin is an [[anthropomorphic]] bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot. In January and February, Blades travels around the greater Boston area to raise money for the Bruins Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=38934|title=Boston Bruins:Team Mascot|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725163440/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=38934|url-status=live}}</ref> For a sizable amount of the team's more recent TV and online ads, a different anthropomorphic ursine character simply known as "The Bear" appears in official Bruins video advertising.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1062 |title=BostonBruinsTV – The Bear |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=bostonbruins.com |publisher=Boston Bruins |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406170723/http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1062 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Team songs===
When Boston television station [[WSBK-TV]] began broadcasting Bruins games in 1967, [[The Ventures]]' [[instrumental rock]] version of the Nutcracker's overture, known as "Nutty", was selected as the opening piece of music for Bruins telecasts.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Story of the Boston Bruins |last=Nichols |first=John |year=2008 |publisher=Creative Education |isbn=978-1-58341-614-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWPuTEO3UlEC&q=Nutty+Ventures+%22Boston+Bruins%22&pg=PT46 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215165425/https://books.google.com/books?id=AWPuTEO3UlEC&q=Nutty+Ventures+%22Boston+Bruins%22&pg=PT46 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song "Nutty" has been identified with the Bruins ever since.

On ice, "Paree", a 1920s hit tune written by Leo Robin and Jose Padilla, has been played as an organ instrumental for decades, typically as the players entered the arena just before the start of each period and, for many years, after each Bruins' goal. It was introduced by [[John Kiley]], the organist for the Bruins from the 1950s through the 1980s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players |last=Fischler |first=Stan |year=2000 |publisher=Sports Publishing, Inc. |isbn=1-58261-213-7 |page=237 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgWQv1Bf-HAC&q=Paree+%22Boston+Bruins%22&pg=PA237 |access-date=November 6, 2016 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215165420/https://books.google.com/books?id=lgWQv1Bf-HAC&q=Paree+%22Boston+Bruins%22&pg=PA237 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, the John Kiley rendition of "Paree" was dropped as a goal song; "[[Kernkraft 400]] (Sport Chant Stadium Remix)" by [[Zombie Nation (band)|Zombie Nation]] is the current one.

==Season-by-season record==
''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Bruins. For the full season-by-season history, see [[List of Boston Bruins seasons]]''

'''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
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| Season || GP || W || L || OTL || Pts || GF || GA || Finish || Playoffs
|-
| [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]] || 56 || 33 || 16 || 7 || 73 || 168 || 136 || 3rd, East || Lost in second round, 2–4 ([[New York Islanders|Islanders]])
|- style="background:#eee;"
| [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]] || 82 || 51 || 26 || 5 || 107 || 255 || 220 || 4th, Atlantic || Lost in first round, 3–4 ([[Carolina Hurricanes|Hurricanes]])
|-
| [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]] || 82 || 65 || 12 || 5 || 135 || 305 || 177 || 1st, Atlantic || Lost in first round, 3–4 ([[Florida Panthers|Panthers]])
|- style="background:#eee;"
| [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]] || 82 || 47 || 20 || 15 || 109 || 267 || 224 || 2nd, Atlantic || Lost in second round, 2–4 (Panthers)
|-
| [[2024–25 NHL season|2024–25]] || 82 || 33 || 39 || 10 || 76 || 222 || 272 || 8th, Atlantic || Did not qualify
|}

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

===Team captains===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[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
{{div col end}}

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===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[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>
{{div col end}}

===First-round draft picks===
{{see also|List of Boston Bruins draft picks}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[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)
{{div col end}}

==Team and league honors==
{{see also|List of Boston Bruins award winners}}

===Retired numbers===
[[File:Banners at the Garden.jpg|thumb|Banners of the Bruins' retired numbers hang at the [[TD Garden|Garden]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="background:#FFF; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;"|Boston Bruins retired numbers
|-
! style="width:40px;"|No.
! style="width:150px;"|Player
! style="width:60px;"|Position
! style="width:100px;"|Career
! style="width:160px;"|No. retirement
|-
| '''2''' || [[Eddie Shore]] || [[Defenceman|D]] || 1926–1940 || January 1, 1947
|-
| '''3''' || [[Lionel Hitchman]] <sup>1</sup> || [[Defenceman|D]] || 1925–1934 || February 22, 1934
|-
| '''4''' || [[Bobby Orr]] || [[Defenceman|D]] || 1966–1976 || January 9, 1979
|-
| '''5''' || [[Dit Clapper|Aubrey "Dit" Clapper]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]], [[Defenceman|D]] || 1927–1947 || February 12, 1947
|-
| '''7''' || [[Phil Esposito]] || [[Center (ice hockey)|C]] || 1967–1975 || December 3, 1987
|-
| '''8''' || [[Cam Neely]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 1986–1996 || January 12, 2004
|-
| '''9''' || [[Johnny Bucyk]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1957–1978 || March 13, 1980
|-
| '''15''' || [[Milt Schmidt]] || [[Center (ice hockey)|C]] || 1936–1955 || March 13, 1980<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carignan |first1=Dave |title=This Week In Bruins History: Bruins Retire Milt Schmidt's 15 |url=https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2012/3/14/2869449/this-week-in-bruins-history-bruins-retire-milt-schmidts-15 |website=SB Nation |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205013159/https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2012/3/14/2869449/this-week-in-bruins-history-bruins-retire-milt-schmidts-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| '''16''' || [[Rick Middleton]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 1976–1988 || November 29, 2018
|-
| '''22''' || [[Willie O'Ree]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1957–1958, 1960–1961 || January 18, 2022
|-
| '''24''' || [[Terry O'Reilly]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 1972–1985 || October 24, 2002
|-
| '''77''' ||[[Ray Bourque]] || [[Defenceman|D]] || 1979–2000 || October 4, 2001
|}
'''Notes:'''
*<sup>1</sup> Hitchman was the first player to have his number retired by the Bruins, and the second in [[List of National Hockey League retired numbers|both the NHL]], and [[Ace Bailey|in all of North American professional sports]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep197502.shtml|title=Legends of Hockey – Spotlight – One on One with Ace Bailey|website=hhof.com|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628175235/http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep197502.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The NHL retired [[Wayne Gretzky]]'s number 99 for all of its member teams at the [[50th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000 NHL All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=February 6, 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |access-date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref>
* The Bruins are the only Original Six team that have not retired the uniform number 1.

===Hall of Famers===
The Boston Bruins acknowledge an affiliation with 58 inductees to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]: 52 former players and 6 builders of the sport.<ref name=HHOF>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/a-look-at-the-bruins-in-the-hockey-hall-of-fame/c-290225596|title=A Look at the Bruins in the Hockey Hall of Fame|publisher=Boston Bruins|access-date=April 12, 2018|date=June 29, 2017|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145416/https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/a-look-at-the-bruins-in-the-hockey-hall-of-fame/c-290225596|url-status=live}}</ref> The six individuals recognized as builders by the Hall of Fame includes former Bruins executives, general managers, head coaches, and owners. In addition to players and builders, two broadcasters for the Bruins were also awarded the [[Foster Hewitt Memorial Award]] from the Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_broadcasters.shtml|title=Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2018|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142146/https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_broadcasters.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1984, [[Fred Cusick]], a [[Sports commentator|play-by-play announcer]], was awarded the Hall of Fame's inaugural Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. In 1987, [[Bob Wilson (sportscaster)|Bob Wilson]] became the second Bruins' broadcaster to be awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.

====Players====
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Dave Andreychuk]]
* [[Marty Barry]]
* [[Bobby Bauer]]
* [[Leo Boivin]]
* [[Ray Bourque]]
* [[Frank Brimsek]]
* [[Johnny Bucyk]]
* [[Billy Burch]]
* [[Gerry Cheevers]]
* [[Dit Clapper]]
* [[Sprague Cleghorn]]
* [[Paul Coffey]]
* [[Roy Conacher]]
* [[Bun Cook]]
* [[Bill Cowley]]
* [[Cy Denneny]]
* [[Woody Dumart]]
* [[Phil Esposito]]
* [[Fernie Flaman]]
* [[Frank Frederickson]]
* [[Jarome Iginla]]
* [[Busher Jackson]]
* [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]]
* [[Duke Keats]]
* [[Guy Lapointe]]
* [[Brian Leetch]]
* [[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
* [[Mickey MacKay]]
* [[Sylvio Mantha]]
* [[Joe Mullen]]
* [[Cam Neely]]
* [[Adam Oates]]
* [[Harry Oliver (ice hockey)|Harry Oliver]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]
* [[Brad Park]]
* [[Bernie Parent]]
* [[Jacques Plante]]
* [[Babe Pratt]]
* [[Bill Quackenbush]]
* [[Jean Ratelle]]
* [[Mark Recchi]]
* [[Art Ross]]{{efn|Art Ross was the Bruins' first head coach and general manager. He was inducted in the players' category in 1945. Although Ross never played with the Bruins, and was not formally inducted in the builders category, the team continues to acknowledge an affiliation with the Hall of Famer.<ref name=HHOF/>}}
* [[Terry Sawchuk]]
* [[Milt Schmidt]]
* [[Eddie Shore]]
* [[Babe Siebert]]
* [[Hooley Smith]]
* [[Allan Stanley]]
* [[Nels Stewart]]
* [[Tiny Thompson]]
* [[Rogie Vachon]]
* [[Cooney Weiland]]
}}

====Builders====
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Charles Adams (ice hockey)|Charles Adams]]
* [[Weston Adams]]
* [[Walter A. Brown]]
* [[Pat Burns]]
* [[Willie O'Ree]]
* [[Harry Sinden]]
}}

===Franchise leaders===

====All-time regular season scoring leaders====
These are the top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regular Season – All Skaters – Career for Franchise – Career Points – National Hockey League.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.6&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525144614/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?gameType=2&team=BOS&position=S&country=&active=&viewName=careerLeadersForFranchise|url-status=live}}</ref> Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
* {{Color box|#CCFFCC|*|border=darkgray}} – current Bruins player
'''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; 
|+ style="background:#FFF; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;"|Points
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ray Bourque]] || D || 1,518 || 395 || 1,111 || '''1,506''' || .99
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 1,436 || 545 || 794 || '''1,339''' || .93
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 1,294 || 427 || 613 || '''1,040''' || .80
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Phil Esposito]] || C || 625 || 459 || 553 || '''1,012''' || 1.62
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 1,090 || 422 || 554 || '''976''' || .90
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Rick Middleton]] || RW || 881 || 402 || 496 || '''898''' || 1.02
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bobby Orr]] || D || 631 || 264 || 624 || '''888''' || 1.41
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]* || RW || 756 || 391 || 442 || '''833''' || 1.10
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Wayne Cashman]] || LW || 1,027 || 277 || 516 || '''793''' || .77
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] || C || 1,032 || 231 || 555 || '''786''' || .76
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFF; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;"|Goals
|-
! Player !! Pos !! G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 545
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Phil Esposito]] || C || 459
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 427
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 422
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Rick Middleton]] || RW || 402
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Bourque]] || D || 395
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]* || RW || 391
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Cam Neely]] || RW || 344
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ken Hodge]] || RW || 289
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Wayne Cashman]] || LW || 277
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFF; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;"|Assists
|-
! Player !! Pos !! A
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Bourque]] || D || 1,111
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 794
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Bobby Orr]] || D || 624
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 613
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] || C || 555
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 554
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Phil Esposito]] || C || 553
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Wayne Cashman]] || LW || 516
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Rick Middleton]] || RW || 496
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]* || RW || 442
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====All-time playoff scoring leaders====
These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Playoffs – All Skaters – Career for Franchise – Career Points – National Hockey League.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.6&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525144614/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?gameType=2&team=BOS&position=S&country=&active=&viewName=careerLeadersForFranchise|url-status=live}}</ref> Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
* {{Color box|#CCFFCC|*|border=darkgray}} – current Bruins player
'''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game''
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! style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ray Bourque]] || D || 180 || 36 || 125 || '''161''' || .89
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| style="text-align:left;" | [[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 157 || 56 || 82 || '''138'''|| .88
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 170 || 50 || 78 || '''128''' || .75
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] || C || 160 || 43 || 85 || '''128'''|| .80
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Phil Esposito]] || C || 71 || 46 || 56 || '''102''' || 1.44
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Rick Middleton]] || RW || 111 || 45 || 55 || '''100''' || .90
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 109 || 40 || 60 || '''100''' || .92
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bobby Orr]] || D || 74 || 26 || 66 || '''92''' || 1.24
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Wayne Cashman]] || LW || 145 || 31 || 57 || '''88''' || .61
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Cam Neely]] || RW || 86 || 55 || 32 || '''87''' || 1.01
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|-
! Player !! Pos !! G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 56
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Cam Neely]] || RW || 55
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 50
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Phil Esposito]] || C || 46
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Rick Middleton]] || RW || 45
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] || C || 43
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 40
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]* || RW || 39
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Peter McNab]] || C || 38
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Bourque]] || D || 36
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFF; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;"|Assists
|-
! Player !! Pos !! A
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Bourque]] || D || 125
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] || C || 85
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brad Marchand]] || LW || 82
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrice Bergeron]] || C || 78
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Bobby Orr]] || D || 66
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnny Bucyk]] || LW || 60
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Wayne Cashman]] || LW || 57
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Phil Esposito]] || C || 56
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Craig Janney]] || C || 56
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brad Park]] || D || 55
|}
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====All-time leading goaltenders====
These goaltenders rank in the top ten in franchise history for wins as of the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regular Season – All Goaltenders – Career for Franchise – Career Wins – National Hockey League.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.6&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Playoffs – All Goaltenders – Career for Franchise – Career Wins – National Hockey League.com – Stats|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.6&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> Figures are updated after each completed NHL season.
* {{Color box|#CCFFCC|*|border=darkgray}} – current Bruins player
'''''Note:''' GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''
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! Player !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OT !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tuukka Rask]] || 564 || 308 || 165 || {{sortdash}} || {{sort|066|66}} || 52 || 2.28 || .921
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tiny Thompson]] || 468 || 252 || 153 || 63 || {{sortdash}} || 74 || 1.99 || {{sortdash}} 
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Frank Brimsek]] || 444 || 230 || 144 || 70 || {{sortdash}} || 35 || 2.57 || {{sortdash}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gerry Cheevers]] || 416 || 226 || 103 || 76 || {{sortdash}} || 26 || 2.89 || .901
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]] || 378 || 196 || 121 || {{sortdash}} || {{sort|045|45}} || 31 || 2.48 || .921
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Eddie Johnston]] || 444 || 182 || 192 || 54 || {{sortdash}} || 27 || 3.22 || .900
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gilles Gilbert]] || 277 || 155 || 73 || 39 || {{sortdash}} || 16 || 2.95 || .890
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Andy Moog]] || 261 || 136 || 75 || 36 || {{sortdash}} || 13 || 3.08 || .886
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Byron Dafoe]] || 283 || 132 || 104 || 40 || {{sortdash}} || 25 || 2.30 || .911
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeremy Swayman]]* || 190 || 101 || 62 || {{sortdash}} || 22 || 16 || 2.58 || .910
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! Player !! GP !! W !! L !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tuukka Rask]] || 104 || 57 || 46 || 7 || 2.22 || .925
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gerry Cheevers]] || 88 || 53 || 34 || 8 || 2.70 || .902
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Andy Moog]] || 70 || 36 || 32 || 3 || 2.99 || .888
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Frank Brimsek]] || 68 || 32 || 36 || 2 || 2.54 || {{sortdash}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]] || 50 || 29 || 21 || 6 || 2.07 || .933
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gilles Gilbert]] || 31 || 17 || 14 || 3 || 3.01 || .895
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tiny Thompson]] || 33 || 15 || 18 || 6 || 1.72 || {{sortdash}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Réjean Lemelin|Rejean Lemelin]] || 28 || 12 || 10 || 1 || 3.09 || .879
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Don Simmons (ice hockey)|Don Simmons]] || 21 || 11 || 10 || 3 || 2.55 || .915
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[Byron Dafoe]] || 24 || 10 || 14 || 3 || 2.29 || .906
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=== NHL awards and trophies ===
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'''[[Stanley Cup]]'''
* [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29]], [[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]], [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]], [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]

'''[[Presidents' Trophy]]'''
* [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]], [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]], [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]

'''[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]'''
* [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]], [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29]], [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]], [[1930–31 NHL season|1930–31]], [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]], [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]], [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]], [[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]], [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40]], [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]], [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]], [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]], [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]], [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]

'''[[Art Ross Trophy]]'''
* [[Phil Esposito]]: [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]], [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]], [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
* [[Joe Thornton]]: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]{{efn|name=Thornton|Traded to the [[San Jose Sharks]] during the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]].}}

'''[[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Charlie Simmer]]: [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
* [[Gord Kluzak]]: [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
* [[Cam Neely]]: [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
* [[Phil Kessel]]: [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]

'''[[Calder Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Frank Brimsek]]: [[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]] <small>(trophy known as "Calder Trophy")</small>
* [[Jack Gelineau]]: [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]]
* [[Larry Regan]]: [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1966–67 NHL season|1966–67]]
* [[Derek Sanderson]]: [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
* [[Ray Bourque]]: [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
* [[Sergei Samsonov]]: [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
* [[Andrew Raycroft]]: [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]

'''[[Conn Smythe Trophy]]'''
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
* [[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]]: [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]

'''[[Frank J. Selke Trophy]]'''
* [[Steve Kasper]]: [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
* [[Patrice Bergeron]]: [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]], [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]], [[2014–15 NHL season#NHL awards|2014–15]], [[2016–17 NHL season#NHL awards|2016–17]], [[2021–22 NHL season#NHL awards|2021–22]], [[2022–23 NHL season#NHL awards|2022–23]]

'''[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Eddie Shore]]: [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]], [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]], [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]]
* [[Bill Cowley]]: [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]], [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]]
* [[Milt Schmidt]]: [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]]
* [[Phil Esposito]]: [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]], [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
* [[Joe Thornton]]: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]{{efn|name=Thornton}}

'''[[Jack Adams Award]]'''
* [[Don Cherry (ice hockey)|Don Cherry]]: [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]
* [[Pat Burns]]: [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
* [[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]]: [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
* [[Bruce Cassidy]]: [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
* [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]]: [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]

'''[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]], [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]], [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]], [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]], [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
* [[Ray Bourque]]: [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
* [[Zdeno Chára|Zdeno Chara]]: [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]

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'''[[King Clancy Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Ray Bourque]]: [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
* [[Dave Poulin]]: [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
* [[Patrice Bergeron]]: [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]

'''[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]'''
* [[Bobby Bauer]]: [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40]], [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]], [[1946–47 NHL season|1946–47]]
* [[Don McKenny]]: [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]]
* [[John Bucyk]]: [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
* [[Jean Ratelle]]: [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]{{efn|Traded from the [[New York Rangers]] during the [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76 season]].}}
* [[Rick Middleton]]: [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]

'''[[Lester B. Pearson Award]]'''
* [[Phil Esposito]]: [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]

'''[[Lester Patrick Trophy]]'''
* [[Charles Adams (ice hockey)|Charles F. Adams]]: [[1966–67 NHL season|1966–67]]
* [[Walter A. Brown]]: [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
* [[Eddie Shore]]: [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
* [[Cooney Weiland]]: [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
* [[John Bucyk]]: [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]]
* [[Phil Esposito]]: [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
* [[Bobby Orr]]: [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]
* [[Milt Schmidt]]: [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
* [[Harry Sinden]]: [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
* [[Willie O'Ree]]: [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
* [[Ray Bourque]]: [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
* [[Cam Neely]]: [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]

'''[[Mark Messier Leadership Award]]'''
* [[Zdeno Chára|Zdeno Chara]]: [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
* [[Patrice Bergeron]]: [[2020–21 NHL Season|2020–21]]

'''[[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]]'''
* [[David Pastrňák|David Pastrnak]]: [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]

'''[[NHL Foundation Player Award]]'''
* [[Patrice Bergeron]]: [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]

'''NHL Leading Scorer''' <small>(prior to awarding of Art Ross Trophy)</small>
* [[Herb Cain]]: [[1943–44 NHL season|1943–44]]
* [[Bill Cowley]]: [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]]
* [[Milt Schmidt]]: [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40]]
* [[Cooney Weiland]]: [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]]

'''[[Vezina Trophy]]'''
* [[Tiny Thompson]]: [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]], [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]], [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]]
* [[Frank Brimsek]]: [[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]], [[1941–42 NHL season|1941–42]]
* [[Pete Peeters]]: [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
* [[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]]: [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
* [[Tuukka Rask]]: [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
* [[Linus Ullmark]]: [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]

'''[[William M. Jennings Trophy]]'''
* [[Andy Moog]] and [[Réjean Lemelin|Rejean Lemelin]]: [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
* [[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]] and [[Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)|Manny Fernandez]]: [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
* [[Tuukka Rask]] and [[Jaroslav Halák|Jaroslav Halak]]: [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
* [[Linus Ullmark]] and [[Jeremy Swayman]]: [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
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====Team awards====
The Bruins have several team awards that are traditionally awarded at the last home game of the regular season.
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* [[Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy]]<br />''Best player in home games''
* [[Seventh Player Award]]<br />''Player performing most beyond expectations''
* [[Eddie Shore Award (Boston Bruins)|Eddie Shore Award]]<br />''Player with most hustle and determination''
* [[John P. Bucyk Award]]<br />''Community service''
* [[Bruins Radio Network Three-Star Awards]]<br />''Most three-star selections''
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[[File:Phil Esposito action shot.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Phil Esposito]] holds the franchise record for most goals in a season (76) and most points in a season (152).]]

===Franchise individual records===
* Most goals in a season: [[Phil Esposito]], 76 ([[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]])
* Most assists in a season: [[Bobby Orr]], 102 ([[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]])
* Most points in a season: [[Phil Esposito]], 152 ([[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]])
* Most penalty minutes in a season: [[Jay Miller (ice hockey)|Jay Miller]], 304 ([[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]])
* Lowest goals against average in a season: [[Frank Brimsek]], 1.56 ([[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]])
* Most points per game in a season: [[Bill Cowley]], 1.97 ([[1943–44 NHL season|1943–44]])
* Most points in a season, defenseman: [[Bobby Orr]], 139 ([[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]])
* Most points in a season, rookie: [[Joé Juneau|Joe Juneau]], 102 ([[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]])
* Most wins in a season: [[Pete Peeters]], 40 ([[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]); [[Linus Ullmark]], 40 ([[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]])
* Most shutouts in a season: [[Hal Winkler]], 15 ([[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]])
* Consecutive games streak: [[John Bucyk]], 418 (January 23, 1969 – March 2, 1975)
* Longest point scoring streak: [[Bronco Horvath]], 22 games, ([[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]])
* Highest save percentage in a season: [[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]], .938 ([[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]])<!-- Thomas' performance is a few decimals better than Ullmark's in 2023 -->
* Longest winning streak by a goaltender, one season: [[Gilles Gilbert]], 17 (1975–76)

==Media and broadcasters==
{{Main|List of Boston Bruins broadcasters}}
;NESN (New England Sports Network)
* [[Judd Sirott]]: TV play-by-play
* [[Andy Brickley]]: TV color analyst
* [[Andrew Raycroft]]: Rinkside reporter
* Adam Pellerin: Rinkside reporter

;98.5 The Sports Hub
* Ryan Johnston: Radio play-by-play
* [[Bob Beers (ice hockey)|Bob Beers]]: Radio color analyst

==See also==
* [[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry]] 
* [[List of Boston Bruins award winners]]
* [[List of Boston Bruins records]]
* [[Sports in Massachusetts]]
* [[Sports in Boston]]
* [[The Sports Museum]] (at TD Garden)

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{Cite book |title=The Name Game: Football, Baseball, Hockey & Basketball How Your Favorite Sports Teams Were Named |last=Donovan |first=Michael Leo |year=1997 |publisher=Warwick Publishing |location=[[Toronto]] |isbn=1-895629-74-8}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players|first=Stan|last=Fischler|date=June 2001|publisher=Sports Masters|isbn=1-58261-374-5|author-link=Stan Fischler}}
* {{cite book|title=Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs|first1=Rob|last1=Simpson|first2=Steve|last2=Babineau|date=September 9, 2008|publisher=Wiley Publishing|isbn=978-0-470-15473-1}}
* Booth, Clarke. ''Boston Bruins: Celebrating 75 Years''. Tehabi Books. {{ISBN|0-7607-1126-7}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Boston Bruins}}
* {{Official website|https://www.nhl.com/bruins}}
* [http://www.bostonbruinsalumni.com/ Boston Bruins Alumni veteran exhibition team]

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