this NHL team set the record for best
ever regular season winning percentage
in 1929-30 welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be continuing our series of
the most successful sports franchises
with a look at the Boston Bruins a
short-handed goal for Bergeron as an
original 16 the Bruins have been in the
NHL since 1924 when Boston grocery
magnate Charles Adams persuaded the
Leake to extend former player art Ross
was hired as general manager and he
signed the club’s first star defenseman
Eddie Shore helped the Bruins win their
first Stanley Cup in 1928-29 the
following season the Bruins win
percentage was an unprecedented point
875 with 38 wins out of 44 games however
Boston lost the final that year to
division rivals the Montreal Canadiens
the Bruins won the Cup in 1939 and again
in 1941 and that year they lost only
eight games in the regular season
however the 1941 win was their last
Stanley Cup for 29 years
world war ii decimated the Bruins who
mustered only four winning seasons
between 1947 and 1967 however during
that period they broke the NHL color
barrier by introducing Willie O’Ree as
the league’s first black player On
January 18 1958 after being forced to
sell the Bruins to Boston Celtics owner
Walter Brown Charles Adams son Weston
bought the team back in 1964 and began
rebuilding he signed Bobby Orr who
entered the league in 1966 to become one
of the great
players of all time the Bruins then
acquired Ken Hodge Fred Stanfield and
Phil Esposito from Chicago
Esposito became the first NHL player to
break the hundred point mark today he
remains one of the only players to win
the Art Ross Trophy four seasons in a
row with the addition of goaltender
Gerry Cheevers the Bruins began
dominating the league between the 60s
and the 80s in 1970s they ended their
Cup drove Bobby Orr’s game-winning
overtime goal was a memorable one he
then won that James Norris Memorial
Trophy as the top defenseman the Art
Ross scoring title the Conn Smythe
Trophy as playoff MVP and the Hart
Memorial Trophy as the regular season
MVP the Bruins registered one of their
best seasons during 1970-71 but lost to
the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie
goaltender Ken Dryden however that year
the Bruins had seven of the league’s top
ten scores and 400 point getters they
came back to win the Cup in 1972 the big
bad ruins toughened up significantly
when Don Cherry took over as coach in
1974-75 however they failed to win
another cup their ruff reputation was
confirmed at Madison Square Garden in
1979 when a Rangers fan stole Stan
Jonathan’s stick terry o’reilly stormed
into the stands and began attacking
spectators during the 79 Draft the club
picked Ray Bourque and he became one of
the greatest defenseman of all time
however even with players like cam neely
terrorizing goalies and defenseman Bork
failed to lead the team to a cup in both
1988 and 1990 the Bruins lost to the
powerful Edmonton Oilers in the finals
ultimately Neely’s tough style led to
his early retirement despite his
injuries he came back and scored 50
goals in a mere
games in 1993-94 but by 1996 he was done
Boston remained competitive through the
early 2000s but brought on head coach
Claude Julien in 2007 to help assemble
the pieces with Ford’s Patrice Bergeron
Milan Lukic David Krejci Tyler said gay
defenseman Zdeno Chara and of course Tim
Thomas and nets
the Bruins marched toward a Cup win in
2011 the Boston Bruins have cultivated a
reputation as an in-your-face team with
loyal fans like theirs they will
undoubtedly remain a competitive force
for years to come
ever regular season winning percentage
in 1929-30 welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be continuing our series of
the most successful sports franchises
with a look at the Boston Bruins a
short-handed goal for Bergeron as an
original 16 the Bruins have been in the
NHL since 1924 when Boston grocery
magnate Charles Adams persuaded the
Leake to extend former player art Ross
was hired as general manager and he
signed the club’s first star defenseman
Eddie Shore helped the Bruins win their
first Stanley Cup in 1928-29 the
following season the Bruins win
percentage was an unprecedented point
875 with 38 wins out of 44 games however
Boston lost the final that year to
division rivals the Montreal Canadiens
the Bruins won the Cup in 1939 and again
in 1941 and that year they lost only
eight games in the regular season
however the 1941 win was their last
Stanley Cup for 29 years
world war ii decimated the Bruins who
mustered only four winning seasons
between 1947 and 1967 however during
that period they broke the NHL color
barrier by introducing Willie O’Ree as
the league’s first black player On
January 18 1958 after being forced to
sell the Bruins to Boston Celtics owner
Walter Brown Charles Adams son Weston
bought the team back in 1964 and began
rebuilding he signed Bobby Orr who
entered the league in 1966 to become one
of the great
players of all time the Bruins then
acquired Ken Hodge Fred Stanfield and
Phil Esposito from Chicago
Esposito became the first NHL player to
break the hundred point mark today he
remains one of the only players to win
the Art Ross Trophy four seasons in a
row with the addition of goaltender
Gerry Cheevers the Bruins began
dominating the league between the 60s
and the 80s in 1970s they ended their
Cup drove Bobby Orr’s game-winning
overtime goal was a memorable one he
then won that James Norris Memorial
Trophy as the top defenseman the Art
Ross scoring title the Conn Smythe
Trophy as playoff MVP and the Hart
Memorial Trophy as the regular season
MVP the Bruins registered one of their
best seasons during 1970-71 but lost to
the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie
goaltender Ken Dryden however that year
the Bruins had seven of the league’s top
ten scores and 400 point getters they
came back to win the Cup in 1972 the big
bad ruins toughened up significantly
when Don Cherry took over as coach in
1974-75 however they failed to win
another cup their ruff reputation was
confirmed at Madison Square Garden in
1979 when a Rangers fan stole Stan
Jonathan’s stick terry o’reilly stormed
into the stands and began attacking
spectators during the 79 Draft the club
picked Ray Bourque and he became one of
the greatest defenseman of all time
however even with players like cam neely
terrorizing goalies and defenseman Bork
failed to lead the team to a cup in both
1988 and 1990 the Bruins lost to the
powerful Edmonton Oilers in the finals
ultimately Neely’s tough style led to
his early retirement despite his
injuries he came back and scored 50
goals in a mere
games in 1993-94 but by 1996 he was done
Boston remained competitive through the
early 2000s but brought on head coach
Claude Julien in 2007 to help assemble
the pieces with Ford’s Patrice Bergeron
Milan Lukic David Krejci Tyler said gay
defenseman Zdeno Chara and of course Tim
Thomas and nets
the Bruins marched toward a Cup win in
2011 the Boston Bruins have cultivated a
reputation as an in-your-face team with
loyal fans like theirs they will
undoubtedly remain a competitive force
for years to come
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