1959 In an 8-3 loss to the visiting Bruins, Detroit's Gordie Howe had a goal and an assist to top the 1,000 point mark (including the playoffs) in his 947th career game. 1991 Boston's Vladimir Ruzicka scored his first career NHL hat trick and Andy Brickley had a goal and three assists as the Bruins tied 5-5 at Pittsburgh. 1981 Bruin goalie Rogie Vachon extended his unbeaten streak to 5-0-3 with a 2-1 win over Vancouver, at Boston Garden. Peter McNab led the scoring with a goal and an assist in the first period. 1986 Boston fired coach Butch Goring immediately after an 8-3 loss in Buffalo. He was replaced by former Bruin Terry O'Reilly. 1974 Boston Bruins signed free agent defenseman Mike Milbury, out of Colgate University. 1904 Hall of Famer Cooney Weiland born in Seaforth, Ont. Weiland played in the NHL 1928-29 through 1938-39 with Boston, Ottawa and Detroit. 1983 Boston's Tom Fergus scored his first career hat trick and added an assist as the Bruins won 10-4, at Montreal. 1944 Boston's Bill Cowley scored twice and added three assists and Herb Cain had a hat trick as the Bruins won 6-3, at Chicago.
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1976 Peter McNab scored his first career hat trick as the Bruins won 7-5 over the Black Hawks, in Boston.
1978 Boston's Wayne Cashman scored two power-play goals, including the 200th goal of his NHL career, in a 7-3 Bruins' loss against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. 1945 Bill Cowley scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Bruins to a 6-5 win over Montreal, at Boston Garden. 1993 Boston's Cam Neely scored his 9th career hat trick, to give him 300 goals in his NHL career. He also became the 9th player to score 250 goals as a member of the Bruins. His milestone came in a 6-3 win over the visiting Calgary Flames. 1972 Boston's Phil Esposito scored his 350th career NHL goal when the Bruins tied the Seals, 6-6 in Oakland.
1957 Boston goalie Don Simmons recorded his 5th career shutout in the Bruins' 4-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Boston outshot Detroit 52-26 in the game. 1965 Goaltender Bernie Parent made his NHL debut, playing for the Boston Bruins as they tied Chicago 2-2. John Bucyk and Ted Green each picked up two assists for the Bruins. 1901 Former NHL defenseman Lionel Hitchman born in Toronto, Ontario. Hitchman played in the NHL 1922-23 through 1933-34 with Ottawa and Boston. 1983 Rick Middleton scored a goal and added three assists as the Bruins won 9-5 over St. Louis, at Boston Garden. 1932 Former NHL right winger Gerry Ehman born in Cudworth, Sask. Ehman played in the NHL 1957-58 through 1970-71 with Boston, Detroit, Toronto and Oakland. 1974 Boston's John Bucyk beame the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, in a 10-1 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars. Bucyk's two assists in the game moved him ahead of Bobby Hull's 1,153 career points with Chicago. 2000 Boston's Mike Keenan became just the fifth coach in NHL history to reach the 1,000 game milestone, when the Bruins had a 5-4 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. Jason Allison led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1989 Boston became the second NHL team to win 2,000 games, with a 5-4 OT win over the Kings. Cam Neely led the scoring with two goals and an assist as Boston extended their home undefeated streak against Los Angeles to 13 straight games (12-0-1). 1946 Boston goalie Frank Brimsek recorded his 29th career shutout in a 5-0 Bruins' win over Toronto. 1958 Boston goalie Don Simmons recorded his 10th career shutout to lead the Bruins to a 2-0 win against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Bruins scored their two goals within a span of :39 in the second period. 1924: The Bruins are born! Grocery magnate Charles F. Adams, owner of First National Stores, is given the first American-based team in the NHL. He developed an interest in hockey after watching the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals and persuaded the league to give him a Boston franchise, awarded Nov. 1, 1924.
1970 Goaltender Gerry Cheevers made 30 saves to record his 12th career shutout when the Bruins won 5-0 over the Minnesota North Stars, at Boston Garden. The North Stars' Cesare Maniago had 54 saves in the losing effort. 2000 Boston Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden stepped down from his position and named Assistant G.M. Mike O'Connell as his replacement. Sinden had been the Bruins' GM since Oct 1972. 1955 Former NHL defenseman Doug Halward born in Toronto, Ont. Halward played in the NHL 1975-76 through 1988-89 with Boston, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Detroit and Edmonton. |
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