The history of the Boston Bruins can be traced to the begging of the NHL. The Bruins are home to Boston Massachusetts and are in the Northeast NHL division, witch is part of the Eastern Conference. In 1924 the bruins where introduced into the NHL and the Bruins where the first united stats hockey team. Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadians, and the Chicago Black Hawks, these teams will become known as the original six, because they where the first hockey teams of the NHL. The Boston Bruins have the second most Stanly cups victory wins at five, just second to the Detroit Red Wings witch have eleven. The Bruins Play at the TD Bank Garden witch is located in the heart of Boston.
The Bruins would end up in last place with a record of 6-24, despite winning there first ever hockey game in December 1, 1924. In 1929, the bruins had the best winning season, with an.875 winning percentage, and they have won 38 out of 44 games, witch still stands as the best winning hockey season of any NHL team. In 1929 the bruins would land in the Stanly cup finals, but they lost to the Montreal Canadians, witch would be the begging to a long time rivalry. The Boston Bruins would be the first NHL team to sing an African-American by the name of Willie O're who was the first every black man to play in the NHL.
The pre-world-war Two days for the Boston Bruins was a very good time for the team, they where winning almost every game, and they wound up in the Stanly cup finals more times then not. The bean town hockey team would go on a 29-year drought, that would not end in till 1970s. Bobby Orr scored the game wining goal in over time that would end the drought and winning the Stanly cup. The Boston Bruins Had a very good winning streak going in the 80s, but it would be short lived, because in the mid 90s the bruins went through some very tough times. Finally in 2007 the Bruins Acquired head coach Claude Julien and they would bring back the old 1932 main jersey logo, and they placed it on the side of there jerseys as a mini logo. Just like any other NHL team the Boston bruins had some ups and downs, but that's what makes hockey great.
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