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London Knights Lose 6-2 to Shawinigan Cataractes at Memorial Cup
Boston Bruins prospect Jared Knight and the London Knights came into this Memorial Cup game with the host Shawinigan Cataractes coming off a 5-3 victory. But they couldn’t put together two wins in a row and fell 6-2 to the surprisingly powerful home team. The first period started with Shawinigan outshooting London by a fairly [...]
Both Bruins Win Medals at Hockey World Championship
The Boston Bruins representing at the Hockey World Championship will both come home wearing medals: Zdeno Chara will wear silver and David Krejci has bronze. The Czech Republic defeated Finland 3-2 to repeat as bronze medalists. The Czech scored all three of their goals in the first period, including Krejci’s, which came with less than [...]
Today in Boston Bruins History: May 20
1967: Bob Beers (full name Robert Charles Beers) is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beers was drafted by the Bruins in 1985 and started his NHL career in Boston, though he also spent time in Tampa Bay, Edmonton and on Long Island before returning to the team that drafted him for one last hurrah. After he [...]
London Knights Beat Saint John Sea Dogs 5-3 at Memorial Cup
In their first game of the MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament, the London Knights (with Boston Bruins prospect Jared Knight) defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 5-3. The Sea Dogs struck first, very early in the first period, while shorthanded due to an elbowing penalty and they held that lead for most of the first period [...]
Hockey World Championship: Slovakia aims for gold, Czech Republic for bronze
In the semifinals of the IIHF Hockey World Championship, Zdeno Chara and the Slovakian team have earned the chance to win the gold, while David Krejci and the Czech Republic team may be able to repeat their bronze medal win from last year. The two neighboring countries faced each other in the second semifinal game [...]
Today in Boston Bruins History: May 19
1974: A 1-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins by the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 crowns a new Stanley Cup Champion–but, of course, it’s not the Bruins. 1992: The Bruins lose 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of the semifinals. 2004: The Montreal Canadiens shut out the Bruins 2-0 in Game 7 of [...]
Today in Boston Bruins History: May 18
1960: Brent Ashton (full name Brent Kenneth Ashton) is born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His time as part of the Boston Bruins was not a long time, but it was just another location change on a resume studded with them. Overall in his career, he played for nine different NHL teams–Boston was team number eight–setting a [...]
Slovakia, Czech Republic Go to Semifinals of Hockey World Championship
After a flurry of four games played one after the other on the same day, the scores have been settled at the IIHF Hockey World Championship and the semifinal matchups are set. The two Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara and David Krejci, are both on teams that will move to the next round of the tournament. [...]
London Knights Set for Memorial Cup
The OHL champion London Knights, including Boston Bruins prospect Jared Knight on the roster, are ready to challenge for the biggest prize in Canadian junior hockey–the Memorial Cup. This year, all three of the junior leagues’ regular-season champions (London, the Saint John Sea Dogs in Quebec and the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Western League) [...]
Today in Boston Bruins History: May 17
1992: The Boston Bruins lose 4-3 in overtime of Game 1 in the semifinals to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 2011: Tyler Seguin is the man of the night, putting up two goals and two assists as the Bruins win 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final. He scores all [...]
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