Top 5 Captains In Boston Bruins History

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5 Greatest Captains In Boston Bruins History

MiltZ — The Boston Bruins have one of the most decorated histories in the NHL and have seen some of the greatest players ever suit up for them. Here are the five best players to wear the “C” for the black and gold.

5. Terry O'Reilly

OReilly

5. Terry O'Reilly

OReilly — The “Tasmanian Devil” wore the C for two seasons and epitomized everything the team stands for as there were few, if any, players tougher than O’Reilly. His unrivaled passion and tenacity are why No. 24 jerseys are worn in Boston to this day.

4. Milt Schmidt

Schmidt

4. Milt Schmidt

Schmidt — Everything about Schmidt screams class, and at almost 100 years old he carries himself in the same way he did as a dominant player, captaining in the 1940s and 50s. Schmidt won two Stanley Cups with the Bruins and even took time off to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.

3. Johnny Bucyk

Bucyk

3. Johnny Bucyk

Bucyk — “The Chief” captained the black and gold to two Stanley Cups in the 1970s and was on one of the greatest teams of all time with legends such as Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito. One of the greatest left wings ever, Bucyk is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and is one of the most underrated players in franchise history.

2. Zdeno Chara

Zedno Chara

2. Zdeno Chara

Zedno Chara — The team’s current captain changed the culture when he joined the squad in 2006 and has led the Bruins to the playoffs in all but one of his eight full seasons in Boston. The franchise’s renaissance highlighted by the 2011 Stanley Cup made Boston a hockey town again, and a lot of it is owed to the 6-foot-9 Slovakian blueliner.

1. Ray Bourque

Bourque

1. Ray Bourque

Bourque — Bourque may not have won the Cup in Boston, but no player handled the spotlight of being the captain of an Original Six franchise as well as him for as long as he did, 15 seasons. The Hall of Famer played in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins and won five Norris Trophies, establishing himself as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

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