PARRY SOUND, Ont. (CP) — The fans went wild. It was Bobby Orr day Saturday and folk from his hometown were out to welcome the All-Star defenceman with Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Bobby Orr Day, sponsored by the town of Parry Sound was simply that—a big day for Bobby. Orr’s trophies—the Norris …
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BETS MADE ON BRUINS-BLACK HAWKS GAME IN CHICAGO by Michael Madden, The Boston Sunday Globe Plot hatched in Back Bay boardinghouse between two Boston players Gallinger and Taylor expelled for life by NHL★ ★ ★ Even now, 51 years later, Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, Pat Egan, Fernie Flaman, and their Boston Bruin teammates don’t know …
THE DAILY NUGGET MONTREAL Milt Schmidt had to play in the National Hockey league for 12 seasons before he was able to win one of the League s prized individual awards. However, the 1950-51 season proved to be the greatest in his career and the 33-year-old captain of the Boston Bruins was selected as winner …
By JACK CALDER(Canadian Press Staff Writer) All the evidence is at hand and you can’t get away from the fact that Boston Bruins, National Hockey League champions for the second successive year. are again the team to heat for the Stanley Cup.The Bruins closed the schedule last night with a characteristic 7-2 victory at home …
BOSTON (UPI) – John Buyck, who ended a productive 23-year NHL career two years ago, became the sixth Boston Bruins to have his number retired in ceremonies at the Boston Garden before a game between Boston and Detroit. Buyck, who played two seasons with the Red Wings prior to his 21-year stint with the Bruins, …
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Milt Schmidt, general manager of the Bruins, announced that the Boston Bruins traded defenseman Rick Smith, right-wing Reg Leach, and Bob Stewart of the Bruins’ Oklahoma City club in the Central League, to the California Golden Seals for defenseman Carol Vadnais and center Don O’Donoghue of Oakland’s Baltimore affiliate in the American Hockey League.
Sanction By Ross Would Have Brought Stars To Senators Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Porky Dumart Had Agreed to Finish Out Season With Ottawa Club But Boston Boss Wants Kitchener Trio to Play No Amateur Hockey for Remainder of Season. 28 Jan 1942, Wed The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) BOSTON. Jan 27—<A.P.»—Boston Bruins’‘kraut Une—Milton …
Bobby Orr, whose professional contract with the Boston Bruins was reported to be $50,00 over two years- the best ever offered to a National Hockey League newcomer – discovered that he was just another 18-year-old rookie at the fall training camp in 1966. Orr’s roommate in London, Ont. was the veteran left-winger Johnny Bucyk, who …
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Rookie Orr meets “Mr. Bucyk”-This Day In Hockey History-September 20, 1966
During his first training camp in September of 1966, Bobby Orr was already being touted as a potential savior for the Boston Bruins. The Oshawa Generals all-star defenseman finished in 3rd place in OHL scoring during the 1965-66 season, with 38 goals, 56 assists and 94 points. That was one more point than the Montreal …
