Boston Bruins
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The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, competing in the National Hockey League.
Founded in 1924, they were the first American franchise in the NHL.
The team plays at TD Garden and has won six Stanley Cup championships.
The Bruins are playing the Canadiens tonight.
NHL's earliest team group
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Stanley CupPro hockey's top prize
- NHLPro hockey organization
organization · ownership · management · front office · general manager · salary cap · contract · trade
Hockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
goaltender · defenseman · winger · center · overtime · shootout · check · forecheck
Pro hockey's top prize
- 1970Early seventies year
- 1972Early seventies date
- 2011Calendar designation, twenty-tens
- trophyAward for winning
parade · celebration · victory · triumph · dynasty · glory · champions · winners
Water's solid form
- ZamboniRink-smoothing vehicle
- skatesWheeled or bladed footwear
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- glassTransparent solid from sand
penalty box · bench · crease · goal line · center ice · blue line · red line · net
- retired numbersDigits teams preserve permanently
- Hall of FameInstitution honoring distinguished achievers
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
tradition · history · legends · championship banners · iconic · vintage · anniversary · milestones
One who commands
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- coachOne who instructs
- goalieNet-guarding player
- defensemanHockey position guarding goal
forward · center · wing · draft pick · prospect · rookie · veteran · free agent
Compromiser of integrity
- tailgateRear vehicle hatch
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- CanadiensMontreal hockey club
standing ovation · season tickets · diehards · merchandise · jersey · playoff beard
Original Six
NHL's earliest team group
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Stanley CupPro hockey's top prize
NHL · organization · ownership · management · front office · general manager · salary cap · contract · trade · expansion
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
penalty · goaltender · defenseman · winger · center · overtime · shootout · check · forecheck · backcheck
Stanley Cup
Pro hockey's top prize
trophy · parade · celebration · victory · triumph · dynasty · glory · champions · winners · clinch
ice
Water's solid form
glass · penalty box · bench · crease · goal line · center ice · blue line · red line · net · crossbar
Bobby Orr
- retired numbersDigits teams preserve permanently
- Hall of FameInstitution honoring distinguished achievers
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
heritage · tradition · history · legends · championship banners · iconic · vintage · anniversary · milestones · lore
captain
One who commands
defenseman · forward · center · wing · draft pick · prospect · rookie · veteran · free agent · trade
sellout
Compromiser of integrity
Canadiens · standing ovation · season tickets · diehards · merchandise · jersey · playoff beard
- Hockey ChampionsMontreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
- BostonBeacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, Fenway
- Hockey HistoryStanley Cup, Original Six, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Montreal Canadiens
Boston BruinsMontreal Canadiens
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