1935–36 Boston Bruins season



The 1935–36 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 12th season in the NHL. The Bruins finished second in the American Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 8 goals to 6.

Pre-season
The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens played a five-game series in Atlantic Canada. Pit Lepine of the Habs broke his thumb during the November 4 match and missed the first 12 games of the regular season.


 * October 28: Boston 2 Montreal 0 @ Saint John
 * October 30: Montreal 3 Boston 2 @ Moncton
 * November 1: Boston 5 Montreal 2 @ Halifax
 * November 4: Montreal 5 Boston 5 @ Halifax
 * November 6: Montreal 4 Boston 3 @ Charlottetown

Although official Bruins records list Dit Clapper as the team's captain for the season, Eddie Shore was appointed to lead the team as reported in the Boston Globe and a number of other newspapers.

Regular Season
This season saw the first appearance of the "Black and Gold" as the previous Bruins uniforms were mainly brown and gold. The shoulder yolks became solid black with a gold collar. The black "B" on the jersey front was moved to the arms and replaced with the player's number on the front and back, all trimmed in gold on a white background. The socks were multiple stripes of white, gold and black. The Bruins would wear this jersey style for four seasons.

Led by Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson, the Bruins were the best defensive team in the league, earning Shore his third Hart Memorial Trophy, Thompson his third Vezina Trophy and both First Team All-Star berths. A changing of the guard up front with the trades of Marty Barry and Nels Stewart resulted in less scoring punch, although the return of Cooney Weiland resulted in him finishing second in scoring on the team. Several other players were added to the team that would fuel the offense for the next decade. Bill Cowley was bought from the defunct St. Louis Eagles who would have an incredible career including winning the scoring title, twice winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy, named to the All Star team five times and during his time with the Bruins, average more than a point a game.

Babe Siebert became the first Bruin to score on a penalty shot when he beat George Hainsworth of the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 18, 1936.

During the March 19, 1936 game versus Toronto, Thompson became the first goalie to record an assist in which the goalie intentionally passed the puck.

On March 22, 1936, during the last game of the regular season, two Bruins who would become regulars played their first game, Ray Getliffe and Woody Dumart. Both would be part of the Cup win in the 1938-39 season. Goalie Percy Jackson was also in this game, his last one in the NHL. He played 40 minutes while Thompson played 20.

Toronto Maple Leafs 8, Boston Bruins 6
For the third time in the last four years, the Bruins and Leafs met in the playoffs. The Leafs won the series 8-6 in the last year the NHL would have total goals series.

Game 1 saw Tiny Thompson post a shutout and goals by Jim O'Neil, Eddie Shore and Lorne Duguid lead the Bruins to a 3-0 win. However, Thompson aggravated a hip injury he'd been dealing with all season.

Game 2 saw a confident Bruins team have their hopes dashed by six goal second period by the Leafs. The Bruins jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Bill Cowley. The second period degenerated into a wild affair in which 40 minutes in penalties were called and Shore given a game misconduct. The Leafs capitalized with three power play goals. Without Shore and powered by a hat trick by Charlie Conacher and two goals by Buzz Boll, the Leafs managed a 8-3 win and won the series on by total goals, 8-6. The Leafs would lose in the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals to the Detroit Red Wings.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records

 * Hart Memorial Trophy: Eddie Shore (3rd win)
 * Vezina Trophy: Tiny Thompson (3rd win)
 * Tiny Thompson, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Eddie Shore, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Babe Siebert, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Tiny Thompson becomes the first goaltender to receive an assist on a goal, January 14, 1936.

Transactions

 * Purchase Bill Cowley, Max Kaminsky and Ted Graham from the defunct St. Louis Eagles.
 * Trade Marty Barry and Art Giroux to the Detroit Red Wings for Cooney Weiland and Walter Buswell on July 11, 1935.
 * Trade Walt Buswell and Jean Pusie to the Montreal Canadiens for Roger Jenkins on July 13, 1935.
 * Sell Nels Stewart and Joe Jerwa to the New York Americans for cash on September 28, 1935.
 * Trade Paul Haynes to the Canadiens for Jack Riley on September 30, 1935.
 * Purchase Ray Getliffe from the New York Rangers on December 18, 1935.
 * Purchase Eddie Finnigan from the Americans on December 19, 1935.
 * Purchase Paul Runge from the Canadiens on December 24, 1935.
 * Trade Gene Carrigan to the Detroit Red Wings for Lorne Duguid on December 29, 1935.
 * Purchase Flash Hollett for $16,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 15, 1936.

Farm Teams

 * Boston Bruin Cubs, Canadian American Hockey League

Trivia

 * Babe Siebert became the first Bruin to score on a penalty shot when he beat George Hainsworth of the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 18, 1936.
 * No Bruins recorded a hat trick this season.