1958–59 Boston Bruins | |
Division | 2nd NHL |
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1958–59 record | 32–29–9 |
Goals for | 205 (2nd) |
Goals against | 215 (4th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Lynn Patrick |
Coach | Milt Schmidt |
Captain | Fern Flaman |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Don McKenney (32) |
Assists | John Bucyk (36) |
Points | Don McKenney (62) |
Penalty minutes | Fern Flaman (101) |
Wins | Don Simmons (24) |
Goals against average | Harry Lumley (2.45) |
The 1958–59 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 35th season in the NHL. The Bruins finished 2nd in the league and lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to three in the Semi-finals.
Off-season
Long time Bruin Johnny Peirson retired for good after the 1958 Stanley Cup Finals. After playing seven seasons for Boston, he retired in 1955. He was talked into returning to play in 1957. Peirson would go on to become the colour analyst on Bruins TV broadcasts for 20 years. Peirson led the Bruins in goal scoring three times and played in several All-Star games.
Boston lost director of player personnel Punch Imlach to the Toronto Maple Leafs where he became coach and general manager. The last place team in 1957-58, Imlach led the Leafs into the playoffs where they met the Bruins in the Semi-finals.
Just before the season began, the Bruins traded Allan Stanley to the Leafs for Jim Morrison. Morrison would have one effective season for the Bruins before being traded and then spend most of the 1960's in the minors. In contrast, Stanley would play until 1968 for the Leafs, be named to the Second All-Star Team three times and win four Stanley Cups with them.
The 12th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Montreal on October 4, 1958. A team of all-stars that included four Bruins, Fern Flaman, Doug Mohns, Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini played against the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens. Milt Schmidt coached the All-Stars but the Canadiens won 6-3 with Toppazzini assisting on the All-Stars first goal.
Regular Season
The Bruins made several modifications to their uniforms for the 1958-59 season. Numbers were added to the sleeves of the gold jersey (mainly used at home) and the white road jersey. The arm stripes on the white jersey were made narrower. For the first time, gold pants and black socks were added to the existing black pants and gold socks. The made for interesting combinations over the next six seasons as the gold jersey was mixed and matched with either of the pant and sock colours. The white jersey was always matched with the gold socks.
With the top two lines from the previous season back in action, the were an offensive powerhouse and finished second in the league in goal scoring. Don McKenney lead the team in scoring (and finished 9th in the league) while his linemates Jerry Toppazzini and Fleming Mackell were fourth and fifth in team scoring. The "Uke Line" of John Bucyk, Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk rounded out the top six scorers on the team even though Horvath missed 25 games. Leo Labine, 1958 playoff surprise Norm Johnson and acquisition Jean-Guy Gendron provided depth scoring.
The defense remained stable, led by the top pair of captain Fern Flaman and Leo Boivin. Acquisition Jim Morrison played all 70 games while offensive threat Doug Mohns led the Bruins defense in scoring, despite missing 23 games. Don Simmons played the majority of games in goal, spelled off by Harry Lumley.
The Bruins started the season respectably, posting a 4-3-3 record in October. Trailing 4-0 to the New York Rangers on October 15, 1958, the Bruins score 4 goals in the third period to tie the game. During the October 18, 1958 game in Toronto, Doug Mohns took a Bob Pulford elbow to the face which broke his jaw. Later in the game, Carl Brewer hit Bronco Horvath in the face with his shoulder and also broke his jaw. Both would return to play in December 1958, wearing protection for their still healing jaws. They'd wear special helmets for the remainder of the season and playoffs.
The Bruins were in third place heading into December but had a horrible month, going 3-8-1. After the January 4, 1959 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, GM Lynn Patrick put Norm Johnson, Larry Regan and Real Chevrefils on waivers. Johnson and Regan were claimed while Chevrefils went to the minors, never to play in the NHL again. Three years before, Chevrefils had been a Second Team All-Star but after struggles with alcoholism, he'd only scored once in the season. Larry Leach, Gord Redahl and Ken Yackel were called up and played on January 8, 1959. Leach had an impressive showing, racking up 16 points in 29 games while Redahl and Yackel wouldn't pan out in their only NHL season.
By February, the Bruins began winning consistently again. The Uke Line picked up production as Horvath's jaw healed. During the February 8, 1959 game versus the Rangers, Horvath recorded a Hat trick while still wearing a jaw protector.
After AHL player Bill Dobbyn lost his eye playing for the Buffalo Bisons, GM Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings organized a game to benefit Dobbyn. Each NHL team sent a few star players to form an NHL all-star team to play the Bisons at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium on February 17, 1959. The Aud sold out with 9,368 fans. The all stars wore their individual team jerseys and included NHL leading scorer Andy Bathgate along with Bobby Hull, Ted Lindsay and seven of the league's top 15 scorers. The Bisons lost the game 6-2 as $25,000 was raised for Dobbyn. Bruins Fern Flaman, John Bucyk, Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini played for the All-Stars.
Don Simmons was lost for the remainder of the season and playoffs in the February 28, 1959 game versus Chicago. Lumley stepped in and played brilliantly, going 7-1-1, including a six game winning streak. Lumley wasn't available for the March 7, 1959 game in Toronto so goalie Don Keenan played the only NHL game of his career in a 4-1 loss, though the Leafs did fire 41 shots at him. The strong March saw the Bruins finish in second place.
Final Standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 91 | 258 | 158 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 73 | 205 | 215 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 69 | 197 | 208 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 65 | 189 | 201 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 64 | 201 | 217 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 58 | 167 | 218 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualify for the playoffs are indicated in bold.
Game Log
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 9, 1958 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 0–1–0 |
2 | T | October 11, 1958 | 4–4 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 12, 1958 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 1–1–1 |
4 | T | October 15, 1958 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 1–1–2 |
5 | L | October 18, 1958 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 1–2–2 |
6 | W | October 19, 1958 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 2–2–2 |
7 | L | October 23, 1958 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 2–3–2 |
8 | W | October 25, 1958 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 3–3–2 |
9 | T | October 29, 1958 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 3–3–3 |
10 | W | October 30, 1958 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 4–3–3 |
11 | W | November 1, 1958 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 5–3–3 |
12 | W | November 2, 1958 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 6–3–3 |
13 | L | November 8, 1958 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 6–4–3 |
14 | L | November 9, 1958 | 1–5 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 6–5–3 |
15 | W | November 11, 1958 | 8–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 7–5–3 |
16 | L | November 13, 1958 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 7–6–3 |
17 | L | November 15, 1958 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 7–7–3 |
18 | T | November 16, 1958 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 7–7–4 |
19 | L | November 18, 1958 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 7–8–4 |
20 | L | November 19, 1958 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 7–9–4 |
21 | W | November 22, 1958 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 8–9–4 |
22 | W | November 23, 1958 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 9–9–4 |
23 | W | November 27, 1958 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 10–9–4 |
24 | W | November 29, 1958 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 11–9–4 |
25 | L | November 30, 1958 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 11–10–4 |
26 | L | December 4, 1958 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 11–11–4 |
27 | L | December 6, 1958 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 11–12–4 |
28 | L | December 7, 1958 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 11–13–4 |
29 | W | December 13, 1958 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 12–13–4 |
30 | W | December 14, 1958 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 13–13–4 |
31 | L | December 17, 1958 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 13–14–4 |
32 | T | December 20, 1958 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 13–14–5 |
33 | L | December 21, 1958 | 0–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 13–15–5 |
34 | W | December 25, 1958 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 14–15–5 |
35 | L | December 27, 1958 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 14–16–5 |
36 | L | December 28, 1958 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 14–17–5 |
37 | L | December 31, 1958 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 14–18–5 |
38 | L | January 1, 1959 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 14–19–5 |
39 | W | January 3, 1959 | 8–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 15–19–5 |
40 | L | January 4, 1959 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 15–20–5 |
41 | L | January 8, 1959 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 15–21–5 |
42 | L | January 10, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 15–22–5 |
43 | T | January 11, 1959 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 15–22–6 |
44 | W | January 15, 1959 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 16–22–6 |
45 | T | January 17, 1959 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 16–22–7 |
46 | W | January 18, 1959 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 17–22–7 |
47 | W | January 24, 1959 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 18–22–7 |
48 | L | January 25, 1959 | 3–8 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 18–23–7 |
49 | W | January 31, 1959 | 5–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 19–23–7 |
50 | W | February 1, 1959 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 20–23–7 |
51 | L | February 5, 1959 | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 20–24–7 |
52 | W | February 7, 1959 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 21–24–7 |
53 | W | February 8, 1959 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 22–24–7 |
54 | W | February 11, 1959 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 23–24–7 |
55 | W | February 12, 1959 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 24–24–7 |
56 | L | February 14, 1959 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 24–25–7 |
57 | T | February 15, 1959 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 24–25–8 |
58 | L | February 21, 1959 | 0–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 24–26–8 |
59 | W | February 22, 1959 | 4–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 25–26–8 |
60 | L | February 28, 1959 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 25–27–8 |
61 | T | March 3, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 25–27–9 |
62 | W | March 5, 1959 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 26–27–9 |
63 | L | March 7, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 26–28–9 |
64 | W | March 8, 1959 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) | 27–28–9 |
65 | W | March 12, 1959 | 5–4 | New York Rangers (1958–59) | 28–28–9 |
66 | W | March 14, 1959 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) | 29–28–9 |
67 | W | March 15, 1959 | 5–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 30–28–9 |
68 | W | March 18, 1959 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1958–59) | 31–28–9 |
69 | W | March 21, 1959 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) | 32–28–9 |
70 | L | March 22, 1959 | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) | 32–29–9 |
Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Boston Bruins 3
The teams last met eight years before in the 1951 Semi-finals which the Leafs won 4 games to 1. Harry Lumley and Johnny Bower played all seven games in net. Former Bruin Gerry Ehman was the series scoring leader with 9 points for the Leafs with linemates Frank Mahovlich and Dick Duff while the Bruins line of Don McKenney, Fleming Mackell and Jerry Toppazzini led Boston. The Leafs won twice in overtime to prevail in a tight series.
Game 1 at the Boston Garden saw Lumley shine as the Leafs out shot the Bruins 32-24. After a first period goal by Jerry Toppazzini, Gerry Ehman tied it up in the second period but Leo Labine and Vic Stasiuk then scored a minute apart. With Boston's Bob Armstrong in the box for slashing, Larry Leach scored a Shorthanded goal at 18:45 for a 4-1 Boston lead going into the third period. Despite three more Power play opportunities, the Leafs couldn't score while Don McKenney added to the Bruins total in a 5-1 win.
Game 2 at Boston was a penalty-filled game as the Leafs tried to assert themselves. After the Leafs took three penalties, Fleming Mackell put the Bruins up at 10:00 of the first period. Carl Brewer then took a tripping penalty and Mackell scored on the power play. Dick Duff cut the lead to 2-1 going into the second period. A little over three minutes in, a wild melee developed with Bert Olmstead and Jean-Guy Gendron throwing haymakers at each other. Ron Stewart tied the game up five minutes later. In the third period, Boston killed off two straight penalties before Dick Duff was called for tripping Vic Stasiuk at 13:42.
Game 3 at Maple Leaf Gardens
Game 4 at Toronto
Game 5 at Boston
Game 6 at Toronto
Game 7 at Boston
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | March 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-5 | Boston Bruins | 0-1 |
2 | March 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-4 | Boston Bruins | 0-2 |
3 | March 28 | Boston Bruins | 2-3 (OT) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-1 |
4 | March 31 | Boston Bruins | 2-3 (OT) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-2 |
5 | April 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-1 | Boston Bruins | 3-2 |
6 | April 4 | Boston Bruins | 5-4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-3 |
7 | April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-2 | Boston Bruins | 4-3 |
Player Stats
Regular Season
- Scoring
# | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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17 | Don McKenney | C | 70 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 20 |
7 | Vic Stasiuk | LW | 70 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 63 |
9 | John Bucyk | LW | 69 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 36 |
21 | Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 70 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 61 |
8 | Fleming Mackell | C | 57 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 28 |
6 | Bronco Horvath | C | 45 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 58 |
16 | Leo Labine | RW | 70 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 74 |
19 | Doug Mohns | LW/D | 47 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 40 |
10 | Jim Morrison | D | 70 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
23 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 60 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 57 |
20 | Leo Boivin | D | 70 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 94 |
14 | Fern Flaman | D | 70 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
18 | Norm Johnson | C | 39 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 25 |
24 | Larry Leach | C | 29 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 |
11 | Dutch Reibel | C | 63 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
22 | Larry Hillman | D | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 19 |
15 | Larry Regan | RW | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
4 | Bob Armstrong | D | 60 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 50 |
12 | Real Chevrefils | LW | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
19 | Jack Bionda | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Gord Redahl | RW | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Dan Poliziani | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11, 18, 24 | Ken Yackel | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Don Keenan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Harry Lumley | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Don Simmons | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Don Simmons | 3480 | 58 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 183 | 3.16 | 3 |
Harry Lumley | 660 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2.45 | 1 |
Don Keenan | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 214 | 3.06 | 4 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
# | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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8 | Fleming Mackell | C | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
17 | Don McKenney | C | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
7 | Vic Stasiuk | LW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
21 | Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
9 | John Bucyk | LW | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
10 | Jim Morrison | D | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
6 | Bronco Horvath | C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
16 | Leo Labine | RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
20 | Leo Boivin | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
24 | Larry Leach | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
19 | Doug Mohns | LW/D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
4 | Bob Armstrong | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
23 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
22 | Larry Hillman | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
25 | Jack Bionda | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Ken Yackel | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Dan Poliziani | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Dutch Reibel | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Fern Flaman | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1 | Harry Lumley | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Harry Lumley | 436 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.75 | 0 |
Team: | 436 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.75 | 0 |
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
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
1959 Boston Bruins–New York Rangers European tour
In 1959, the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers went on a 23 game tour of Europe, visiting England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, West Germany and Austria. The Rangers line-up was supplemented by Bobby Hull, Ed Litzenberger, Eric Nesterenko and Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Black Hawks while Andy Bathgate of the Rangers didn't participate as his wife had given birth just before the tour.
It was the first time NHL teams played in Europe since the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings in 1938, a nine-game affair in Paris and London that the Canadiens won, 5-3-1.
Bobby Hull credits the series for his later success as he was allowed to play a freewheeling style instead of a checking role, which he had during his first two years with Chicago. The Rangers won the series with a record of 11–9–3.
Awards and Records
The Bruins did not receive any awards this season.
Transactions
- Obtain Earl Reibel, Gord Redahl and Jean-Guy Gendron in the June 4, 1958 intra-league draft.
- Trade Allan Stanley to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jim Morrison on October 8, 1958.
- Lose Norm Johnson, Larry Regan and Real Chevrefils to waivers, January 1959.
Trivia
- Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
- Vic Stasiuk during the 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on October 19, 1958.
- John Bucyk during the 8-4 win over Chicago on November 11, 1958.
- Don McKenney during the 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 13, 1958.
- Jean-Guy Gendron during the 6-4 win over Toronto on February 1, 1959.
- Bronco Horvath during the 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on February 8, 1959.
- Vic Stasiuk during the 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on March 21, 1959.
Gallery
Video
Over two hours of footage of Game 7 of the 1959 Bruins-Leafs Semi-finals starting in the second period. Several minutes into the second period, Harry Lumley is hit in the face by a Dick Duff shot. Play goes on until Lumley freezes the puck. The game is stopped for over 30 minutes while Lumley is repaired and to fill the time, interviews are held with Gordie Howe, Tom Foley (broadcaster), Ed Chadwick, Johnny Gagnon, Spencer Evans (Leafs publicity director) and Roger Barry (Boston hockey writer). Lumley returned to play with 7 stitches to his upper lip and 2 teeth knocked out.
See Also
References
- ↑ 1958-59 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- 1958–59 Boston Bruins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
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