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The Bruins line-up underwent its largest change since the 1967-68 season with five rookies playing on opening night. Besides Gilles Gilbert becoming the new starting goaltender (with [[Ross Brooks]] as his backup), the forward lines underwent an overhaul, with the exception of the first line of Phil Esposito centering [[Wayne Cashman]] and [[Ken Hodge]] remaining intact. Coming off a 50 point rookie season, [[Gregg Sheppard]] took Fred Stanfield's place centering the second line with [[John Bucyk]] and sophomore [[Terry O'Reilly]]. [[Don Marcotte]] remained on the third line and was joined by two rookies, [[André Savard]] and [[Chris Oddleifson]]. Savard was the Bruins number one draft pick in June 1973 and made the team right out of junior. Oddleifson was acquired for [[Ivan Boldirev]] in 1971 which saw [[Rich Leduc|Rich LeDuc]] become a Bruin. Rookie LeDuc centered the fourth line with [[Fred O'Donnell]] and another rookie, [[Dave Forbes]]. |
The Bruins line-up underwent its largest change since the 1967-68 season with five rookies playing on opening night. Besides Gilles Gilbert becoming the new starting goaltender (with [[Ross Brooks]] as his backup), the forward lines underwent an overhaul, with the exception of the first line of Phil Esposito centering [[Wayne Cashman]] and [[Ken Hodge]] remaining intact. Coming off a 50 point rookie season, [[Gregg Sheppard]] took Fred Stanfield's place centering the second line with [[John Bucyk]] and sophomore [[Terry O'Reilly]]. [[Don Marcotte]] remained on the third line and was joined by two rookies, [[André Savard]] and [[Chris Oddleifson]]. Savard was the Bruins number one draft pick in June 1973 and made the team right out of junior. Oddleifson was acquired for [[Ivan Boldirev]] in 1971 which saw [[Rich Leduc|Rich LeDuc]] become a Bruin. Rookie LeDuc centered the fourth line with [[Fred O'Donnell]] and another rookie, [[Dave Forbes]]. |
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===Final Standings=== |
===Final Standings=== |
Revision as of 01:58, 30 May 2020
1973–74 Boston Bruins | |
Division | 1st East |
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1973–74 record | 52–17–9 |
Goals for | 349 (1st) |
Goals against | 221 (3rd) |
Team information | |
General manager | Harry Sinden |
Coach | Bep Guidolin |
Captain | Johnny Bucyk |
Alternate captains | Phil Esposito Bobby Orr Dallas Smith |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Average attendance | 14,842 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Phil Esposito (68) |
Assists | Bobby Orr (90) |
Points | Phil Esposito (145) |
Penalty minutes | Carol Vadnais (123) |
Wins | Gilles Gilbert (34) |
Goals against average | Ross Brooks (2.36) |
The 1973–74 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 50th season in the NHL. The Bruins finished first in the East Division and the league but lost in the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals to the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2.
Off-season
Goaltending had been an issue for the Bruins the previous season. In order to rectify this, Harry Sinden traded Fred Stanfield to the Minnesota North Stars for Gilles Gilbert. Eddie Johnston was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs to complete the Jacques Plante trade. Stanfield had centered the Bruins second line since coming to Boston in the blockbuster trade with Chicago prior to the 1967-68 season. An excellent two-way player and a power play specialist (where he played the point with Bobby Orr), Stanfield had been an integral part of Boston's two Stanley Cup winning teams. Gilbert would play excellently for the Bruins for seven seasons and become the number one goaltender until Gerry Cheevers returned from the WHA.
Mike Walton signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints while Don Awrey was traded to the St. Louis Blues.
Since the 1967-68 season, the Bruins had operated with no captain, instead going with three or four alternate captains. Prior to the season start, John Bucyk was appointed captain. He'd been the Bruins last captain during the 1966-67 season. Phil Esposito and Dallas Smith remained alternate captains with Bobby Orr joining them.
Regular Season
Two changes were made to the Bruins jerseys to start the season. First, the laces were eliminated and the collar was modified to a V-neck. Second, a 50th anniversary patch was added to both shoulders on the white home and black road jerseys. The patch featured an upright, snarling bear. Starting in January 1974, for the first time in the Bruins history, the players' names were added to the back of the black road jerseys. By February the names were removed but made a reappearance for the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals.
The Bruins line-up underwent its largest change since the 1967-68 season with five rookies playing on opening night. Besides Gilles Gilbert becoming the new starting goaltender (with Ross Brooks as his backup), the forward lines underwent an overhaul, with the exception of the first line of Phil Esposito centering Wayne Cashman and Ken Hodge remaining intact. Coming off a 50 point rookie season, Gregg Sheppard took Fred Stanfield's place centering the second line with John Bucyk and sophomore Terry O'Reilly. Don Marcotte remained on the third line and was joined by two rookies, André Savard and Chris Oddleifson. Savard was the Bruins number one draft pick in June 1973 and made the team right out of junior. Oddleifson was acquired for Ivan Boldirev in 1971 which saw Rich LeDuc become a Bruin. Rookie LeDuc centered the fourth line with Fred O'Donnell and another rookie, Dave Forbes.
On defense, the first pairing of Bobby Orr and Dallas Smith remained unchanged. Carol Vadnais was joined by rookie Al Sims. Like Andre Savard, Sims was chosen in the 1973 Draft and made the Bruins straight from juniors. Gary Doak, who'd barely played the season before, was the fifth defenseman and was in the line-up for 69 games.
Final Standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 349 | 221 | 113 |
Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 293 | 240 | 99 |
New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 300 | 251 | 94 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 274 | 230 | 86 |
Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 242 | 250 | 76 |
Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 255 | 319 | 68 |
Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 296 | 59 |
New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 182 | 247 | 56 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1973 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 13, 1973 | 9–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 2–0–0 |
3 | W | October 14, 1973 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 3–0–0 |
4 | L | October 17, 1973 | 3–4 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 21, 1973 | 8–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | October 23, 1973 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 4–2–0 |
7 | W | October 25, 1973 | 9–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 5–2–0 |
8 | W | October 27, 1973 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 6–2–0 |
9 | T | October 28, 1973 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 6–2–1 |
10 | W | October 31, 1973 | 5–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 7–2–1 |
11 | L | November 3, 1973 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 7–3–1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1973 | 4–1 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 8–3–1 |
13 | L | November 7, 1973 | 3–7 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 8–4–1 |
14 | W | November 8, 1973 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 9–4–1 |
15 | W | November 11, 1973 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 10–4–1 |
16 | W | November 14, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 11–4–1 |
17 | W | November 15, 1973 | 10–2 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 12–4–1 |
18 | W | November 17, 1973 | 8–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 13–4–1 |
19 | W | November 18, 1973 | 5–2 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 14–4–1 |
20 | W | November 22, 1973 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 15–4–1 |
21 | W | November 25, 1973 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 16–4–1 |
22 | T | November 28, 1973 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 16–4–2 |
23 | W | December 2, 1973 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 17–4–2 |
24 | W | December 8, 1973 | 5–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 18–4–2 |
25 | T | December 9, 1973 | 3–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 18–4–3 |
26 | W | December 13, 1973 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 19–4–3 |
27 | W | December 15, 1973 | 7–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 20–4–3 |
28 | W | December 16, 1973 | 5–3 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 21–4–3 |
29 | W | December 20, 1973 | 6–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 22–4–3 |
30 | L | December 22, 1973 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 22–5–3 |
31 | W | December 23, 1973 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 23–5–3 |
32 | L | December 29, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 23–6–3 |
33 | W | December 30, 1973 | 8–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 24–6–3 |
34 | T | January 1, 1974 | 2–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 24–6–4 |
35 | W | January 4, 1974 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 25–6–4 |
36 | W | January 5, 1974 | 6–2 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 26–6–4 |
37 | T | January 10, 1974 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 26–6–5 |
38 | L | January 12, 1974 | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 26–7–5 |
39 | W | January 13, 1974 | 5–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 27–7–5 |
40 | T | January 16, 1974 | 5–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 27–7–6 |
41 | W | January 19, 1974 | 8–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 28–7–6 |
42 | W | January 20, 1974 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 29–7–6 |
43 | W | January 22, 1974 | 1–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 30–7–6 |
44 | L | January 24, 1974 | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 30–8–6 |
45 | W | January 26, 1974 | 4–0 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 31–8–6 |
46 | W | January 27, 1974 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 32–8–6 |
47 | W | January 31, 1974 | 4–2 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 33–8–6 |
48 | L | February 2, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 33–9–6 |
49 | W | February 3, 1974 | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 34–9–6 |
50 | W | February 7, 1974 | 5–3 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 35–9–6 |
51 | W | February 9, 1974 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 36–9–6 |
52 | W | February 10, 1974 | 4–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 37–9–6 |
53 | W | February 13, 1974 | 9–6 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 38–9–6 |
54 | W | February 15, 1974 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 39–9–6 |
55 | W | February 16, 1974 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 40–9–6 |
56 | T | February 20, 1974 | 5–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 40–9–7 |
57 | W | February 23, 1974 | 6–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 41–9–7 |
58 | L | February 24, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 41–10–7 |
59 | W | February 28, 1974 | 8–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 42–10–7 |
60 | T | March 2, 1974 | 4–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 42–10–8 |
61 | L | March 3, 1974 | 4–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 42–11–8 |
62 | L | March 5, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 42–12–8 |
63 | W | March 6, 1974 | 8–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 43–12–8 |
64 | T | March 9, 1974 | 4–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 43–12–9 |
65 | L | March 10, 1974 | 2–6 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 43–13–9 |
66 | W | March 12, 1974 | 4–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 44–13–9 |
67 | W | March 14, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 45–13–9 |
68 | W | March 16, 1974 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 46–13–9 |
69 | W | March 17, 1974 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 47–13–9 |
70 | W | March 21, 1974 | 7–0 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 48–13–9 |
71 | L | March 23, 1974 | 3–4 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 48–14–9 |
72 | W | March 24, 1974 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 49–14–9 |
73 | W | March 27, 1974 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 50–14–9 |
74 | L | March 30, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 50–15–9 |
75 | W | March 31, 1974 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 51–15–9 |
76 | L | April 3, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 51–16–9 |
77 | L | April 6, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 51–17–9 |
78 | W | April 7, 1974 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 52–17–9 |
Playoffs
Player Stats
Regular Season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Phil Esposito | C | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 9 |
Bobby Orr | D | 74 | 32 | 90 | 122 | 82 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 78 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 111 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
John Bucyk | LW | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 123 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 78 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Gregg Sheppard | C | 75 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Terry O'Reilly | RW | 76 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 94 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Andre Savard | C | 72 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Smith | D | 77 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 64 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Forbes | LW | 63 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Oddleifson | C | 49 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 29 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Schmautz | RW | 27 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fred O'Donnell | RW | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Al Sims | D | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darryl Edestrand | D | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rich LeDuc | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Doak | D | 69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Broderick | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Roberts | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Gilbert | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Beverley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gryp | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Gibson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hynes | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Simmons | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Brooks | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Gilles Gilbert | 3210 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 158 | 2.95 | 6 |
Ross Brooks | 1170 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2.36 | 3 |
Ken Broderick | 300 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 220 | 2.82 | 9 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Gregg Sheppard | C | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
John Bucyk | LW | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Orr | D | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Phil Esposito | C | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Schmautz | RW | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Smith | D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry O'Reilly | RW | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Andre Savard | C | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Edestrand | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Gilbert | G | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Forbes | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Gibson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Simmons | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich LeDuc | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Sims | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Gilles Gilbert | 977 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 2.64 | 1 |
Team: | 977 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 2.64 | 1 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; 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
Awards and Records
- Bobby Orr had the only seven point game in Bruins history, and the first by an NHL defenseman, during the 10-2 win over the New York Rangers on November 15, 1973.
- Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins (13th win)
- Art Ross Trophy: Phil Esposito (5th win)
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Phil Esposito (2nd win)
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Bobby Orr (7th win)
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: John Bucyk
- NHL Goal Scoring Leader: Phil Esposito (5th win)
- Phil Esposito, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
- Bobby Orr, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
- Ken Hodge, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Wayne Cashman, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions
- Trade Fred Stanfield to the Minnesota North Stars for Gilles Gilbert on May 22, 1973.
- Lose Ron Jones to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the intra-league draft on June 12, 1973.
- Trade Don Awrey to the St. Louis Blues for Jake Rathwell and a second round draft pick (Mark Howe) on October 5, 1973.
- Trade Nick Beverley to Pittsburgh for Darryl Edestrand on October 25, 1973.
- Sell Doug Roberts to the Detroit Red Wings on November 23, 1973.
- Trade Chris Oddleifson and Fred O'Donnell to the Vancouver Canucks for Bobby Schmautz on February 7, 1974.
Draft Picks
- See also: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 6 | André Savard | Canada | Québec Remparts (QMJHL) |
2 | 31 | Jimmy Jones | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
3 | 36 | Doug Gibson | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
3 | 47 | Al Sims | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
4 | 63 | Steve Langdon | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
5 | 79 | Peter Crosbie | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
6 | 95 | Jean-Pierre Bourgouyne | Canada | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
7 | 111 | Walter Johnson | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
8 | 127 | Virgil Gates | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) |
9 | 142 | Jim Pettie | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
10 | 157 | Yvon Bouillon | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
Trivia
- John Adams wore jersey #31 for the season. This was the first time a Bruin wore #31 and was the highest number, up to that time, that a Bruin had ever worn.
- Ken Hodge had a six point game during the 9-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on October 13, 1973.
- Bobby Orr had the only seven point game in Bruins history, and the first by an NHL defenseman, during the 10-2 win over the New York Rangers on November 15, 1973.
- Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
- Phil Esposito during the 6-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on October 10, 1973.
- Bobby Orr during the 10-2 win over New York on November 15, 1973.
Gallery
Video
Ten minutes of highlights of the Bruins-North Stars game on February 20, 1974.
Bruins-Flyers Game 1 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 7, 1974.
Bruins-Flyers Game 2 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 9, 1974.
Bruins-Flyers Game 4 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 14, 1974.
Bruins-Flyers Game 5 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 16, 1974.
Bruins-Flyers Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 19, 1974.
References
- ↑ 1973-74 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
Boston Bruins | |
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Arenas | Boston Arena • Boston Garden • TD Garden |
Head Coaches | Ross • Denneny • Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery |
Retired Numbers | 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 15 • 16 • 22 • 24 • 77 • 99 |
Affiliates | Providence Bruins • Maine Mariners |
Rivals | Montreal Canadiens • Toronto Maple Leafs • Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers |
Stanley Cups | 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011 |
1973–74 NHL season by team | |
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East | Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver |
West | Atlanta • California • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis |
See also | 1973 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1974 Stanley Cup Finals |