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2009-10 Bruins
2009–10 Boston Bruins
Division 3rd Northeast
Conference 6th Eastern
2009–10 record 39–30–13
Home record 18–17–6
Road record 21–13–7
Goals for 206
Goals against 200
Team information
General manager Peter Chiarelli
Coach Claude Julien
Captain Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains Patrice Bergeron
Marco Sturm (Oct.1–Nov.5, Apr.11)
Steve Begin (Nov.7–Dec.10)
Marc Savard (Dec.12–Jan.7, Mar.4)
Mark Recchi (Jan.5– )
Derek Morris (Jan.9–Feb.9)
Mark Stuart (Mar.9)
David Krejci (Apr.11)
Milan Lucic (Apr.11)
Arena TD Garden
Average attendance 16,169 (92.1%)
Total: 662,929
Team leaders
Goals Marco Sturm (22)
Assists Zdeno Chara (37)
Points Patrice Bergeron (52)
David Krejci (52)
Penalty minutes Shawn Thornton (141)
Plus/minus Zdeno Chara (+19)
Wins Tuukka Rask (22)
Goals against average Tuukka Rask (1.97)

The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 86th season of operation. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Semi-finals to the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 3.

Off-season[]

At the Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th over-all. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.[1]

Due to salary cap constraints and free agent movement, General Manager Peter Chiarelli made substantial changes to the Bruins' lineup in the offseason. Most notable was the trade of leading goalscorer Phil Kessel, who declined contract offers and was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three draft picks on September 18. Other departures included longtime Bruin winger P.J. Axelsson, center Stephane Yelle, defensemen Shane Hnidy and Steve Montador, and goaltender Manny Fernandez. These veteran players were considered expendable due to competition from younger, lower-paid players in the Bruins organization.

Chiarelli entered the 2009 offseason with the goal of acquiring an offensive-minded defenseman, in part due to Boston's weakness in that area during the previous playoffs. On July 24, defenseman Derek Morris signed a one-year contract with the team. Gritty forward Steve Begin was also signed to provide forward depth. In goal, Fernandez was replaced with rookie Tuukka Rask, who had spent several seasons being developed in the AHL.

Pre-season[]

Regular Season[]

The Bruins were slow to gain traction with their retooled roster, alternating wins and losses in the early weeks of the season. Chiarelli quickly dealt popular winger Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota for gritty Daniel Paille, a move that was interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the team's productivity.

In particular, the team struggled offensively in Kessel's absence. Having nearly finished first in scoring the previous season, the Bruins lingered near the bottom of the league in goal production. However, they were able to stay competitive due to their exceptional defense and strong goaltending tandem. While defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas was recovering from an early injury, rookie netminder Tuukka Rask emerged as a potential Calder Trophy candidate. A four-game winning streak in November set the Bruins back on course, and a 5-1-0 home record in December got them back into the divisional race by Christmas.

Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the Winter Classic, which the Bruins hosted at Fenway Park in Boston. Despite trailing for most of the game, they rallied in the final moments and won in overtime before a large national audience. After the game, Thomas was announced as a member of the United States men's hockey team, joining five teammates (Bergeron, Chara, Sturm, Krejci, and Satan) who would represent various countries in Vancouver.

The Bruins went on a long losing streak lasting from mid-January to just before the Olympic break.

In the 81st game of the season the Bruins scored 3 short handed goals in a span of 64 seconds giving the 2009-2010 team the nickname "shorty." The 4-2 victory over the hurricanes secured the bruins of a playoff spot.

Divisional Standings[]

Northeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 yBuffalo Sabres 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
2 Ottawa Senators 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
4 Montreal Canadiens 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 38 14 214 263 74

Conference Standings[]

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
pWashington Capitals 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
yNew Jersey Devils 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
yBuffalo Sabres 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
Ottawa Senators 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
Montreal Canadiens 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
New York Rangers 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
Florida Panthers 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

Game Log[]

2009–10 Game Log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

The Bruins clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season.[2]

Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 2[]

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Boston Bruins 3[]

Playoff log[]

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
  • *Denotes if necessary

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular Season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 73 19 33 52 6 28
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 79 17 35 52 8 26
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 80 7 37 44 19 87
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi 81 18 25 43 4 34
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 82 18 20 38 -4 53
Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm 76 22 15 37 14 30
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 82 18 15 33 3 35
Savard, MarcMarc Savard 41 10 23 33 2 14
Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman 76 6 24 30 -14 34
Morris, DerekDerek Morris 58 3 22 25 -2 26
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 50 9 11 20 -7 44
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 74 10 9 19 -4 12
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 51 5 10 15 10 43
Satan, MiroslavMiroslav Satan 38 9 5 14 8 12
Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 76 6 8 14 -16 32
Begin, SteveSteve Begin 77 5 9 14 -7 53
Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka 61 4 6 10 -7 30
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 74 1 9 10 -9 141
Bitz, ByronByron Bitz 45 4 5 9 -9 31
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 17 2 6 8 9 6
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 51 0 8 8 -7 16
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 56 2 5 7 1 80
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 45 0 3 3 2
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 19 1 0 1 -5 21
Hamill, ZachZach Hamill 1 0 1 1 1 0
Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew 7 0 1 1 -2 2
Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield 16 0 1 1 -2 7
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 20 0 1 1 -3 20
Lefebvre, GuillaumeGuillaume Lefebvre 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lehtonen, MikkoMikko Lehtonen 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Penner, JeffreyJeffrey Penner 2 0 0 0 0 0
Wozniewski, AndyAndy Wozniewski 2 0 0 0 0 0
Larman, DrewDrew Larman 4 0 0 0 -1 0
Bodnarchuk, AndrewAndrew Bodnarchuk 5 0 0 0 -2 2
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 43 0 0 0 8
Totals 196 347 543 -2[4] 929
  • Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
  • Denotes player was traded mid-season.
  • (G)Denotes goaltender.
Playoffs[5]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 12 4 7 11 5 2
Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman 12 1 10 11 4 4
Satan, MiroslavMiroslav Satan 12 5 5 10 4 14
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi 12 6 3 9 1 6
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 9 4 4 8 3 2
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 12 3 4 7 1 19
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 12 2 4 6 1 29
Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 12 0 6 6 0 2
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 12 1 5 6 -6 6
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 12 2 3 5 0 4
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 12 3 1 4 -4 2
Savard, MarcMarc Savard 6 1 2 3 3 10
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 12 0 2 2 -2 2
Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka 12 0 2 2 -10 15
Begin, SteveSteve Begin 12 1 0 1 -6 10
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 12 0 1 1 -8 18
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 12 0 1 1 0
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 3 0 0 0 -3 6
Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm 7 0 0 0 0 4
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 9 0 0 0 -4 6
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 11 0 0 0 -3 4
Totals 33 60 93 -5[6] 167

Goaltenders[]

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage

Regular Season[3]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV%
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 45 2562 1.97 22 12 5 5 1221 84 .931
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 43 2442 2.56 17 18 8 5 1221 104 .915
Combined 5004 2.25 39 30 13 10 2442 188 .923


Playoffs[5]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV%
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 12 770 2.49 7 5 0 382 32 .916


Awards and Records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Date
Tuukka Rask[7] NHL Third Star of the Week April 5, 2010
Tuukka Rask Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Awarded to the goaltender who finished the season with the best save percentage.
Mark Recchi[8] Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee Nominated by the Writers' Association for league-wide recognition.

On April 8, prior to the game against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced its award winners for the season.

Bruins annual awards
Player Award Notes
Tuukka Rask[9] NESN Seventh Player Award Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
Mark Recchi Eddie Shore Award Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
Patrice Bergeron Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games.
Shawn Thornton John P. Bucyk Award Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Patrice Bergeron
David Krejci
Tuukka Rask
Three Star Awards Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 21, 2009
Mark Recchi 1,500th Career NHL Game October 24, 2009
Mark Recchi 900th Career NHL Assist November 10, 2009
Shawn Thornton 400th Career NHL PIM November 16, 2009
Tuukka Rask 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
November 20, 2009
Marc Savard 200th Career NHL Goal December 2, 2009
Johnny Boychuk 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
December 5, 2009
Johnny Boychuk 1st Career NHL Assist December 10, 2009
Adam McQuaid 1st Career NHL Game December 19, 2009
Vladimir Sobotka 100th Career NHL Game December 23, 2009
Matt Hunwick 100th Career NHL Game December 27, 2009
Adam McQuaid 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
February 7, 2010
Jeffrey Penner 1st Career NHL Game March 9, 2010
David Krejci 100th Career NHL Assist March 25, 2010
Steve Begin 100th Career NHL Point April 10, 2010
Zach Hamill 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
April 11, 2010

On December 23, Claude Julien coached his 200th game for Boston, a 6–4 win over Atlanta.

Transactions[]

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades
July 24, 2009 To Carolina Hurricanes:
Aaron Ward
To Boston:
Patrick Eaves
4th-round pick in 2010
September 18, 2009 To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Phil Kessel
To Boston:
1st-round pick in 2010
1st-round pick in 2011
2nd-round pick in 2010
October 18, 2009 To Minnesota Wild:
Chuck Kobasew
To Boston:
Alexander Fallstrom
Craig Weller
2nd-round pick in 2011
October 20, 2009 To Buffalo Sabres:
3rd-round pick in 2010
conditional 4th-round pick in 2010
To Boston:
Daniel Paille
March 2, 2010[10] To Anaheim Ducks:
Conditional 4th-round draft pick
To Boston:
Steven Kampfer
March 2, 2010[11] To Edmonton Oilers:
Matt Marquardt
To Boston:
Cody Wild
March 3, 2010[12] To Phoenix Coyotes:
Derek Morris
To Boston:
conditional draft pick in 2011
March 3, 2010[13] To Florida Panthers:
Byron Bitz
Craig Weller
2nd-round draft pick in 2010
To Boston:
Dennis Seidenberg
Matt Bartkowski


Free Agents Acquired
Player Former team Contract terms
Steve Begin[14] Dallas Stars 1 year, $850,000
Drew Fata[15] Binghamton Senators 1 year
Dany Sabourin[15] Edmonton Oilers 1 year
Rob Kwiet[16] Windsor Spitfires 1 year
Drew Larman[16] Rochester Americans 1 year
Zach McKelvie[16] Army Black Knights 1 year
Trent Whitfield[16] St. Louis Blues 2 years, 2-way contract
Derek Morris[17] New York Rangers 1 year, $3.3 million
Andy Wozniewski[18] Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1 year
Guillaume Lefebvre[19] Springfield Falcons 1 year
Miroslav Satan[20] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000
Free Agents Lost
Player New team Contract terms
Steve Montador[21] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $3.1 million
Shane Hnidy[22] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000
Martin St. Pierre[23] Ottawa Senators 1 year, 2-way contract
P. J. Axelsson[24] Frölunda HC 4 years
Patrick Eaves[25] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500,000
Stephane Yelle[26] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000
Player Signings
Player Contract terms
Jamie Arniel[27] undisclosed
David Krejci[28] 3 years, $11.25 million
Byron Bitz[29] 1 year, $675,000
Johnny Boychuk[30] 1 year
Mark Recchi[31] 1 year, $1 million
Matt Hunwick[32] 2 years, $2.9 million
Milan Lucic[33] 3 years, $12.25 million
Tuukka Rask[34] 2 years, $2.5 million
Marc Savard[35] 7 years, $28 million
Andrew Ference[36] 3 years, $6.75 million contract extension
Jordan Caron[37] entry-level contract
Joe Colborne[37] entry-level contract
Michael Hutchinson[37] entry-level contract
Steven Kampfer[37] entry-level contract
Matt Bartkowski[38] entry-level contract

Personnel[]

Roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
37 Flag of Canada Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron

 (A)

C R 38 2003 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
10 Flag of the United States Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork

LW L 27 2014 Mequon, Wisconsin
25 Flag of the United States Carlo, BrandonBrandon Carlo

D R 27 2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado
33 Flag of Slovakia Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara

 (C) (UFA)

D L 47 2006 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
75 Flag of the United States Clifton, ConnorConnor Clifton

D R 28 2018 Long Branch, New Jersey
13 Flag of the United States Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle

C R 32 2019 Weymouth, Massachusetts
74 Flag of Canada DeBrusk, JakeJake DeBrusk

LW L 27 2015 Edmonton, Alberta
11 Flag of the United States Frederic, TrentTrent Frederic

C L 26 2016 St. Louis, Missouri
48 Flag of the United States Grzelcyk, MattMatt Grzelcyk

D L 30 2012 Charlestown, Massachusetts
41 Flag of Slovakia Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak

G L 38 2018 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
28 Flag of the Czech Republic Kase, OndrejOndrej Kase

RW R 28 2020 Kadaň, Czech Republic
46 Flag of the Czech Republic Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci

 (A)

C R 37 2004 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
83 Flag of the United States Kuhlman, KarsonKarson Kuhlman

C R 28 2018 Esko, Minnesota
52 Flag of the United States Kuraly, SeanSean Kuraly

C L 31 2015 Dublin, Ohio
55 Flag of Canada Lauzon, JeremyJeremy Lauzon

D L 26 2015 Val-d'Or, Quebec
26 Flag of Sweden Lindholm, ParPar Lindholm

C L 32 2019 Kusmark, Sweden
63 Flag of Canada Marchand, BradBrad Marchand

LW L 35 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia
73 Flag of the United States McAvoy, CharlieCharlie McAvoy

D R 26 2016 Long Beach, New York
18 Flag of Canada McKegg, GregGreg McKegg

C L 31 2020 St. Thomas, Ontario
86 Flag of the United States Miller, KevanKevan Miller

 Injured Reserve

D R 36 2011 Santa Clarita, California
27 Flag of the United States Moore, JohnJohn Moore

D L 33 2018 Chicago, Illinois
88 Flag of the Czech Republic Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak

RW R 27 2014 Havířov, Czech Republic
40 Flag of Finland Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask

G L 37 2006 Savonlinna, Finland
21 Flag of Canada Ritchie, NickNick Ritchie

LW L 28 2020 Orangeville, Ontario
22 Flag of the United States Smith, CraigCraig Smith

RW R 34 2020 Madison, Wisconsin
23 Flag of Canada Studnicka, JackJack Studnicka

C R 25 2017 Windsor, Ontario
58 Flag of Finland Vaakanainen, UrhoUrho Vaakanainen

D L 25 2017 Joensuu, Finland
14 Flag of the United States Wagner, ChrisChris Wagner

RW R 32 2018 Walpole, Massachusetts

Staff[]

Boston Bruins staff

Hockey operations

Coaching staff

Management

  • Senior advisor to the Owner - Harry Sinden
  • Vice President, Alternate Governor - Cam Neely
  • Vice President, business operations - Daniel J. Zimmer
  • Senior Vice President, sales and marketing - Amy Latimer
  • Vice President, finance - Jim Bednarek

Draft Picks[]

Boston's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 25 Jordan Caron Right Wing Flag of Canada Canada Rimouski Océanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
3 86 Ryan Button Defense Flag of Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (Western Hockey League)
4 112 (from Philadelphia) Lane MacDermid Forward Flag of the United States United States Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
6 176 Tyler Randell RW Flag of Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League)
7 206 Ben Sexton Center Flag of Canada Canada Nepean Raiders (Central Junior A Hockey League)

Farm Teams[]

American Hockey League - Providence Bruins (Standings)

See Also[]

References[]

  1. NHL To Make History at Fenway Park
  2. Bruins clinch playoff spot, set SH record
  3. 3.0 3.1 2009-2010 Regular Season.
  4. Team Stats 2009-2010 Regular Season.
  5. 5.0 5.1 2009-2010 Playoffs.
  6. Team Stats 2009-2010 Playoffs.
  7. Halak, Saku Koivu, Rask named 'Three Stars'
  8. Recchi Nominated for Masterton
  9. Rask Named 7th Player
  10. Bruins Acquire Rights to Kampfer
  11. B's Acquire Wild from Edmonton
  12. B's Acquire Draft Pick for Morris
  13. B's Acquire Seidenberg, Trade Bitz
  14. Bruins Sign Steve Bégin
  15. 15.0 15.1 B's Sign Fata and Sabourin
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Bruins Sign Four Players
  17. Bruins Sign Derek Morris
  18. Boston Bruins Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a One-Year Contract
  19. B's Announce Roster Moves
  20. BRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON
  21. MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS
  22. Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy
  23. Bulletin: Senators sign centre Martin St. Pierre
  24. AXELSSON SIGNS 4-YEAR DEAL WITH SWEDEN'S FROLUNDA
  25. Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal
  26. Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle
  27. Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel
  28. Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension
  29. Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz
  30. Bruins Ink Johnny Boychuk
  31. Mark Recchi Re-signs with Boston
  32. B's Re-sign Defenseman Matt Hunwick
  33. Bruins Re-sign Milan Lucic
  34. Rask Signed to Contract Extension
  35. Savard Signs Contract Extension
  36. Bruins Sign Andrew Ference to Three-Year Extension
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Boston Bruins Sign Four to Contracts
  38. Bruins Sign Bartkowski

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