Pete Peeters joined the Boston Bruins for the 1982-83 season and had the best year of his career, posting a 40-11-9 record with 8 shutouts and a decade-best 2.36 GAA. At one point, Peeters went 31 games without a loss.
Bobby Orr's 102 assists in 1970-71 set a league record which would not be broken until Wayne Gretzky totaled 109 in 1980-81.
Although often overlooked in favor of defensemen with gaudier offensive numbers, Lioniel Hitchman was regarded as a premier defensive player and formed one of the greatest defensive pairings of all time with superstar Eddie Shore. His #3 jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins on February 22, 1934.
In 1993-94, Cam Neely set a franchise record with a shooting percentage of 27%. Only ten players in NHL history scored a better goals per game average over their career than Neely. He reached the fifty goal mark three times, played in five All-Star games, and was named the league's Second Team All-Star at right wing in 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1994.
During his stint with the Bruins, Jay Miller was known for his many fights with John Kordic. Playing in 78 games during the 1987-88 regular season, he racked up a franchise-record 304 penalty minutes.
The only NHL players who have scored more points per game in a season than Bill Cowley's 1.97 in 1944 are Joe Malone, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Following a 1927 Stanley Cup Game 4 loss, Boston Bruins defenseman Billy "Wild Beaver" Coutu started a bench-clearing brawl when he brutally assaulted referee Jerry Laflamme (possibly at the request of coach Art Ross), resulting in a lifetime suspension. Although the ban was eventually lifted at the insistence of Canadiens owner Leo Dandurand, Coutu never played in the NHL again.
Statistically, Tom Johnson is the best coach in Bruins history, with a career record of 142-43-23 and a winning percentage of .738. He led Boston to a Stanley Cup championship in 1972.
The Ice Capades were founded in February 1940 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, by nine men who called themselves the Arena Managers Association. Included among them was Boston Bruins Hall of Famer Eddie Shore.
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