1928–29 Boston Bruins season

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1928–29 Boston Bruins
Stanley Cup Champions
American Division Champions
Division 1st American
1928–29 record 26–13–5
Home record 15–6–1
Road record 11–7–4
Goals for 89 (1st)
Goals against 52 (2nd)
General Manager Art Ross
Coach Cy Denneny
Captain Lionel Hitchman
Arena Boston Garden
Team leaders
Goals Harry Oliver (17)
Assists Eddie Shore and Cooney Weiland (7)
Points Harry Oliver (23)
Penalties in minutes Eddie Shore (96)
Wins Tiny Thompson (26)
Goals against average Tiny Thompson (1.15)

The 1928–29 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins 5th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a successful 1927–28, as the club won the American Division in the regular season by finishing the season with a 20–13–11 record, however, Boston fell to the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup semi-finals.

In the off-season, the Bruins would acquire Cy Denneny from the Ottawa Senators, who would become a player coach for the team, taking over from Art Ross, who stepped down to concentrate on his general manager duties. The team would also have a new goaltender, rookie Tiny Thompson, who spent the 1927–28 season with the Minneapolis Millers of the AHA, and add a new forward, Cooney Weiland, who also played with Minneapolis. The team would also move into a new home, moving from the Boston Arena to the Boston Garden. In their debut game at the Boston Garden, the Bruins lost 1–0 to the Montreal Canadiens.[1]

Boston would get off to a slow start, and through their first 14 games, the Bruins had a record of 5–7–2, tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final playoff spot. As the season progressed, Boston would make a few trades, including acquiring Mickey MacKay from the Pirates, and Bill Carson from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins rebounded from their 5–7–2 start with a 13 game unbeaten streak, which gave them a 16–7–4 record, and in a fight with the New York Rangers for top spot in the American Division. Boston would have a 10–6–1 record in their remaining 17 games, and hold off the Rangers to win the American Division for the 2nd year in a row, finishing 5 points ahead of them, as Boston finished with a 26–13–5 record, earning a team record 57 points.

Harry Oliver led Boston in scoring, having a team high 17 goals and 23 points. Dutch Gainor and defenceman Eddie Shore would finish just behind Oliver with 19 points, while rookie Cooney Weiland finished with 11 goals and 18 points. Dit Clapper had a solid season on the blueline, scoring 9 goals and 11 points. Shore led the club with 96 penalty minutes, while team captain Lionel Hitchman finished with 64 penalty minutes.

In goal, Tiny Thompson had a very impressive rookie season, winning 26 games, while posting a 1.15 GAA and 12 shutouts, which were all Bruins records.

In the playoffs, Boston would have a 1st round bye, due to finishing on top of the American Division, and would face the Montreal Canadiens, the winners of the Canadian Division, in the Stanley Cup semi-finals, in a best of 5 series. The Canadiens had a very impressive 22–8–15 record, earning 59 points, which was 2 more than the Bruins. The series would open up with 2 games at the Boston Bruins, and the Bruins, led by Tiny Thompson, would win both games by identical 1–0 scores to take a 2–0 series lead. Game 3 would move to Montreal, and while the Canadiens were able to solve Thompson for 2 goals, Boston scored 3 of their own, and swept the series.

In the Stanley Cup finals, Boston would face their divisional rival, and the team that eliminated them the previous season, the New York Rangers in a best of three series. New York had defeated the Detroit Cougars and the Toronto Maple Leafs to earn a spot in the finals. Game 1 was played in Boston, and Thompson again shut the door, as the Bruins won the game 2–0. Boston would complete the two game sweep at Madison Square Garden in New York City, defeating the Rangers 2–1, to clinch the first Stanley Cup in team history and making them the second American team to win the league championship.[2]

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[edit] Season standings

American Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 26 13 5 89 52 57
New York Rangers 44 21 13 10 72 65 52
Detroit Cougars 44 19 16 9 72 63 47
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 9 27 8 46 80 26
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 29 8 33 85 22

[edit] Game log

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 November 15 Boston Bruins 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0–0 2
2 November 17 Boston Bruins 2–2 Ottawa Senators 1–0–1 3
3 November 20 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Boston Bruins 1–1–1 3
4 November 22 Boston Bruins 0–2 Detroit Cougars 1–2–1 3
5 November 25 Boston Bruins 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks 1–2–2 4
6 November 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 0–1 Boston Bruins 2–2–2 6
7 December 4 New York Rangers 0–2 Boston Bruins 3–2–2 8
8 December 8 Montreal Maroons 1–5 Boston Bruins 4–2–2 10
9 December 9 Boston Bruins 1–2 New York Americans 4–3–2 10
10 December 11 New York Americans 3–0 Boston Bruins 4–4–2 10
11 December 15 Boston Bruins 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5–2 10
12 December 18 Detroit Cougars 1–3 Boston Bruins 5–5–2 12
13 December 25 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 Boston Bruins 5–6–2 12
14 December 30 Boston Bruins 0–2 New York Rangers 5–7–2 12
15 January 1 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Boston Bruins 6–7–2 14
16 January 3 Boston Bruins 1–0 Montreal Maroons 7–7–2 16
17 January 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–3 Boston Bruins 8–7–2 18
18 January 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Boston Bruins 9–7–2 20
19 January 10 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens 10–7–2 22
20 January 12 Detroit Cougars 2–3 Boston Bruins 11–7–2 24
21 January 15 New York Rangers 1–4 Boston Bruins 12–7–2 26
22 January 17 Boston Bruins 1–1 Detroit Cougars 12–7–3 27
23 January 20 Boston Bruins 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks 13–7–3 29
24 January 22 Montreal Canadiens 0–0 Boston Bruins 13–7–4 30
25 January 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Rangers 14–7–4 32
26 January 29 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Boston Bruins 15–7–4 34
27 January 31 Boston Bruins 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 16–7–4 36
28 February 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Boston Bruins 16–8–4 36
29 February 5 New York Americans 1–0 Boston Bruins 16–9–4 36
30 February 9 Boston Bruins 0–1 Montreal Maroons 16–10–4 36
31 February 12 Detroit Cougars 0–1 Boston Bruins 17–10–4 38
32 February 14 Boston Bruins 0–2 Pittsburgh Pirates 17–11–4 38
33 February 16 Boston Bruins 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks 18–11–4 40
34 February 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 0–1 Boston Bruins 19–11–4 42
35 February 24 Boston Bruins 2–2 New York Americans 19–11–5 43
36 February 26 Montreal Maroons 0–1 Boston Bruins 20–11–5 45
37 February 28 Boston Bruins 4–0 Ottawa Senators 21–11–5 47
38 March 2 Boston Bruins 0–3 Montreal Canadiens 21–12–5 47
39 March 5 New York Rangers 1–2 Boston Bruins 22–12–5 49
40 March 9 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins 22–13–5 49
41 March 10 Boston Bruins 3–2 New York Rangers 23–13–5 51
42 March 12 Chicago Black Hawks 1–11 Boston Bruins 24–13–5 53
43 March 14 Boston Bruins 5–1 Detroit Cougars 25–13–5 55
44 March 16 Boston Bruins 3–1 Pittsburgh Pirates 26–13–5 57

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Boston Bruins 3, Montreal Canadiens 0

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 19 Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Boston Bruins 1–0
2 March 21 Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Boston Bruins 2–0
3 March 23 Boston Bruins 3–2 Montreal Canadiens 3–0

[edit] Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 0

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 28 New York Rangers 0–2 Boston Bruins 1–0
2 March 29 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Rangers 2–0

[edit] Season stats

[edit] Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Harry Oliver 43 17 6 23 24
Dutch Gainor 39 14 5 19 30
Eddie Shore 39 12 7 19 96
Cooney Weiland 40 11 7 18 16
Dit Clapper 40 9 2 11 48

[edit] Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Tiny Thompson 44 2710 26 13 5 52 12 1.12

[edit] Playoff stats

[edit] Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Carson 5 2 0 2 8
Cooney Weiland 5 2 0 2 2
Dutch Gainor 5 2 0 2 4
Harry Oliver 5 1 1 2 8
Eddie Shore 5 1 1 2 28

[edit] Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Tiny Thompson 5 300 5 0 3 3 0.60
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[edit] References

  1. ^ "HOCKEY; A Garden Fades This Fall", The New York Times, September 27, 1995. Accessed January 26, 2008. "It began in the Garden on Nov. 20, 1928 with another shutout. The Canadiens beat the Bruins, 1–0, in the first game in the building."
  2. ^ Anderson, Dave. "Sports of The Times; At Boston Garden, There's Much More Gold Than Green", The New York Times, May 14, 1995. Accessed January 26, 2008. "In 1928 the Rangers were the National Hockey League's first United States franchise to win the Stanley Cup. In 1929 the Bruins were the second, sweeping the Rangers in a two-of-three final."

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