Hockey Trivia Six – Boston Bruins Individual Player Records
The Boston Bruins have been in the NHL since the 1924-25 season and have produced some of the greatest legends of the game. Test and expand your knowledge with this great trivia on the Bruins.
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The first American based NHL team, entering the league during the 1924-25 season, is the Boston Bruins. It’s understandable, then, that many of the league’s legends have worn a Bruins jersey. It is also a given that the team’s individual player records are pretty impressive.
Test and expand your knowledge of hockey and the Boston Bruins with these four trivia questions.
Q. With 1518, which Boston Bruin holds the team record for most games played over a career?
A. Over an NHL career that lasted from 1979-80 to 2000-01, Ray Bourqueplayed all but his last season and a half with Boston. Bourque played 1518 games with the Bruins. He was traded to the Colorado Avalanche during the 1999-00 season where he won his first and only Stanley Cup. Bourque was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
Q. With 545, which Bruins legend is at the top of the team’s all-time list for goals scored?
A. ‘The Chief’ John Bucykplayed 21 seasons with the Bruins after breaking into the league with the Detroit Red Wings. Bucyk was called to The Hall in 1981. Although Phil Esposito had many more goals during his NHL career with 717,he had less than 545 wearing a Bruins jersey.
Q. 550 shots on net in a single season is not only a Boston Bruins record but still stands as an NHL record. What Bruin accomplished this feat during the 1970-71 season?
A. Although Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has come close to breaking this mark, the record still belongs to Phil Esposito. That season, Esposito also shattered the NHL’s records for goals scored and total points. Those two records would remain intact until Wayne Gretzky came along.
Q. Who is the all-time Boston Bruins leader in total career points with 1506?
A. At nearly a point per game pace from the blue line over his 1518 regular season games with the Bruins, the mark for most total career points also goes to Ray Bourque. The fact that Bourque was a defenseman makes this team record all the more impressive.
Need more of a trivia fix? Check out these previous articles in the Hockey Trivia series:
Hockey Trivia Five – Nicknames of Long Gone NHL Teams
Hockey Trivia Four – Retired Numbers of The Los Angeles Kings
Hockey Trivia Three – Before The NHL Became The Original Six
Hockey Trivia Two – Franchise Movement
Hockey Trivia One – The Stanley Cup
