The 1970s were a time of great success for the Boston Bruins. They won a couple Stanley Cups and routinely advanced deep into the postseason. Given that, losing in the quarterfinals of the playoffs in 1980 was a little disappointing, even if it was to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders. The 1981 […]
After three straight first-round exits in the playoffs, the 1987 Boston Bruins were ready to make some changes. They did, and in time those changes bore good fruit. But in the short-term they weren’t able to get the franchise off its frustrating pattern of early postseason exits. READ GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS Boston made their […]
The 1986 Boston Bruins were coming off two straight years of first-round playoff exits, one as a heavy favorite, the other as a noble underdog who came up just short. In either case, they were looking to get back on track. But a long season where simply making the postseason proved more difficult than normal […]
The 1985 Boston Bruins came into the season looking for redemption. A strong 1984 regular season had flamed out with an immediate playoff collapse. The redemption bid never caught fire. The ’85 Bruins were hampered by injuries, played mediocre hockey and though they flirted with a playoff revival, it wasn’t enough. READ GREAT 1980s SPORTS […]
The Boston Bruins came into the season looking to build on a strong 1983 run when they reached the conference finals. The New York Islanders, winners of four straight Stanley Cups, were starting to show signs of age and the moment was ripe for a new team to come out of the Wales Conference (the […]
The 1983 Boston Bruins were seeking to get the franchise back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1978. The ’83 Bruins had a great regular season and a good playoff run, but the dynasty down in Long Island proved too much to overcome. READ GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS Goaltender Pete Peeters […]
Near-miss had been the mantra of the Boston Bruins for three straight years coming into the 1993 season. The franchise lost the Stanley Cup Finals to Edmonton in 1990, then fell in the conference final to Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992. The 1993 Boston Bruins continued the pattern of successful regular seasons […]
The period of the late 1980s and early 1990s was one where the Boston Bruins enjoyed steady success, even if they couldn’t settle on a coach. They made the Finals in 1988 and 1990, each time under a different coach. They reached the conference finals in 1991. The 1992 Boston Bruins came into the season […]
The Boston Bruins had won the Wales Conference (the East) two of the previous three years, reaching the Finals in 1988 and 1990. Both times, the dreams of a Stanley Cup ended at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers. The 1991 team was cut of a similar mold, rolling up a big regular season and […]
The 1982 Boston Bruins enjoyed a strong regular season and the playoff bracket appeared to open up in a way to allow a deep playoff run. But the Bruins still went home fairly early in the spring and continued the pattern from the previous two years. GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTSStart reading today. Boston had reached the […]
The 1980 Boston Bruins were coming off a strong run of seasons, but ones that kept ending in disappointment at the hands of the archrival Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins lost the Finals to the Canadiens in 1977 and 1978 and lost a crushing semifinal Game 7 in 1979. Boston didn’t lose to Montreal in 1980, […]
The 1979 Boston Bruins were coming off consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Finals, each time ending in a loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were swept out of the Finals in ’77 and lost a competitive series in ’78. In 1979, they lost again to Montreal, this time in the semifinals and in […]