1956–57 Boston Bruins season
The 1956–1957 Boston Bruins were one of six teams in the 40th season of the National Hockey League. The team finished with a record of 34 wins, 24 losses, and 12 ties. Their record earned them the third seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the final. With 21 goals and 39 assists, Center Don McKenney was the team's leading scorer.
1956–57 Boston Bruins | ||
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Division | 3rd NHL | |
1956–57 record | 34–24–12 | |
Goals for | 195 | |
Goals against | 174 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Lynn Patrick | |
Coach | Milt Schmidt | |
Captain | Fernie Flaman | |
Team leaders | ||
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Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 198 | 157 | +41 | 88 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 210 | 155 | +55 | 82 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 195 | 174 | +21 | 80 |
4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 184 | 227 | −43 | 66 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 174 | 192 | −18 | 57 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 169 | 225 | −56 | 47 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 11, 1956 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | October 13, 1956 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 14, 1956 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 17, 1956 | 0–2 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 1–2–1 |
5 | T | October 20, 1956 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 1–2–2 |
6 | T | October 21, 1956 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 1–2–3 |
7 | W | October 27, 1956 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 2–2–3 |
8 | L | October 30, 1956 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 2–3–3 |
9 | W | November 1, 1956 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 3–3–3 |
10 | W | November 4, 1956 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 4–3–3 |
11 | W | November 7, 1956 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 5–3–3 |
12 | W | November 8, 1956 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 6–3–3 |
13 | W | November 10, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 7–3–3 |
14 | W | November 11, 1956 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 8–3–3 |
15 | W | November 15, 1956 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 9–3–3 |
16 | T | November 17, 1956 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 9–3–4 |
17 | W | November 18, 1956 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 10–3–4 |
18 | L | November 22, 1956 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 10–4–4 |
19 | W | November 24, 1956 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 11–4–4 |
20 | W | November 25, 1956 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 12–4–4 |
21 | L | November 28, 1956 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 12–5–4 |
22 | W | November 29, 1956 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 13–5–4 |
23 | W | December 2, 1956 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 14–5–4 |
24 | L | December 6, 1956 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 14–6–4 |
25 | W | December 8, 1956 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 15–6–4 |
26 | T | December 9, 1956 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 15–6–5 |
27 | W | December 13, 1956 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 16–6–5 |
28 | L | December 15, 1956 | 4–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 16–7–5 |
29 | W | December 16, 1956 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 17–7–5 |
30 | T | December 20, 1956 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 17–7–6 |
31 | W | December 22, 1956 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 18–7–6 |
32 | L | December 23, 1956 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 18–8–6 |
33 | L | December 25, 1956 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 18–9–6 |
34 | L | December 27, 1956 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 18–10–6 |
35 | W | December 30, 1956 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 19–10–6 |
36 | W | January 1, 1957 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 20–10–6 |
37 | L | January 5, 1957 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 20–11–6 |
38 | T | January 6, 1957 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 20–11–7 |
39 | W | January 10, 1957 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 21–11–7 |
40 | L | January 12, 1957 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 21–12–7 |
41 | L | January 13, 1957 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 21–13–7 |
42 | T | January 17, 1957 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 21–13–8 |
43 | L | January 19, 1957 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 21–14–8 |
44 | L | January 20, 1957 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 21–15–8 |
45 | L | January 26, 1957 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 21–16–8 |
46 | W | January 27, 1957 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 22–16–8 |
47 | W | January 31, 1957 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 23–16–8 |
48 | W | February 2, 1957 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 24–16–8 |
49 | W | February 3, 1957 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 25–16–8 |
50 | L | February 6, 1957 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 25–17–8 |
51 | W | February 7, 1957 | 1–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 26–17–8 |
52 | T | February 9, 1957 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 26–17–9 |
53 | W | February 10, 1957 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 27–17–9 |
54 | T | February 13, 1957 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 27–17–10 |
55 | L | February 16, 1957 | 5–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 27–18–10 |
56 | L | February 17, 1957 | 2–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 27–19–10 |
57 | L | February 20, 1957 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 27–20–10 |
58 | W | February 23, 1957 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 28–20–10 |
59 | L | February 24, 1957 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 28–21–10 |
60 | W | February 28, 1957 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 29–21–10 |
61 | L | March 2, 1957 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 29–22–10 |
62 | W | March 3, 1957 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 30–22–10 |
63 | L | March 7, 1957 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 30–23–10 |
64 | W | March 9, 1957 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 31–23–10 |
65 | T | March 10, 1957 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 31–23–11 |
66 | W | March 13, 1957 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 32–23–11 |
67 | T | March 16, 1957 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) | 32–23–12 |
68 | W | March 17, 1957 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 33–23–12 |
69 | W | March 21, 1957 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 34–23–12 |
70 | L | March 23, 1957 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 34–24–12 |
Playoffs
Semi-finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | |||||||
3 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |||||||
3 | Boston Bruins | 1 | |||||||
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |||||||
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |||||||
4 | New York Rangers | 1 | |||||||
The Boston Bruins were seeded third in the Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where they defeated the top seeded Detroit Red Wings 4–1. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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McKenney, DonDon McKenney | C | 69 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 31 |
Chevrefils, RealReal Chevrefils | LW | 70 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 38 |
Labine, LeoLeo Labine | RW | 67 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 128 |
Stasiuk, VicVic Stasiuk | LW | 64 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 69 |
Mohns, DougDoug Mohns | LW/D | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 89 |
MacKell, FlemingFleming MacKell | C | 65 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 73 |
Peirson, JohnnyJohnny Peirson | RW | 68 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 41 |
Toppazzini, JerryJerry Toppazzini | RW | 55 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 26 |
Regan, LarryLarry Regan | RW | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 29 |
Gardner, CalCal Gardner | C | 70 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 66 |
Flaman, FernFern Flaman | D | 68 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 108 |
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley | D | 60 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 45 |
Armstrong, BobBob Armstrong | D | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 79 |
Boivin, LeoLeo Boivin | D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 |
Bionda, JackJack Bionda | D | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 |
Caffery, JackJack Caffery | C | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
Beckett, BobBob Beckett | C | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nicholson, AlAl Nicholson | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cherry, DickDick Cherry | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Defelice, NormNorm Defelice | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hillman, FloydFloyd Hillman | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Panagabko, EdEd Panagabko | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranieri, GeorgeGeorge Ranieri | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Simmons, DonDon Simmons | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, FloydFloyd Smith | RW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | 2040 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 2.38 | 2 |
Simmons, DonDon Simmons | 1560 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 2.42 | 4 |
Defelice, NormNorm Defelice | 600 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 174 | 2.49 | 6 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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MacKell, FlemingFleming MacKell | C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
McKenney, DonDon McKenney | C | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Labine, LeoLeo Labine | RW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Boivin, LeoLeo Boivin | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Mohns, DougDoug Mohns | LW/D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Chevrefils, RealReal Chevrefils | LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Gardner, CalCal Gardner | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Stasiuk, VicVic Stasiuk | LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Armstrong, BobBob Armstrong | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Flaman, FernFern Flaman | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Peirson, JohnnyJohnny Peirson | RW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Regan, LarryLarry Regan | RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Boone, BuddyBuddy Boone | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Caffery, JackJack Caffery | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Bionda, JackJack Bionda | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Toppazzini, JerryJerry Toppazzini | RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Simmons, DonDon Simmons | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Simmons, DonDon Simmons | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 |
Team: | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
26-year-old RW Larry Regan was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the Rookie of the Year.
Roster
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Farm teams
See also
References
- ↑ "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1956-57 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- "1956–57 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links
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