Boston Bruins All-Centennial team: 3 shocking snubs from Boston’s finest
The Boston Bruins are commemorating their 100th year of existence.
The 20 members of the Bruins’ all-century team were cut by the team on Thursday to mark the team’s 100th season.
It has two goalies, six defensemen, and 12 forwards.
It wasn’t simple to put together the team because hundreds of players have played for the Boston Bruins; here are three of them.
Toukka Rask, G.
From the 2007–08 season until the 2021–22 season, Tuukka Rask played goal for the Boston Bruins.
Rask played for the Bruins for the entirety of his 15-year NHL career, compiling a record of 308-165-66, a 2 point28 GAA, and a .921 SV percent. Rask played a significant role in Boston’s success for several years and was also a member of the Stanley Cup-winning squad in 2011.
The goalies were the most difficult position for this team because Boston has had many goalies of the highest caliber.
Tim Thomas, G.
Tim Thomas, who played goal for the Boston Bruins for eight years, could have also been included on this list.
Thomas didn’t enter the NHL until he was 28 years old, in the 2002–03 season.
Later, when he was still a member of the Bruins, he did not play in the NHL until he was 31.
Tim Thomas, who started for the Boston Bruins, played a significant role in the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory.
Thomas had a 196-121-45 record with Boston over the course of his career, a 2.48 GAA, and a.921 SV%.
As the Bruins’ playoff MVP in 2011, Thomas won the Conn Smythe award in addition to the Vezina twice.
1 Willie O’Ree, F.
There is a case for Willie O’Ree to be on this team even though the list was of the top 20 Boston Bruins players of all time, of which he most certainly was not.
With the Boston Bruins in the 1957–58 season, O’Ree became the first Black player to compete in the NHL.
Despite the fact that he only played in 43 games and scored 14 points while a member of the team, his influence on the Boston Bruins and the NHL justifies a spot on this list.
