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Bruins Bar Tab at Foxwoods: $156,679.74

By ⋅ June 21, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

If you’re out with a bunch of friends all night at a bar, you’re likely to see a triple-figure bar tab, and in some cases, you’ll see a tab in the thousands of dollars if you get a table at a club in Boston. It’s likely that you’re celebrating a big event, like a 21st [...]

Bruins’ Investment in Rookies Seguin & Marchand Pays Dividends in Stanley Cup Run

By ⋅ June 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When Bruins fans speak years from now of the 2011 Stanley Cup, they will tell stories of a champion team of veterans. Their voices will rise in pitch when they speak of 34-year-old Zdeno Chara, who anchored a defense that neutralized the supposedly unstoppable Canucks offense. They will giggle as they mention how Mark Recchi [...]

Pump the Tires on the Duck Boats: Bruins Top Canucks 4-0, Win 1st Stanley Cup In 39 Years

By ⋅ June 16, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Wednesday night at the Rogers Arena, quieting the city while igniting their own; 2,504 miles away. Conn Smythe winner Tim Thomas achieved the first Game 7 shutout in Stanley Cup history, leading his team to their first Championship since 1972. With a 1.15 GAA in the Finals, Thomas’ [...]

Bruins-Canucks Game 7: B’s Gunning For 1st Stanley Cup Since 1972

By ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Thirty-nine years ago on the ice at Madison Square Garden, legendary Bruins Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, and Johnny Bucyk hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup for the fifth time and the last time in franchise history. Since that night in New York, the Bruins have only played for the cup three times, never winning more than two [...]

Video: Johnny Boychuk Hits Mason Raymond in Bruins-Canucks Game 6

By ⋅ June 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment

In an already chippy series, it only took a few moments into Game 6 to have the first serious hit. The hit, itself, didn’t look all that serious though. Canuck Mason Raymond was bent over and skated backwards, hitting the boards butt-first while his neck and shoulders had contact with Johnny Boychuk. In simpler terms, [...]

Video: Roberto Luongo Criticizes Tim Thomas on Maxim Lapierre’s Game 5 Goal

By ⋅ June 11, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Tim Thomas has played outstanding for the entire Stanley Cup, and may be in line to win the Conn Smythe whether or not the Bruins win the Cup. He allowed just one goal in a 1-0 defeat in Game 5, but Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo said that one goal would have been an “easy save” [...]

Video: Tim Thomas Fights Alex Burrows in Bruins-Canucks Game 4

By ⋅ June 9, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Tim Thomas isn’t afraid defend his turf. You may remember his check on Henrik Sedin in Game 3. In Game 4, he took it to a whole new level. Pest Alex Burrows, who famously bit Patrice Bergeron and was not punished for it, was in front of the net on a Canucks power play late [...]

Bruins-Canucks Game 3 Rewind: Thomas Deserves Conn Smythe

By ⋅ June 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s some additional thoughts on Monday night’s 8-1 win for the Bruins in Game 3. Thomas For MVP? Tim Thomas finished Game 3 with 40 saves on 41 shots, with Vancouver edging Boston for shots on goal 41-38. He seems to only get better as the pressure has built, and I tweeted last night that [...]

Bruins-Lightning Game 7: What’s at Stake

By ⋅ May 27, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Wednesday night, I found myself bartending at my local pub waiting for the Bruins game to begin. As I began to prep for my shift at seven o’clock, one by one, fan after fan dawning the colors black and gold filed through the doors to witness what could be history in the making. Upon serving customers, I couldn’t help [...]

Why I Hate the Montreal Canadiens

By ⋅ April 14, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

The regular season is over and our Boston Bruins proved that they can hang with the big boys in the conference, finishing with the #3 seed.  Now it’s time for the playoffs, and their first opponent…the Montreal Canadiens. I am a proud American and love my country.  I am forever thankful to my forefathers in [...]

Blackhawks Clinch Stanley Cup in Overtime Thriller

By ⋅ June 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

In one of the strangest ways to end a title-winning game, the Blackhawks defeated the Flyers in overtime 4-3, Wednesday night, clinching their first championship in 47 years. Patrick Kane slid his shot right through Philadelphia goalie Michael Leighton four minutes into overtime in a way that only he could see it go in the [...]

The Couch Potato Report: C’s, Sox, and Geeks Spelling Words

By ⋅ June 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Another page on the calendar has turned. We are now into June, known commonly as a month for the birth of summer, the height of wedding season, and unfortunately, the beginning of the lackluster summer television season. Many of our favorite TV shows have wrapped up with their season finales, or in some cases, series [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Supersized Long Weekend Edition

By ⋅ May 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

UPDATE: Celtics Advance to NBA Finals, Beat Magic 96-84 Memorial Day weekend has finally arrived. As the unofficial start of summer, at least in my book, this weekend will surely be loaded with outdoor barbecues, families taking the covers off their swimming pools, and parades down the main streets of towns everywhere. Mother Nature is [...]

The Pressure’s On for the Bruins

By ⋅ October 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

86. 31. 22. These three numbers represent, in years, the length of the championship droughts of the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and the Boston Celtics, respectively until they won their most recent (or most recent string of) championship(s). Now, those numbers are a just memory, a fact to look up on Wikipedia [...]

What Could Have Been: Joe Sakic

By ⋅ July 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

On Thursday, two days after turning 40, Joe Sakic, the storied center of the Colorado Avalanche and Team Canada, announced his plans to retire from hockey. In light of this announcement, which will have an extensive impact on the entire National Hockey League, let’s journey back into history. This trip is not to recount all [...]

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