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Franchise History
Year	Team
1924-present	Boston Bruins (NHL)

Retired Numbers
No.	Player
2	Eddie Shore
3	Lionel Hitchman
4	Bobby Orr
5	Dit Clapper
7	Phil Esposito
8	Cam Neely
9	John Bucyk
15	Milt Schmidt
24	Terry O'Reilly
77	Ray Bourque

Championship History
Postseason Play	Championships
Stanley Cups	5 - 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972
Conference Championships	4 - 1977 (Wales), 1978 (Wales), 1988 (Wales), 1990 (Wales)
Division Championships	21 - 1928 (American), 1929 (American), 1930 (American), 1931 (American), 1933 (American), 1935 (American), 1938 (American), 1971 (East), 1972 (East), 1974 (East), 1976 (Adams), 1977 (Adams), 1978 (Adams), 1979 (Adams), 1983 (Adams), 1984 (Adams), 1990 (Adams), 1991 (Adams), 1993 (Adams), 2002 (Northeast), 2004 (Northeast)
Playoff Appearances	63 - 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008

Year-by-Year Results
Year	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	Finish
2007-08	41	29	-	12	94	3rd
2006-07	35	41	-	6	76	5th
2005-06	29	37	-	16	74	5th
2003-04	41	19	15	7	104	1st
2002-03	36	31	11	4	87	3rd
2001-02	43	24	6	9	101	1st
2000-01	36	30	8	8	88	4th
1999-00	24	33	19	6	73	5th
1998-99	39	30	13	-	91	3rd
1997-98	39	30	13	-	91	2nd
1996-97	26	47	9	-	61	6th
1995-96	40	31	11	-	91	2nd
1994-95	27	18	3	-	57	3rd
1993-94	42	29	13	-	97	2nd
1992-93	51	26	7	-	109	1st
1991-92	36	32	12	-	84	2nd
1990-91	44	24	12	-	100	1st
1989-90	46	25	9	-	101	1st
1988-89	37	29	14	-	88	2nd
1987-88	44	30	6	-	94	2nd
1986-87	39	34	7	-	85	3rd
1985-86	37	31	12	-	86	3rd
1984-85	36	34	10	-	82	4th
1983-84	49	25	6	-	104	1st
1982-83	50	20	10	-	110	1st
1981-82	43	27	10	-	96	2nd
1980-81	37	30	13	-	87	2nd
1979-80	46	21	13	-	105	2nd
1978-79	43	23	14	-	100	1st
1977-78	51	18	11	-	113	1st
1976-77	49	23	8	-	106	1st
1975-76	48	15	17	-	113	1st
1974-75	40	26	14	-	94	2nd
1973-74	52	17	9	-	113	1st
1972-73	51	22	5	-	107	2nd
1971-72	54	13	11	-	119	1st
1970-71	57	14	7	-	121	1st
1969-70	40	17	19	-	99	2nd
1968-69	42	18	16	-	100	2nd
1967-68	37	27	10	-	84	3rd
1966-67	17	43	10	-	44	6th
1965-66	21	43	6	-	48	5th
1964-65	21	43	6	-	48	6th
1963-64	18	40	12	-	48	6th
1962-63	14	39	17	-	45	6th
1961-62	15	47	8	-	38	6th
1960-61	15	42	13	-	43	6th
1959-60	28	34	8	-	64	5th
1958-59	32	29	9	-	73	2nd
1957-58	27	28	15	-	69	4th
1956-57	34	24	12	-	80	3rd
1955-56	23	34	13	-	59	5th
1954-55	23	26	21	-	67	4th
1953-54	32	28	10	-	74	4th
1952-53	28	29	13	-	69	3rd
1951-52	25	29	16	-	66	4th
1950-51	22	30	18	-	62	4th
1949-50	22	32	16	-	60	5th
1948-49	29	23	8	-	66	2nd
1947-48	23	24	13	-	59	3rd
1946-47	26	23	11	-	63	3rd
1945-46	24	18	8	-	56	2nd
1944-45	16	30	4	-	36	4th
1943-44	19	26	5	-	43	5th
1942-43	24	17	9	-	57	2nd
1941-42	25	17	6	-	56	3rd
1940-41	27	8	13	-	67	1st
1939-40	31	12	5	-	67	1st
1938-39	36	10	2	-	74	1st
1937-38	30	11	7	-	67	1st
1936-37	23	18	7	-	53	2nd
1935-36	22	20	6	-	50	2nd
1934-35	26	16	6	-	58	1st
1933-34	18	25	5	-	41	4th
1932-33	25	15	8	-	58	1st
1931-32	15	21	12	-	42	4th
1930-31	28	10	6	-	62	1st
1929-30	38	5	1	-	77	1st
1928-29	26	13	5	-	57	1st
1927-28	20	13	11	-	51	1st
1926-27	21	20	3	-	45	2nd
1925-26	17	15	4	-	38	4th
1924-25	6	24	0	-	12	6th
Totals	2669	2104	791	68	6197

Coaching History
Years	Coach
2007-08 to present	Claude Julien
2006-07	Dave Lewis
2003-04 to 2005-06	Mike Sullivan
2002-03	Mike O'Connell, Robbie Ftorek
2001-02	Robbie Ftorek
2000-01	Mike Keenan, Pat Burns
1997-98 to 1999-2000	Pat Burns
1995-96 to 1996-97	Steve Kasper
1992-93 to 1994-95	Brian Sutter
1991-92	Rick Bowness
1989-90 to 1990-91	Mike Milbury
1987-88 to 1988-89	Terry O'Reilly
1986-87	Terry O'Reilly, Butch Goring
1985-86	Butch Goring
1984-85	Harry Sinden, Gerry Cheevers
1980-81 to 1983-84	Gerry Cheevers
1979-80	Harry Sinden, Fred Creighton
1974-75 to 1978-79	Don Cherry
1973-74	Bep Guidolin
1972-73	Bep Guidolin, Tom Johnson
1970-71 to 1971-72	Tom Johnson
1966-67 to 1969-70	Harry Sinden
1963-64 to 1965-66	Milt Schmidt
1962-63	Milt Schmidt, Phil Watson
1961-62	Phil Watson
1955-56 to 1960-61	Milt Schmidt
1954-55	Milt Schmidt, Lynn Patrick
1950-51 to 1953-54	Lynn Patrick
1949-50	Georges Boucher
1945-46 to 1948-49	Dit Clapper
1941-42 to 1944-45	Art Ross
1939-40 to 1940-41	Cooney Weiland
1936-37 to 1938-39	Art Ross
1934-35 to 1935-36	Frank Patrick
1929-30 to 1933-34	Art Ross
1928-29	Cy Denneny
1924-25 to 1927-28	Art Ross

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