Bruins Retired Numbers
After all jersey numbers are only two digits maximum and if every player that did something special had their number retired we d soon run out.
Bruins retired numbers. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 nhl all star game. The most up to date breaking news for the boston bruins including highlights roster schedule scores and archives. Wayne gretzky edmonton oilers and los angeles kings also retired league wide ray bourque boston bruins and colorado avalanche. Max mainville tkdmaxbjj july 31 2018.
Boston bruins to retire rick middleton s number on november 29th https t co na6es1z3gu via tkdmaxbjj nhlbruins bruinshistory bruinshockey gobruins bostonbruins boston hockey nhlgreats bruinslegends bruinsalumni. 2 lionel hitchman 3 bobby orr 4 dit clapper 5 phil esposito 7 cam neely 8. Middleton who turns 65 on tuesday is the 11th bruin to have his number retired joining eddie shore no. By joe haggerty 1 13 rick middleton tonight becomes the 11th bruins player to have his number retired and raised to the td garden rafters.
Middleton was one of the best goal scorers in bruins history finishing his career ranked third most in goals as well as the fourth most points scored over all of the former bruin players. 1 hitchman was the first player to have his number retired by the bruins and the second in both the nhl and in all of north american professional sports. The nhl retired wayne gretzky s no. He won two stanley cups with the bruins in 1929 and 1939 and was among the first group of inductees into the hockey hall of fame in 1945.
We re talking the best of the best here. Bobby hull chicago blackhawks and winnipeg jets. Nine players have had their number retired by two different nhl teams. Gordie howe detroit red wings and hartford whalers.
On the current boston bruins roster that trims it down but there s still plenty of options. 29 team will honor middleton prior to game vs.