The Bruins ended the 2010-2011 season with a win and began the 2011-2012 season with a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia last night. The evening was also a production of the team's coronation as Stanley Cup. A firetruck brought the Cup to the Garden through a gauntlet of uniformed police, firefighters, and soldiers. The players brought the Cup to the ice and raised the new banner with help from Bruins' legends like Bobby Orr, Derek Sanderson, and Milt Schmidt.
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The Bruins won the banner raised tonight in June. Watertown-based New England Flag & Banner made it. [Boston Herald] Cam Neely and Charlie Jacobs brought the Stanley Cup to Beacon Hill today. We think the Cup is taller than Governor Deval Patrick. [Boston Herald] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Bruins are back tonight less than four months after winning the Stanley Cup and bringing it back to Boston. The summer-long Cup fun is over, the players got their much-earned rings - 505 people got rings, even Tomas Kaberle, we think - that are almost as big as the Cup. Okay, not quite.
Fried Kool-Aid is available at the Big E this year. [MassLive.com] Nicole Collins of Peabody won breakfast with the Stanley Cup thanks the Boston Bruins Foundation. [WBZ] Big Boy, a 1,200-pound that lived at Russell Orchards in Ipswich for 12 years, died earlier this summer. Owners said he was in "hog heaven," which we think is slang for brunch. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
New York and Washington, D.C., are facing a terror threat related to Sunday's 9/11 anniversary. While there is no specific threat to Boston, we're panicking being extremely cautious and increasing police patrols anyway. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
With a late August hurricane looming, it's time to talk hockey. Perhaps you heard that the Boston Bruins had the Cup in Michigan yesterday and takes it to the University of Vermont on September 3. He's even now been turned into a corn field maze at Sherman Farm in East Conway, New Hampshire. It opens to the public on September 17. $9.
The Stanley Cup visited the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston today. [WCVB Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
While the Bruins of the Bobby Orr era knew how to enjoy themselves, it looks like the current, 2011 Stanley Cup champions are equally adept in that regard as well. The Bruins, in the midst of an ongoing celebration of the team's first Stanley Cup victory in 39 years, amassed a staggering bar tab of $156,679.74 on Saturday night at Shrine nightclub at Foxwoods. They earned every cent of that bill, even the $100,000.00 bottle of Ace of Spades "Midas" champagne.
Bruins fans didn't stop celebrating the Stanley Cup victory on Sunday just because the rolling rally was on Saturday. In this case, Bruins pride goes hand-in-hand with patriotism. Notice the Zdeno Chara shirt adorning a black truck.
Hockey season is officially over. Tim Thomas has shaved his beard. Thomas was the last of Bruins to shave his face afer winning the Stanley Cup. He kept the mustache and his visage now has a very 70's vibe to it.
Bruins fans, not to mention players, drank in the winning of the Stanley Cup with a display of euphoria previously unimagined in Boston.
Bostonist watched the Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup this week. Boston welcomed over 1 million fans into the city for an epic celebration. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Bruins rolling Stanley Cup rally drew over 1 million fans to Boston. The Cup was on display, along with every player who helped along the way to winning it. Bruins fans were everywhere, in black and gold, to cheer them on.
Boston police arrested seven people during the public celebration of Boston's Stanley Cup victory and five people were in court Thursday to face charges Three were arrested for malicious destruction of property, one for assault and battery on a public employee, and another for inciting a riot, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. The suspect charged with disorderly conduct allegedly dared police to arrest him by saying "Come and get me, you [expletive].” He also allegedly extend his middle finger at the booking photo camera. [NECN]
Boston is already closing streets today for tomorrow's Stanley Cup party. The city expects "thousands" to attend. Bruins Stanley Cup gear is quite popular in stores around the Hub. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
You know the statistic: Each of Boston's four major sports teams has won a championship in the last six years thanks to the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup victory on Wednesday. It's now part of the state's tourism pitch now. Betsy Wall, the executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, invited people to the Bay State to experience any of the local teams. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Bruins. Duck boats. Saturday. The Stanley Cup visited Boston today. There was a roof-top party in the North End and a visit to Tia's in a baby carriage pushed by Andrew Ference. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Stanley Cup is back in Boston today along with those who won it. The Bruins were met at the TD Garden this morning by a small yet enthusiatic group of loyalists. A larger group of fans will assemble on Saturday for the heavily anticipated parade now scheduled for 11 a.m. and running from TD Garden to Copley Plaza. An even larger group of people watched game seven on NBC as the game tied the highest-rated game seven between the New Jersey and Anaheim in 2003.
You wanted to know what happened if the Bruins scored first in the Vancouver Cancucks rink? Right? Bostonist certainly did. What happened was the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972 by shutting out the Cancucks, 4-0, behind two goals, each, from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP with another great game. He had 37 saves.
Bruins fans are ready for tonight's seventh game in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final and so is Boston. Wherever you watch it, look for both teams to go right after each other. We'd love to see the Bruins score early on Roberto Luongo to see how he responds to trailing at home. Tim Thomas has been pretty consistent. Luongo has been great in Vancouver only. That's the ecisive issue tonight.
The Red Sox winning streak ended at nine games with a 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay last night. They've lost all three games with the Rays this season. That streak lives.
Home teams are undefeated in the Stanley Cup Final through six games after the Bruins dominated Vancover again at the TD Garden, this time winning 5-2 to force a seventh game. Boston buried the Canucks by a combined score of 17-3 in three games in the Hub. The Canucks won three games by a slimmest possible 5-2 margin. Mark Recchi summed up what faces the Bruins now. "It’s one game now," he said.
The currently powerful Boston Red Sox crushed Toronto for the second straight day, this time by the score of 14-1, to sweep the Blue Jays and extend the team's winning streak to nine games.
The Red Sox (38-26) won their eighth game in a row with a resounding 16-4 display against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Boston dropped seven runs on Toronto in the fifth inning to highlight an 18-hit attack. The Sox are appearing to be as good as advertised in their current hot streak and are now have the best record in the American League.
With tonight's critical game four of the Stanley Cup finals putting into a rooting fervor, Boston police are warning fans about the selling of counterfeit tickets. On Monday night, police identified David Lucas, a 28-year old from New York, as selling fake tickets near TD Garden. Police caught up to him on Staniford Street where he admitted to “scalping tickets." He had 18 tickets on him, including four for tonight’s game. He was charged with manufacturing counterfeit tickets. Oh, the police still want you Bruins fans to behave, too. All charges alleged until proven under law. [Boston Herald]
Jon Lester improved to 8-2 despite a less than stellar pitching performance in a 6-4 victory over the Yankees, Boston's fourth straight win, fourth straight win in the Bronx in 2011, and and sixth in seven games against New York. The Sox are now just percentage points behing the Yankees in the A.L. East.
The NHL suspended Aaron Rome of the Vancouver Canucks for four games for his brutal hit on Nathan Horton in the first period of Tuesday's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, won 8-1 by the Bruins. With up to four games left in the series, Rome will miss the rest of the playoffs. Horton's severe concussion will also sideline him for the rest of the series. According to Channel 5, Horton was released from Mass. General.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley has a $100 bet with the Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, CSB, of the Vancouver archdiocese on the Stanley Cup. If the Bruins win, Reverend Miller owes Catholic Charities of Boston $100. If the Canucks win, Cardinal O’Malley owes Project Advance, a Catholic charity in Vancouver $100. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates each Stanley Cup game in Boston will generate $5 million for the city's economy. Revenue from bars, restaurants, hotels, and apparel and memorabilia will spike. Donations to tornado victims can be dropped off at Old Navy shops in Framingham, Boston, Milbury, and Sturbridge until tomorrow. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.