1924–25 Boston Bruins season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1924–25
Team=Boston Bruins
Record=6-24-0 (12 points)
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=49
GoalsAgainst=119
GeneralManager=Art Ross
Coach=Art Ross
Captain= "none"
AltCaptain=
Arena=Boston Arena
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Jimmy Herberts (17)
AssistsLeader=Jimmy Herberts (5)
PointsLeader=Jimmy Herberts (22)
PIMLeader=Jimmy Herberts (50)
WinsLeader=Doc Stewart (5)
GAALeader=Doc Stewart (3.08)

The 1924–25 Boston Bruins’ season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club. The Bruins finished sixth and last in the league standings.

Regular Season

"See also: 1924-25 NHL season"

Despite problems with the ice plant that threatened the home opener [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Hockey Practice at Arena Held Up |url= |format= |work= |publisher="Boston Globe" |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=November 28, 1925 |accessdate=2008-09-18 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ] the Bruins started the season out auspiciously, defeating their fellow expansion Maroons squad in a nearly soldout Boston Arena 2-1; the first goal in franchise history was scored by Smokey Harris, while Carson Cooper, who assisted on Harris' goal, scored the game winner. [harvnb|Coleman|(1964)|p=468]

However, Boston lost its next eleven games, as well as having a seven game losing streak, and finished in the basement. The Bruins had signed veteran West Coast star goaltender Hec Fowler as their netminder, but behind a weak defense, Fowler and backup Howie Lockhart played very poorly and the Bruins were repeatedly shelled, allowing ten goals in a game twice, one of which saw Toronto player Babe Dye score five goals on December 22. [harvnb|Vautour|(1997)|p=38]

The signing of senior league star netminder Doc Stewart and the purchase of Lionel Hitchman helped somewhat, but the team was riddled with injuries, and only Jimmy Herberts and Carson Cooper (who spent much of the season hurt) showed any offensive flair. The team's winning percentage of .200 was the second worst in league history to that date, and remains the tenth worst in NHL history. [harvnb|Klein & Reif|(1997)|p=56]

"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"
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Player Stats

Leading scorers

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Goaltenders

"Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Roster

* #3 Lionel Hitchman
* #4 Jimmy Herberts
* #7 Carson Cooper
* #11 Doc Stewart
* #12 Red Stuart
* Bobby Benson
* George Carroll
* Lloyd Cook
* Hec Fowler
* Smokey Harris
* Fern Headley
* Frank Ingram
* Stan Jackson
* Howie Lockhart
* Herb Mitchell
* Bernie Morris
* George Redding
* Bobby Rowe
* Werner Schnarr
* Normand Shay
* Alf Skinner
* Emory Sparrow

Transactions

* Acquired George Carroll from the Montreal Maroons for Alf Skinner.
* Purchased Lionel Hitchman from the Ottawa Senators for cash.
* Obtained Bill "Red" Stuart and Stan Jackson from the Toronto St. Patricks for future considerations.

References

References

*Citation|last=Coleman|first=Charles L.|year=1964|title=Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol I.|publisher=Kendall-Hunt Publishing|ID=ISBN 0480329415
*Citation|last=Vautour|first=Kevin|year=1997|title=The Bruins Book|publisher=ECW Press|ID=ISBN 1550223348
*Citation|last=Klein, Jeff Z.|first=Reif, Karl-Eric|year=1997|title=The Klein & Reif Hockey Compendium|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|ID=ISBN 0-7710-4529-8

Footnotes