2006–07 Boston Bruins season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2006–07
Team=Boston Bruins
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=7th
Division=Northeast
DivisionRank=2nd
Record=44–33–5
HomeRecord=22–18–1
RoadRecord=22–15–4
GoalsFor=253
GoalsAgainst=261
GeneralManager=Peter Chiarelli
Coach=Dave Lewis
Captain=Zdeno Chara
AltCaptain=Patrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
Arena=TD Banknorth Garden
Attendance=17,565
GoalsLeader=Glen Murray (28)
AssistsLeader=Marc Savard (74)
PointsLeader=Marc Savard (96)
PlusMinusLeader=Andrew Ference (+5)
PIMLeader=Andrew Alberts (124)
WinsLeader=Tim Thomas (30)
GAALeader=Joey MacDonald (3.12)

The Boston Bruins 2006–07 Season saw the team working toward improving on a 2005–06 season which saw them finish with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference.

Forward Marc Savard and defenceman Zdeno Chara were major additions to the team via free agency, while goaltender Tim Thomas took over the starting job after Andrew Raycroft was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the offseason.

Phil Kessel, the team's first-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, immediately entered the lineup. However, he was lost from the roster in mid-December, when he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer. [ [http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_345230707.html wbztv.com - Source: Bruins' Kessel Diagnosed With Cancer ] ] Kessel's cancer proved to be operable and was removed, and he returned to the Bruins' lineup on January 9, less than a month after his diagnosis. [ [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scores/recap/?id=8155 TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

December

Record for month: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–0, away: 3–3–1)

*Green background indicates win.
*Red background indicates regulation loss.
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Season stats

coring leaders

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Free agents acquired

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. [2006 NHL Entry Draft Results 2006 NHL Entry Draft - accessed January 5, 2007.] The Bruins had the 5th overall draft pick.

External links

* [http://bostonbruins.com/ Official website of the Boston Bruins]

ee also

*2006–07 NHL Season

References

*Game log: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=bos Boston Bruins game log] on espn.com
*Team standings: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings NHL standings] on espn.com
*Season Stats: [http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=bos] on espn.com

Goaltenders:

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Defensemen

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Forwards

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