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1956–57 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1956–57 |
| year | 1956 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| Record | 34–24–12 |
| HomeRecord | 20–9–6 |
| RoadRecord | 14–15–6 |
| LeagueRank | 3rd place on NHL |
| GoalsFor | 195 |
| GoalsAgainst | 174 |
| GeneralManager | Lynn Patrick |
| Coach | Milt Schmidt |
| Captain | Fernie Flaman |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Real Chevrefils (31 goals) |
| AssistsLeader | Don McKenney (39 assists) |
| PointsLeader | Don McKenney (60 points) |
| PIMLeader | Leo Labine (128) |
| WinsLeader | Terry Sawchuk (18 wins) |
| GAALeader | Terry Sawchuk (2.38%) |
The 1956–57 Boston Bruins season was 40th Season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team finished with a record of 34 wins, 24 losses, and 12 wins on overtime. Their record earned them the third seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the final. With 21 goals and 39 assists, Center Don McKenney was the team's leading scorer.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 11, 1956||4–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 13, 1956||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 17, 1956||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||1–2–1 |- |5||T||October 20, 1956||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||1–2–2 |- |6||T||October 21, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||1–2–3 |- |7||W||October 27, 1956||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||2–2–3 |- |8||L||October 30, 1956||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||2–3–3
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Playoffs
: See 1957 Stanley Cup Finals.
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Detroit Red Wings | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=Boston Bruins | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Montreal Canadiens | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=New York Rangers | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Boston Bruins | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Montreal Canadiens | RD2-score2=4
The Boston Bruins were seeded third in the Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where they defeated the top seeded Detroit Red Wings 4–1. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 69 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 31 | |
| LW | 70 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 38 | |
| RW | 67 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 128 | |
| LW | 64 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 69 | |
| LW/D | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 89 | |
| C | 65 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 73 | |
| RW | 68 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 41 | |
| RW | 55 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 26 | |
| RW | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 29 | |
| C | 70 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 66 | |
| D | 68 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 108 | |
| D | 60 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 45 | |
| D | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 79 | |
| D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | |
| D | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | |
| C | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | |
| C | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 2.38 | 2 | |
| 1560 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 2.42 | 4 | |
| 600 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 174 | 2.49 | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| LW/D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 | |
| **Team:** | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 |
Awards and records
26-year-old RW Larry Regan was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the Rookie of the Year.
Farm teams
- Hershey Bears
- Victoria Cougars
- Quebec Aces
References
References
- "1956-57 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- "1956-57 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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