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{{short description|NHL team season}}
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|GoalsLeader=[[Vic Stasiuk]] (19)
|AssistsLeader=
|AssistsLeader=[[Cal Gardner]] (21)
|PointsLeader=
|PointsLeader=Vic Stasiuk (37)
|PIMLeader=[[Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931)|Bob Armstrong]] (122)
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|WinsLeader=[[Terry Sawchuk]] (22)
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|GAALeader=[[Claude Pronovost]] (0.00)
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The '''[[1955–56 NHL season|1955–56]] [[Boston Bruins]] season''' was the Bruins' [[Boston Bruins seasons|32nd]] [[season (sports)|season]] in the [[NHL]].
The '''1955–56 [[Boston Bruins]] season''' was the Bruins' [[Boston Bruins seasons|32nd]] [[season (sports)|season]] in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]].
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==Offseason==
==Offseason==
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===Record vs. opponents===
===Record vs. opponents===
{{1955–56 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=7|1955–56 NHL Records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#111111;color:#FFD100;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#A9222D;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI
!style="background:#CC092F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|DET
!style="background:#CA0629;color:#002F89;width=35"|MON
!style="background:#0072CE;color:#C60000;width=35"|NYR
!style="background:#002E88;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|TOR
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Boston
|| — || 3–8–3 || 3–8–3 || 5–8–1 || 7–5–2 || 5–5–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1955–56 Chicago Black Hawks season|Chicago]]
|| 8–3–3 || — || 2–8–4 || 1–12–1 || 3–10–1 || 5–6–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1955–56 Detroit Red Wings season|Detroit]]
|| 8–3–3 || 8–2–4 || — || 4–8–2 || 5–6–3 || 5–5–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal]]
|| 8–5–1 || 12–1–1 || 8–4–2 || — || 8–2–4 || 9–3–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1955–56 New York Rangers season|New York]]
|| 5–7–2 || 10–3–1 || 6–5–3 || 2–8–4 || — || 9–5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto]]
|| 5–5–4 || 6–5–3 || 5–5–4 || 3–9–2 || 5–9 || —
|}


==Schedule and results==
==Schedule and results==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" width="70%"
{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" width="70%"
|+Regular season schedule
|+Regular season schedule
|-
|-
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==Playoffs==
==Playoffs==
The Bruins failed to make the playoffs{{spaced ndash}}leading to a moment of NHL history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ocal |first1=Arda |title=5 Facts You Probably Don't Know About NHL Outdoor Games |url=https://www.msgnetworks.com/2017/12/29/5-facts-you-probably-dont-know-about-nhl-outdoor-games/ |website=[[MSG Network]] |date=2017-12-29 |accessdate=2019-06-20}}</ref>
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As was then customary for the Bruins when missing the playoffs, the team played an exhibition tour. This resulted in the first ever outdoor game in Canada involving an NHL team, the [[1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland]], on the night of April 9, 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nlhhs.org/1956-boston-bruins-tour.html |title=Boston Bruins Exhibition Tour of Newfoundland in April 1956 |accessdate=2019-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135955/http://nlhhs.org/1956-boston-bruins-tour.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Heritage}}</ref>


==Player statistics==
==Player statistics==
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| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murray|Costello}} ||C ||41 ||6 ||6 ||12 ||19
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murray|Costello}} ||C ||41 ||6 ||6 ||12 ||19
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Armstrong|Bob Armstrong (ice hockey)}} ||D ||68 ||0 ||12 ||12 ||122
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Armstrong|Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931)}} ||D ||68 ||0 ||12 ||12 ||122
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hal|Laycoe}} ||D ||65 ||5 ||5 ||10 ||16
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hal|Laycoe}} ||D ||65 ||5 ||5 ||10 ||16
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;Goaltending
;Goaltending
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
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==Transactions==
==Transactions==
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{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Roster==
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="background-color: Black;" | {{navbar-header|'''1955–56 Boston Bruins'''|Boston Bruins roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FDB827}}
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Goaltenders'''

*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=1|name=[[John Henderson (ice hockey)|John Henderson]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=1|name=[[Claude Pronovost]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=1|name=[[Terry Sawchuk]]}}
| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |

'''Defensemen'''

*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=4|name=[[Bob Armstrong (ice hockey)|Bob Armstrong]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=10|name=[[Hal Laycoe]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=11|name=[[Bill Quackenbush]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=14|name=[[Fern Flaman]]}} – '''[[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]'''
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=20|name=[[Leo Boivin]]}}
| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |

'''Wingers'''

*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=6|name=[[Lionel Heinrich]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=7|name=[[Vic Stasiuk]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=12|name=[[Real Chevrefils]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=12|name=[[Lorne Ferguson]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=16|name=[[Leo Labine]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=18|name=[[Marcel Bonin]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=19|name=[[Doug Mohns]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=21|name=[[Jerry Toppazzini]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=22|name=[[Ed Panagabko]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=23|name=[[Johnny Peirson]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=24|name=[[Lorne Davis]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=25|name=[[Al Nicholson]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=25|name=[[Ellard O'Brien]]}}
| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |

'''Centers'''

*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=8|name=[[Fleming MacKell]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=9|name=[[Cal Gardner]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=17|name=[[Don McKenney]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=18|name=[[Orval Tessier]]}}
*{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} {{hockey team player|no=21|name=[[Murray Costello]]}}
*'''GM:''' {{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Lynn Patrick]]
*'''Coach:''' {{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Milt Schmidt]]
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 13:53, 20 June 2024

1955–56 Boston Bruins
Division5th NHL
1955–56 record23–34–13
Goals for147
Goals against185
Team information
General managerLynn Patrick
CoachMilt Schmidt
CaptainFernie Flaman
Team leaders
GoalsVic Stasiuk (19)
AssistsCal Gardner (21)
PointsVic Stasiuk (37)
Penalty minutesBob Armstrong (122)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (22)
Goals against averageClaude Pronovost (0.00)

The 1955–56 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 32nd season in the NHL.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 45 15 10 222 131 +91 100
2 Detroit Red Wings 70 30 24 16 183 148 +35 76
3 New York Rangers 70 32 28 10 204 203 +1 74
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 24 33 13 153 181 −28 61
5 Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 147 185 −38 59
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 155 216 −61 50

Record vs. opponents

1955–56 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 3–8–3 3–8–3 5–8–1 7–5–2 5–5–4
Chicago 8–3–3 2–8–4 1–12–1 3–10–1 5–6–3
Detroit 8–3–3 8–2–4 4–8–2 5–6–3 5–5–4
Montreal 8–5–1 12–1–1 8–4–2 8–2–4 9–3–2
New York 5–7–2 10–3–1 6–5–3 2–8–4 9–5
Toronto 5–5–4 6–5–3 5–5–4 3–9–2 5–9


Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 8, 1955 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 0–1–0
2 L October 9, 1955 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 0–2–0
3 W October 12, 1955 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 1–2–0
4 T October 15, 1955 2–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 1–2–1
5 W October 16, 1955 4–1 New York Rangers (1955–56) 2–2–1
6 W October 20, 1955 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 3–2–1
7 T October 22, 1955 0–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 3–2–2
8 L October 25, 1955 0–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 3–3–2
9 W October 29, 1955 1–0 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 4–3–2
10 T November 3, 1955 3–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 4–3–3
11 L November 5, 1955 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 4–4–3
12 T November 6, 1955 3–3 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 4–4–4
13 W November 10, 1955 5–1 New York Rangers (1955–56) 5–4–4
14 W November 12, 1955 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 6–4–4
15 T November 13, 1955 0–0 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 6–4–5
16 L November 18, 1955 1–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 6–5–5
17 L November 19, 1955 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 6–6–5
18 T November 20, 1955 1–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 6–6–6
19 L November 23, 1955 0–4 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 6–7–6
20 L November 24, 1955 0–5 New York Rangers (1955–56) 6–8–6
21 L November 26, 1955 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 6–9–6
22 L November 27, 1955 0–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 6–10–6
23 L December 1, 1955 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 6–11–6
24 L December 3, 1955 0–5 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 6–12–6
25 W December 4, 1955 5–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 7–12–6
26 T December 8, 1955 2–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 7–12–7
27 T December 9, 1955 1–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 7–12–8
28 L December 11, 1955 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 7–13–8
29 W December 15, 1955 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 8–13–8
30 L December 17, 1955 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 8–14–8
31 L December 18, 1955 1–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 8–15–8
32 T December 21, 1955 3–3 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 8–15–9
33 L December 22, 1955 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 8–16–9
34 L December 25, 1955 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 8–17–9
35 L December 29, 1955 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 8–18–9
36 L December 31, 1955 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 8–19–9
37 L January 1, 1956 2–4 New York Rangers (1955–56) 8–20–9
38 L January 7, 1956 2–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 8–21–9
39 L January 8, 1956 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 8–22–9
40 L January 12, 1956 0–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 8–23–9
41 W January 14, 1956 2–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 9–23–9
42 L January 15, 1956 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 9–24–9
43 L January 19, 1956 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 9–25–9
44 W January 20, 1956 3–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 10–25–9
45 W January 22, 1956 3–1 New York Rangers (1955–56) 11–25–9
46 W January 26, 1956 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 12–25–9
47 L January 28, 1956 1–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 12–26–9
48 W January 29, 1956 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 13–26–9
49 T February 2, 1956 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 13–26–10
50 W February 4, 1956 7–1 New York Rangers (1955–56) 14–26–10
51 W February 5, 1956 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 15–26–10
52 T February 8, 1956 3–3 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 15–26–11
53 T February 9, 1956 1–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 15–26–12
54 W February 11, 1956 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 16–26–12
55 L February 12, 1956 1–7 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 16–27–12
56 L February 15, 1956 0–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 16–28–12
57 W February 17, 1956 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 17–28–12
58 W February 19, 1956 3–0 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 18–28–12
59 L February 21, 1956 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 18–29–12
60 W February 25, 1956 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 19–29–12
61 L February 26, 1956 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 19–30–12
62 L February 29, 1956 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1955–56) 19–31–12
63 L March 1, 1956 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 19–32–12
64 W March 3, 1956 5–2 New York Rangers (1955–56) 20–32–12
65 T March 4, 1956 2–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 20–32–13
66 L March 8, 1956 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 20–33–13
67 W March 10, 1956 4–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 21–33–13
68 W March 11, 1956 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 22–33–13
69 W March 13, 1956 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 23–33–13
70 L March 18, 1956 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 23–34–13

Playoffs

The Bruins failed to make the playoffs – leading to a moment of NHL history.[3]

As was then customary for the Bruins when missing the playoffs, the team played an exhibition tour. This resulted in the first ever outdoor game in Canada involving an NHL team, the 1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, on the night of April 9, 1956.[4]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Vic Stasiuk LW 59 19 18 37 118
Cal Gardner C 70 15 21 36 57
Leo Labine RW 68 16 18 34 104
Don McKenney C 65 10 24 34 20
Johnny Peirson RW 33 11 14 25 10
Bill Quackenbush D 70 3 22 25 4
Fern Flaman D 62 4 17 21 70
Leo Boivin D 68 4 16 20 80
Real Chevrefils LW 25 11 8 19 10
Doug Mohns LW/D 64 10 8 18 48
Marcel Bonin W 67 9 9 18 49
Fleming MacKell C 52 7 9 16 59
Jerry Toppazzini RW 28 7 7 14 22
Lorne Ferguson LW 32 7 5 12 18
Murray Costello C 41 6 6 12 19
Bob Armstrong D 68 0 12 12 122
Hal Laycoe D 65 5 5 10 16
Orval Tessier C 23 2 3 5 6
Ed Panagabko C 28 0 3 3 38
Lionel Heinrich LW 35 1 1 2 33
Lorne Davis RW 15 0 1 1 0
John Henderson G 1 0 0 0 0
Al Nicholson LW 14 0 0 0 4
Ellard O'Brien D 2 0 0 0 0
Claude Pronovost G 1 0 0 0 2
Terry Sawchuk G 68 0 0 0 20
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk 4080 68 22 33 13 177 2.60 9
Claude Pronovost 60 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
John Henderson 60 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0
Team: 4200 70 23 34 13 181 2.59 10

[5]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ "1955–1956 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Ocal, Arda (December 29, 2017). "5 Facts You Probably Don't Know About NHL Outdoor Games". MSG Network. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Boston Bruins Exhibition Tour of Newfoundland in April 1956". Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Heritage. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "1955-56 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.