1927–28 Boston Bruins season

1927–28 Boston Bruins
American Division Champions
Division 1st American
1927–28 record 20–13–11 (51 points)
Goals for 77
Goals against 70
Team information
General Manager Art Ross
Coach Art Ross
Captain Lionel Hitchman
Arena Boston Arena
Team leaders
Goals Harry Oliver (13)
Assists Eddie Shore (6)
Points Harry Oliver (18)
Penalties in minutes Eddie Shore (165)
Wins Hal Winkler (20)
Goals against average Hal Winkler (1.51)
<1926–27 1928–29>

The 1927–28 Boston Bruins season was the team's fourth in the NHL. The Bruins finished first in the American Division, marking its first division title in franchise history and its second playoff appearance. The team lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers.

Regular season

For the second straight season, Harry Oliver led the Bruins in scoring, and although the team's attack was relatively anemic – the Bruins finished with 77 goals, leading only the last-place teams in both divisions, the Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Americans – they cut down sharply in goals allowed, leading the division behind Hal Winkler's goaltending. Eddie Shore was the team's great star, finishing just one point behind Oliver in scoring and leading the league in penalty minutes by a wide margin.

Winkler in his own turn had fifteen shutouts, tied with Alex Connell for the league lead and a new NHL record; Winkler's mark remains the Bruins' single-season record for shutouts, eighty years later. Although veteran Sprague Cleghorn was fading and missed a quarter of the season with injuries, Shore and defense partner Lionel Hitchman were ironmen, playing most of each game.[1]

Prominent newcomers included Dutch Gainor and Dit Clapper, both of whose rights were purchased from the minor leagues, and who would make a significant impact with the Bruins down the years.[2]

With Boston's first place finish, the Bruins became the first team to win the Prince of Wales Trophy, awarded for the first time in this season.[3]

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins 44 20 13 11 77 70 558 51
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 94 79 462 47
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 19 17 8 67 76 395 46
Detroit Cougars 44 19 19 6 88 79 395 44
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 34 3 68 134 375 17

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TNovember 15, 19271–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 0–0–1
2WNovember 19, 19275–2 Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 1–0–1
3WNovember 22, 19271–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 2–0–1
4LNovember 26, 19273–4 OT New York Americans (1927–28) 2–1–1
5TNovember 27, 19271–1 OT @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 2–1–2
6WNovember 29, 19274–0 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 3–1–2
7TDecember 1, 19270–0 OT @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 3–1–3
8LDecember 3, 19272–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 3–2–3
9TDecember 6, 19271–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 3–2–4
10WDecember 10, 19272–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 4–2–4
11WDecember 11, 19272–1 OT @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 5–2–4
12LDecember 13, 19272–3 New York Rangers (1927–28) 5–3–4
13LDecember 17, 19271–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 5–4–4
14WDecember 20, 19271–0 Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 6–4–4
15WDecember 27, 19272–0 New York Rangers (1927–28) 7–4–4
16LDecember 29, 19271–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 7–5–4
17WJanuary 1, 19283–2 @ New York Americans (1927–28) 8–5–4
18TJanuary 3, 19280–0 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 8–5–5
19LJanuary 7, 19281–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 8–6–5
20WJanuary 10, 19283–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 9–6–5
21TJanuary 12, 19282–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 9–6–6
22WJanuary 14, 19284–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 10–6–6
23LJanuary 17, 19281–3 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 10–7–6
24TJanuary 21, 19281–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 10–7–7
25LJanuary 22, 19282–3 OT @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 10–8–7
26TJanuary 24, 19280–0 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 10–8–8
27LJanuary 28, 19280–1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 10–9–8
28WJanuary 31, 19282–1 New York Americans (1927–28) 11–9–8
29WFebruary 7, 19284–2 Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 12–9–8
30TFebruary 11, 19281–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 12–9–9
31WFebruary 14, 19281–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 13–9–9
32WFebruary 19, 19282–0 @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 14–9–9
33WFebruary 21, 19282–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 15–9–9
34LFebruary 25, 19281–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 15–10–9
35WFebruary 28, 19282–1 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 16–10–9
36TMarch 3, 19280–0 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 16–10–10
37WMarch 6, 19281–0 Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 17–10–10
38TMarch 10, 19283–3 OT New York Rangers (1927–28) 17–10–11
39WMarch 11, 19281–0 @ New York Americans (1927–28) 18–10–11
40WMarch 13, 19283–0 Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 19–10–11
41WMarch 15, 19283–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 20–10–11
42LMarch 17, 19281–3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 20–11–11
43LMarch 20, 19282–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 20–12–11
44LMarch 24, 19282–7 @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 20–13–11

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Playoffs

The Bruins gained a first-round bye by virtue of winning the division, and played the New York Rangers in the second round in a two-game, total goal series. Their scoring problems of the regular season continued, exacerbated by a flu bug going through the dressing room and various minor injuries; Shore, Clapper, Gainor and Connor were particularly affected.[6]

Boston tied the first game 1–1 in New York, the Rangers' final home game of the playoffs – this was the first of perennial disruptions to the Rangers' playoff schedule due to Madison Square Garden hosting the circus in the spring. The Bruins lost the second match in Boston 4–1, on three Ranger third-period goals as the weakened Brown-and-Gold folded at last, to drop the total-goal series five goals to two. Harry Oliver, who scored a goal in each game, was the sole offensive threat.[7]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Oliver, HarryHarry Oliver RW 43 13 5 18 20
Shore, EddieEddie Shore D 43 11 6 17 165
Fredrickson, FrankFrank Fredrickson C 41 10 4 14 83
Gainor, DutchDutch Gainor C 42 8 4 12 35
Herbert, JimmyJimmy Herbert C/RW 12 8 3 11 22
Galbraith, PercyPercy Galbraith LW/D 42 6 5 11 26
Connor, HarryHarry Connor LW 42 9 1 10 36
Hitchman, LionelLionel Hitchman D 44 5 3 8 87
Clapper, DitDit Clapper RW/D 40 4 1 5 20
Gordon, FredFred Gordon RW 43 3 2 5 40
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn D 37 2 2 4 14
Harrington, HagoHago Harrington LW 22 1 0 1 7
Clark, NobbyNobby Clark D 5 0 0 0 0
Lauder, MartinMartin Lauder D/C 3 0 0 0 2
Winkler, HalHal Winkler G 44 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Winkler, HalHal Winkler 2780 44 20 13 11 70 1.51 15
Team: 2780 44 20 13 11 70 1.51 15

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Oliver, HarryHarry Oliver RW 2 2 0 2 4
Fredrickson, FrankFrank Fredrickson C 2 0 1 1 4
Galbraith, PercyPercy Galbraith LW/D 2 0 1 1 6
Clapper, DitDit Clapper RW/D 2 0 0 0 2
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn D 2 0 0 0 0
Connor, HarryHarry Connor LW 2 0 0 0 0
Gainor, DutchDutch Gainor C 2 0 0 0 6
Gordon, FredFred Gordon RW 2 0 0 0 0
Harrington, HagoHago Harrington LW 2 0 0 0 0
Hitchman, LionelLionel Hitchman D 2 0 0 0 2
Shore, EddieEddie Shore D 2 0 0 0 8
Winkler, HalHal Winkler G 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Winkler, HalHal Winkler 120 2 0 1 5 2.50 0
Team: 120 2 0 1 5 2.50 0

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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;

Transactions

Roster

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Coleman 1969, p. 39
  2. ↑ Coleman 1969, p. 35
  3. 1 2 Vautour 1997, p. 45
  4. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. ↑ "1927–28 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  6. ↑ Coleman 1964, p. 49
  7. ↑ Coleman 1964, p. 50
  8. ↑ "1927-28 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Hockey Hall of Fame website". Dutch Gainor. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  10. ↑ "Hockey Hall of Fame website". Dit Clapper. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Boston Bruins website". Jimmy Herberts. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
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