Bobby Orr & Bruins Greats Relive Playing At Old Boston Garden | Bruins Centennial Stories
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- Опубліковано 25 гру 2024
- Was there ever a more iconic rink in hockey history than the old Boston Garden? Bruins legends share their favorite memories from playing at the Boston Garden in this episode of Centennial Stories. Hear from Bobby Orr, Andy Brickley, Ray Bourque and more about their best time on the ice.
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Whenever I see Bobby Orr interviewed it brings a smile to my face.
He's one of my Hockey Heroes!
Years ago while playing in an Adult Hockey Summer League, our first game was on the same night the Baseball Team I Coached also had a game. I did not have much time between games, when our ball game ended I tossed our Team's equipment bags into the bed of my pick-up truck along side of my hockey bag and raced from the ballpark to the arena arriving less then ten minutes before puck drop. I found our dressing room and put on my equipment in record time (for me). As we were heading out to the ice our Player / Coach was tossing us our jerseys, I started to put on the one he gave me when I saw that he gave me # 4.
Even though the Ref and Linesman and most of the Players from both Teams were already on the ice I stopped in my tracks and told him to "Give me another Number .... I'm not good enough to wear # 4! Which he did.
The last two Guys to hit the ice were me and one of my Teammates who ended up being my defence partner. We had the first shift, the pace of play was fast and coming right at us and we were calling out to each other .... saying things like "What's your name"? and "What side do you want, Left or Right?" We ended up having a solid season, he could really skate and often rushed the puck up ice, while I stayed home and blocked shots and was our Enforcer when called upon.
Fun Memories!
I love the way that building shook when everybody started
Absolutely loved the old Garden!!
Some of the best memories of my life come from the old Boston Garden both the bruines and the Celtics amazing amazing nights for you could literally feel the electricity running down the hair of your spine i got the loudest that place
Saw numerous games there "back in the day"...LOVED IT! Still remember every game attendance being SRO, 13,909.
I thought it was 14.448
@@kevinburk1670 Looked up the Garden seating capacity for hockey games...from 1928-1968 it was 13,909. The 14,448 you mention was in the mid 1990s.
Teams unwatchable nowadays, not worth the price of admission today .
Fred Cusick and Derek Sanderson made those years even better
I always remember how the smell of the Circus with all the animals lingered long after they left the building.
That American city is probably the most Hockey loving town in the USA, even though it’s a Canadian game. They embraced it the Best.
Chicago Stadium baby !
The fog game,, crazy! Who else is pissed off that they tore down such a historic arena?
As an Oilers fan I am in fact pissed off. The Oilers were 4-0-1 in that building in the Finals ! Can you believe that ? Not a loss.
@Mike-l7y5y That historic building had the Greatest NHL hockey player to have played there and his name isn't Wayne Gretzky
@@Gregory-sm9pf With all due respect, Wayne Gretzky's number is retired by the NHL. Is Bobby Orr's number retired ? I'm not taking anything away from Orr, I'm really not. I'm just saying Gretzky as a player was greater than Orr. I hate to blame the Bruins playoff losses (1968, 1969 and 1971) on Orr but who are going to blame it on (if you really want) ? Ed Westfall ? Come on, Orr was great but not nearly as much as Gretzky. So you would probably say Orr could single handedly change a game around, I would agree with you, so why didn't the Bruins beat the Canadiens at least once during those aforementioned years ? Either Orr was not great or the Canadiens greater ? I would say Orr didn't dominate as much in the playoffs as Gretzky. It's that simple. Gretzky ? He played even better than Orr in the playoffs. Look at the statistics. Gretzky played with passion more than Orr. Just my opinion, of course, but it's shared by many. In fact, I would argue Bourque was just as good as Orr, maybe even better. Bourque spent less time in the penalty box. Coaches like O'Reilly and Milbury could count on Bourque in almost any game because of this one statistic. Go look if you don't believe me. Bourque knew his place was on the ice, not off it. The Bruins beat everybody, except Edmonton. Those Bruins with Bourque were that good.
Gretzky was great , but he also had a team of all stars to play with. They played in different era's. But bobby orr changed the whole game of hockey, he was so much better that everybody else playing at that time, and every other player knew it., now you Conor McDavid, he is clearly better than every other player on the ice today
Orr challenged what ? Expansion teams ? You're living in the past, the wrong kind of past. McDavid is not the best player in the game today. I would argue that either Kucherov or Crosby is better. Don't you fools get it ? Until you have won the Cup, you have nothing ! Sure it's a team game, but tell me, when did Gretzky really start to play well ? Oh yeah, when they won the Cup !
New barn ain't the same. Should have renovated & kept the old Gahd'n. We tossed the baby out with the bathwater.🤔🏒
Exactly, new one,,, naaahhhhh,
Wikkid big bonah, kid.
for me a man who askes to be traded to go win a cup elsewhere is not considered a true bruins like bourque did
Were the fans right on top of you though?
I think some of you Bruins fans are upset that we got Krushelnyski for Linseman back in 1984. So what ? Krushelnyski was maybe a better player than Linseman but the Oilers were going to win 5 or 6 Cups in a row anyway if the stupid NHL didn't change rule after rule to benefit the other 20 teams. Of course everyone knew the Oilers could scored 16 or 17 goals in a game and smash that pathetic record held by the 1919-20 Montreal Canadiens when they scored 16 goals (still a record). But rules are rules, as they say. I suppose you know how pathetic the other 20 teams are when they have to change 4 on 4 rules and not power play rules. I mean, it's a 4 on 4 and everyone except the Oilers and their fans were whinning that it was a 5 on 3 for Edmonton. I know a certain ex Bruins forward named Dave Poulin was the most offended. I can't see how it's a power play though unless of course that jealousy sets in, right Dave ?
The Oilers scored 13 goals on 3 occasions, lastly in the playoffs when they destroyed the Kings 13-3 on 9 April 1987. The shots were 45-14 for Edmonton. Probably should have scored 20 goals...but you get the point.
Stupid music is drowning out what these great players are saying.
What the Edmonton Oilers did to the Boston Bruins in 1987-88 and 1989-90 is beyond words. The Oilers just made them look like pee-wees. I cannot believe the sheer handling of the Bruins by Edmonton in both series. The Bruins were good enough to win at least one Cup in either year. Except Edmonton was almost always ready to beat anyone. No team can be perfect but if there was a textbook on how to win and win on a consistent basis, Gretzky's Oilers or Messier's Oilers wrote it. No doubt about this at all.
Bourque....highly, highly overrated.
I remember the first time my dad took me to my first Bruins game in 1974 - I was 8 years old -- and when we stepped out of the concourse tunnel into the main arena the first thing that hit me was how SMALL the inside was compared to how it looked on TV. It was such a tiny band box of an arena. We had Loge seats and I remember turning around and looking up at the balcony behind us and the players in this video are dead on when they speak about how STEEP the balcony was and how close the overhang was to the boards. It must have been intimidating as hell to be on the ice and feel so surrounded.
Who cares what Brickley says. Nothing player.
Yea a history of choking and underachieving. One cup in 50 years is laughable
You hate us because You aint us The old Garden was great people used to sit in those Obstructed view seats? No we was kids we would sneak down from the Rafters and find a better seat slowly working our way down to the Ice. There were no Luxury Boxes , Only Real Fans and Nobody left until the Games were over. Old Time Hockey , they never should of moved the Garden next door, We didnt need air conditioning we was street kids and we lived in the city and loved Our Bruins so George Shut Up. Oh and Happy Thanksgiving my Friend
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Great team but only a few great seasons throughout history. :(
Although I like the NY Rangers, who can forget watching Bobby Orr, Derek Sanderson, Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito and Jerry Cheevers when they played at MSG.