1951–52 Boston Bruins
Division4th NHL
1951–52 record25–29–16
Goals for162
Goals against176
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachLynn Patrick
CaptainMilt Schmidt
ArenaBoston Garden, Boston Arena
Average attendance7004[1]
Team leaders
GoalsMilt Schmidt (21)
AssistsJohnny Peirson (30)
PointsMilt Schmidt (50)
Johnny Peirson (50)
Penalty minutesGus Kyle (127)
WinsJim Henry (25)
Goals against averageJim Henry (2.51)

The 1951–52 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 28th season in the NHL.

Offseason

Despite a successful two seasons in goal, including winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in the 1950 season, Bruins goaltender Jack Gelineau asked general manager Art Ross for a raise. Upon being rejected, he left the team for a business position in Montreal.[2] The Bruins acquired former Rangers and Black Hawks goaltender Jim Henry to replace him. In another offseason deal, the Bruins traded Paul Ronty to the Rangers for former Bruin farmland and 1949 Calder Trophy winner Pentti Lund and Gus Kyle.

Regular season

On October 12—the day after the season started—team owner Weston Adams sold a controlling interest in the Bruins to the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation, led by Walter A. Brown, the general manager of Boston Garden and owner of the Boston Celtics.[3]

Due to a collapse of the brine pipes at Boston Garden, the February 26th game against the Detroit Red Wings had to be transferred to Boston Arena, the Bruins' original home. The 4-3 loss would prove to be the final regular season game the Bruins played at the Arena.[4]

On March 18 against the Chicago Black Hawks, team captain Milt Schmidt not only scored his 200th goal, but was honored in a game that saw former Kraut Line teammate Bobby Bauer come out of a five year retirement to join Schmidt and Woody Dumart in the match. Bauer scored a goal and assist in the Bruins' 4-0 win, his final NHL game.[5]

Final standings

National Hockey League[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70441412215133+82100
2Montreal Canadiens70342610195164+3178
3Toronto Maple Leafs70292516168157+1174
4Boston Bruins70252916162176−1466
5New York Rangers70233413192219−2759
6Chicago Black Hawks7017449158241−8343

Record vs. opponents

1951–52 NHL Records [7]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —9–3–23–8–37–5–24–6–42–7–5
Chicago 3–9–2—2–121–10–35–7–26–6–2
Detroit 8–3–312–2—9–2–39–3–26–4–4
Montreal 5–7–210–1–32–9–3—9–4–18–5–1
New York 6–4–47–5–23–9–24–9–1—3–7–4
Toronto 7–2–56–6–24–6–45–8–17–3–4—

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19510–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)0–1–0
3LOctober 14, 19513–4Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19512–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)1–3–0
5TOctober 21, 19511–1New York Rangers (1951–52)1–3–1
6WOctober 24, 19513–1@ New York Rangers (1951–52)2–3–1
7WOctober 28, 19512–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)3–3–1
8WNovember 1, 19513–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)4–3–1
9WNovember 4, 19514–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)5–3–1
10TNovember 6, 19510–0Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)5–3–2
11LNovember 8, 19512–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)5–4–2
12TNovember 11, 19511–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)5–4–3
13LNovember 13, 19511–3Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)5–5–3
14TNovember 17, 19511–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)5–5–4
15TNovember 18, 19513–3Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)5–5–5
16LNovember 20, 19510–2Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)5–6–5
17TNovember 21, 19513–3@ New York Rangers (1951–52)5–6–6
18LNovember 25, 19511–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)5–7–6
19TNovember 27, 19511–1New York Rangers (1951–52)5–7–7
20TNovember 29, 19511–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)5–7–8
21WDecember 2, 19514–1Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)6–7–8
22WDecember 4, 19513–1Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)7–7–8
23WDecember 5, 19513–2@ New York Rangers (1951–52)8–7–8
24LDecember 9, 19513–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)8–8–8
25WDecember 11, 19514–2New York Rangers (1951–52)9–8–8
26LDecember 12, 19513–6@ New York Rangers (1951–52)9–9–8
27LDecember 15, 19511–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)9–10–8
28LDecember 16, 19512–4Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)9–11–8
29TDecember 18, 19515–5Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)9–11–9
30LDecember 22, 19512–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)9–12–9
31WDecember 23, 19514–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)10–12–9
32LDecember 25, 19512–6Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)10–13–9
33LDecember 29, 19510–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)10–14–9
34LJanuary 1, 19522–4New York Rangers (1951–52)10–15–9
35WJanuary 5, 19523–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)11–15–9
36LJanuary 6, 19522–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)11–16–9
37WJanuary 8, 19527–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)12–16–9
38WJanuary 13, 19525–4Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)13–16–9
39LJanuary 15, 19520–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)13–17–9
40LJanuary 17, 19520–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)13–18–9
41LJanuary 19, 19522–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)13–19–9
42WJanuary 20, 19522–1Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)14–19–9
43TJanuary 22, 19523–3New York Rangers (1951–52)14–19–10
44LJanuary 26, 19523–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)14–20–10
45LJanuary 27, 19520–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)14–21–10
46WJanuary 29, 19523–1Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)15–21–10
47TJanuary 31, 19520–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)15–21–11
48TFebruary 2, 19521–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)15–21–12
49WFebruary 3, 19521–0Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)16–21–12
50WFebruary 5, 19525–0Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)17–21–12
51LFebruary 9, 19522–4New York Rangers (1951–52)17–22–12
52LFebruary 10, 19520–2Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)17–23–12
53LFebruary 13, 19522–6@ New York Rangers (1951–52)17–24–12
54WFebruary 17, 19525–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)18–24–12
55LFebruary 18, 19522–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)18–25–12
56TFebruary 21, 19523–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)18–25–13
57LFebruary 24, 19522–5@ New York Rangers (1951–52)18–26–13
58LFebruary 26, 19523–4Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)18–27–13
59TMarch 1, 19521–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)18–27–14
60TMarch 2, 19522–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)18–27–15
61WMarch 4, 19524–1New York Rangers (1951–52)19–27–15
62LMarch 6, 19521–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)19–28–15
63WMarch 9, 19524–2Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)20–28–15
64WMarch 11, 19523–2Detroit Red Wings (1951–52)21–28–15
65TMarch 13, 19523–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)21–28–16
66WMarch 15, 19522–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)22–28–16
67WMarch 16, 19522–1Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)23–28–16
68WMarch 18, 19524–0Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)24–28–16
69LMarch 19, 19524–6@ New York Rangers (1951–52)24–29–16
70WMarch 23, 19524–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)25–29–16

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Milt SchmidtC/D6921295057
Johnny PeirsonRW6820305030
Dave CreightonC4920173718
Jack McIntyreD5212193118
Dunc FisherRW651512272
Ed SandfordLW6513122554
Real ChevrefilsLW33817258
Red SullivanC6712122424
Bill QuackenbushD69217196
Adam BrownLW3389176
Woody DumartLW3958130
Gus KyleD6911213127
Hal LaycoeD70571261
Bill EzinickiRW28551047
Fleming MacKellC3018924
Ed KryzanowskiD7053833
Lorne FergusonLW2734714
Leo LabineRW152469
Murray HendersonD5606651
Pentti LundRW230550
Vic LynnLW/D122244
Ray BarryC181236
Bobby BauerRW11120
Jim MorrisonD140222
Jim HenryG700000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Henry4200702529161762.517
Team:4200702529161762.517

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ed SandfordLW72240
Dave CreightonC72132
Fleming MacKellC521312
Milt SchmidtC/D72130
Jack McIntyreD71232
Bill QuackenbushD70330
Real ChevrefilsLW71126
Hal LaycoeD711211
Johnny PeirsonRW70224
Pentti LundRW21010
Woody DumartLW70110
Leo LabineRW50114
Bob ArmstrongD50002
Dunc FisherRW20000
Murray HendersonD70004
Jim HenryG70000
Ed KryzanowskiD70000
Gus KyleD20004
Red SullivanC70000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jim Henry448734182.411
Team:448734182.411

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ralph Slate. "National Hockey League 1951-52 Attendance Graph". The Internet Hockey Database. hockeyDB.com.
  2. ↑ Fischler, Stan (March 3, 2020). "Gelineau went from Calder Trophy winner to insurance agent". NHL.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Boston Bruins Change Hands". AP. October 12, 1951. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ Vautour, Kevin (1997). The Bruins Book. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-55022-334-7.
  5. ↑ Vautour, Kevin (1997). The Bruins Book. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-55022-334-7.
  6. ↑ "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  7. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "1951-52 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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