2010–11 Boston Bruins season

The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first championship in 39 years.

2010–11 Boston Bruins
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2010–11 record46–25–11
Home record22–13–6
Road record24–12–5
Goals for246
Goals against195
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Mark Recchi
ArenaTD Garden
Average attendance17,565 (100%)
Total: 702,600
Team leaders
GoalsMilan Lucic (30)
AssistsDavid Krejci (49)
PointsDavid Krejci (62)
Milan Lucic (62)
Penalty minutesShawn Thornton (122)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+33)
WinsTim Thomas (35)
Goals against averageTim Thomas (2.00)
The 2011 Stanley Cup champion Bruins meet U.S. President Barack Obama.

Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall.[2] A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins.[3] Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.

The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition"[4] during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.[5]

The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season.[6] This marked the second year the organizations shared affiliation, with the Royals playing host to several Bruins prospects including goaltender Matt Dalton and defenseman Rob Kwiet.

Pre-season

On June 21, 2010, the Bruins announced their seven-game pre-season schedule.[7] Closing out the schedule were two exhibition matches, the first in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the Belfast Giants Select, a unified team composed of an All-Star selection of the best EIHL players from each team. The Bruins went on to beat the Giants Select 5–1 after being held scoreless for the first period.[8] Rookie star Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals. The Bruins then faced off against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga in their final pre-season match, with veteran Patrice Bergeron putting on a five-point display that included two breakaway goals in a 7–1 victory for the Bruins.[9]

Regular season

As part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games, the Bruins began their season on Saturday, October 9, playing against the Phoenix Coyotes at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[10] There they split their two games with the Coyotes. The Bruins spent much of the months of October, November and December playing well but slightly behind the Montreal Canadiens for first-place in the division before passing the Canadiens on December 27 with a 3–2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers. Play during this time was highlighted by excellent play for goaltender Tim Thomas, who started the season as a backup but had five shutouts by the middle of December, and by Milan Lucic's excellent offensive production, including his first natural hat-trick on November 18. In January, the Bruins continued to hold first-place in the division, aided at one point by hat-tricks from Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara on January 11 and January 17, respectively. The Bruins started February with fight-filled wins against the Dallas Stars, whom they beat 6–3, and the Canadiens, against whom they picked up their first win of the season on their fourth try by a score of 8–6. The Bruins then hit a three-game losing streak, but recovered to string together a seven-game winning streak that stretched into March. The first six wins of the streak were on the road, including a 3–1 win in the Bruins' only game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, which led the NHL at that time for points and would eventually win the Presidents' Trophy. After the streak, the Bruins would go on to lose six of their next seven games, including a 4–1 loss to their rivals, the Canadiens, in which team captain Zdeno Chara was nearly suspended for a hit on Max Pacioretty. They nonetheless managed five points during this time, as three of their losses came in overtime. Following this lapse, the Bruins responded with a win over the New Jersey Devils and a 7–0 win in their last game of the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens. Two games later, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot with a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In the next game, Tim Thomas picked up his ninth shutout of the season. Two games later, in their first game in April, the Bruins clinched the Northeast Division with a 3–2 win in their last ever game against the Atlanta Thrashers, who were set to relocate to Winnipeg for the next season.

The Bruins tied the New York Rangers for the most shutouts for, with 11.[11]

Standings

Northeast Division[12]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Boston Bruins8246251144246195103
2 Montreal Canadiens82443084121620996
3 Buffalo Sabres824329103824522996
4 Toronto Maple Leafs823734113221825185
5 Ottawa Senators823240103019225074
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington CapitalsSE8248231143224197107
2 y – Philadelphia FlyersAT8247231244259223106
3 y – Boston BruinsNE8246251144246195103
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824925839238199106
5 Tampa Bay LightningSE8246251140247240103
6 Montreal CanadiensNE82443084121620996
7 Buffalo SabresNE824329103824522996
8 New York RangersAT82443353523319893
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824031113523623991
10 Toronto Maple LeafsNE823734113221825185
11 New Jersey DevilsAT82383953517420981
12 Atlanta ThrashersSE823436122922326980
13 Ottawa SenatorsNE823240103019225074
14 New York IslandersAT823039132622926473
15 Florida PanthersSE823040122619522972

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their conference quarter-final matchup was against their archrival, the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The series started off disastrously for the Bruins, as they dropped two games in their own building. They would come back to win the next three games and, after dropping Game 6, would ultimately win Game 7 in overtime at home on a Nathan Horton goal. The next round featured a sweep of the second-seeded Philadelphia Flyers who, the previous year, had come back from down three games to none against the Bruins to win the series. This propelled them to their first conference finals since the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the conference finals, the Bruins matched up against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. After dropping the first game by a lopsided score, the Bruins fought back to win the next two games before dropping game four to knot the series at 2–2. The Bruins took Game 5 to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game 6 was another loss for the Bruins, but Game 7 resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. In the finals, the Bruins met the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver took the first two games at home, each by a goal, to build a 2–0 series lead. The Bruins responded with two lopsided wins at home to tie the series 2–2, but Vancouver won Game 5 in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win Game 6 to tie the series and then won their third Game 7 of the post-season to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After Game 7, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for the post-season's most valuable player.

Playoff log

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; TOI = Time on ice; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage

Awards and records

Awards

PlayerAwardNotes
Tim ThomasConn Smythe Trophy[19]Awarded to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Tim ThomasVezina Trophy[20]Awarded to the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position.
Zdeno CharaMark Messier Leadership Award[21]Awarded to the player who best leads by positive example.
Tim Thomas
Zdeno Chara
NHL first All-Star team[22]
NHL second All-Star team[22]
Voted by representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

On April 6, prior to the game against the New York Islanders, the team announced its award winners for the season.[23][24]

PlayerAwardNotes
Brad MarchandNESN Seventh Player AwardAwarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
Shawn ThorntonEddie Shore AwardAwarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
Tim ThomasElizabeth C. Dufresne TrophyAwarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games.
Andrew FerenceJohn P. Bucyk AwardAwarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Tim Thomas
Patrice Bergeron
Milan Lucic
Three Star AwardsAwarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Tim Thomas was named First Star of the Week on November 1, 2010[25] and again on January 24, 2011.[26] He was also named Second Star of the Month for October.[27]
Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011,[28] and First Star of the Month for January.[29]

Records

PlayerMilestone
Tim ThomasHighest save percentage in a regular season (.938%)
Most saves by a goaltender in a playoff run (798)
Most saves by a goaltender in a Stanley Cup finals series (238)

Milestones

Tyler Seguin, Jordan Caron, Jamie Arniel, Steven Kampfer and Matt Bartkowski all made their NHL debuts this season.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

June 22, 2010[5] To Florida Panthers
Dennis Wideman
1st-round pick in 2010
3rd-round pick in 2011
To Boston Bruins
Nathan Horton
Gregory Campbell
June 26, 2010[30] To Chicago Blackhawks
7th-round pick in 2011
To Boston Bruins
7th-round pick in 2010
June 26, 2010[31] To St. Louis Blues
Vladimir Sobotka
To Boston Bruins
David Warsofsky
November 29, 2010[32] To Colorado Avalanche
Matt Hunwick
To Boston Bruins
Colby Cohen
December 9, 2010[33] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Levi Nelson
To Boston Bruins
Juraj Simek
December 9, 2010[33] To Florida Panthers
Jeff LoVecchio
Jordan Knackstedt
To Boston Bruins
Sean Zimmerman
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011[lower-alpha 1]
December 11, 2010[34] To Los Angeles Kings
Marco Sturm
To Boston Bruins
Future considerations[35]
February 15, 2011[36] To Ottawa Senators
2nd-round pick in 2011
To Boston Bruins
Chris Kelly
February 18, 2011[37] To Atlanta Thrashers
Mark Stuart
Blake Wheeler
To Boston Bruins
Rich Peverley
Boris Valabik
February 18, 2011[36] To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick in 2011
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 2]
Joe Colborne
To Boston Bruins
Tomas Kaberle
February 27, 2011[38] To Anaheim Ducks
Brian McGrattan
Sean Zimmerman
To Boston Bruins
David Lailberte
Stefan Chaput
February 28, 2011[39] To Minnesota Wild
Jeff Penner
Mikko Lehtonen
To Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin

Player signings

PlayerContract terms
Yuri Alexandrov[52]2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract
Shawn Thornton[53]2 years, $1.625 million
Dennis Seidenberg[54]4 years, $13 million
Johnny Boychuk[55]2 years, $3.75 million
Mark Recchi[56]1 year, $1.7 million
Daniel Paille[57]2 years, $2.15 million
Mark Stuart[58]1 year, $1.675 million
Andrew Bodnarchuk[59]1 year, $577,500
Gregory Campbell[59]2 years, $2.2 million
Jeff LoVecchio[59]1 year, $605,000
Adam McQuaid[59]2 years, $1.15 million
Blake Wheeler[60]1 year, $2.2 million
Tyler Seguin[61]3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Patrice Bergeron[62]3 years, $15 million contract extension
Zdeno Chara[63]7 years, $45.5 million contract extension
David Warsofsky[64]3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Tyler Randell[65]3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Ryan Button[66]3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.[2][30]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
12aTyler SeguinCenter CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
232a Jared KnightCenter United StatesLondon Knights (OHL)
245Ryan SpoonerCenter CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
497bCraig CunninghamLeft wing CanadaVancouver Giants (WHL)
5135Justin FlorekLeft wing United StatesNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
6165Zane GothbergGoaltender United StatesThief River Falls High School (USHS-MN)
7195Maxim ChudinovDefense RussiaHC Severstal (KHL)
7210cZach TrotmanDefense United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)
Notes on draft picks

Affiliates

Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate.

Reading Royals

The Reading Royals, based in Reading, Pennsylvania, are the Bruins ECHL affiliate.[6] The Royals will again look to compete in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

See also

References

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  37. B's Acquire Peverley, Valabik from Atlanta
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  39. B's Acquire Goalie Khudobin from Wild
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  56. Recchi Re-Signed
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  58. B's Sign Stuart to One-year Contract
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  60. Bruins Sign Blake Wheeler to a One-Year Contract
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  62. Bergeron Signed to 3-year Extension
  63. Chara Signs 7-year Contract Extension
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  65. B's Sign Randell to Entry-Level Contract
  66. Button Signed to Entry Level Contract
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