1924–25 Boston Bruins season

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1924–25 record 6–24–0 (12 points) Assists Jimmy Herbert (5) Penalties in minutes Jimmy Herbert (50) Start date 1924 Coach Art Ross Goals against 119		Captain none Points Jimmy Herbert (22) Wins Doc Stewart (5) Arena Matthews Arena General manager Art Ross Goals for 49
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The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club. The Bruins finished sixth and last in the league standings. The Bruins' debut season home games were played in the only surviving "debut" rink of any of the Original Six NHL teams — Boston Arena, the world's oldest indoor multi-sports facility, that is still used for ice hockey at any level of competition.

Regular season

Despite problems with the ice plant that threatened the home opener the Bruins started the season out auspiciously, defeating their fellow expansion Maroons squad in a nearly sold out Boston Arena 2–1; the first goal in franchise history was scored by Smokey Harris, while Carson Cooper, who assisted on Harris' goal, scored the game winner.

However, Boston lost its next eleven games, as well as having a seven game losing streak, and finished in the basement. The Bruins had signed veteran West Coast star goaltender Hec Fowler as their netminder, but behind a weak defense, Fowler and backup Howie Lockhart played very poorly and the Bruins were repeatedly shelled, allowing ten goals in a game twice, one of which saw Toronto player Babe Dye score five goals on December 22.

The signing of senior league star netminder Doc Stewart and the purchase of Lionel Hitchman helped somewhat, but the team was riddled with injuries, and only Jimmy Herbert and Carson Cooper (who spent much of the season hurt) showed any offensive flair. The team's winning percentage of .200 was the second worst in league history to that date, and remains the tenth worst in NHL history.

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

Playoffs

The Bruins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Transactions

November 2, 1924 – Acquired Alf Skinner from Vancouver Maroons (PCHA) for cash

November 2, 1924 – Acquired Bobby Rowe from Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) for cash

December 14, 1924 – Acquired Bill "Red" Stuart from Toronto St. Patricks for cash

December 17, 1924 – Released Bobby Rowe

December 19, 1924 – Acquired George Carroll from Montreal Maroons for the rights to Ernie Parkes

December 21, 1924 – Traded Smokey Harris to Vancouver Maroons (WCHL) for cash

January 3, 1925 – Traded Alf Skinner to Montreal Maroons for Bernie Morris and Bob Benson

January 10, 1925 – Acquired Lionel Hitchman from the Ottawa Senators for cash

January 18, 1925 – Traded Stan Jackson to Ottawa Senators for cash

Roster

#12 – Bobby Benson (d)

#2 – George Carroll (d)

#2 – Lloyd Cook (d)

#7 -Carson Cooper (rw)

#1 – Hec Fowler (g)

#8 – Smokey Harris (lw)

#11 – Fern Headley (d)

#4 -Jimmy Herbert (c)

#2,3 -Lionel Hitchman (d)

John Ingram (c)

#3 – Stan Jackson (lw)

#1 – Howie Lockhart (g)

#6 – Herb Mitchell (lw)

#5 – Bernie Morris (c)

#10 – George Redding (lw)

#3 – Bobby Rowe (rw)

#9 – Werner Schnarr (c)

#7 – Normand Shay (d)

#5 – Alf Skinner (rw)

#15 Emory Sparrow (rw)

#1 -Doc Stewart (g)

#14 -Red Stuart (d)

References

1924–25 Boston Bruins season Wikipedia

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