The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens.
| 1957–58 Boston Bruins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th |
| 1957–58 record | 27–28–15 |
| Goals for | 199 |
| Goals against | 194 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Lynn Patrick |
| Coach | Milt Schmidt |
| Captain | Fernie Flaman |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bronco Horvath (30) |
| Assists | Fleming MacKell (40) |
| Points | Bronco Horvath (66) |
| Penalty minutes | Fleming MacKell (72) |
| Wins | Don Simmons (15) |
Offseason
editNHL Draft
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Regular season
editWillie O'Ree
editMidway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year.
Season standings
edit| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 250 | 158 | +92 | 96 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 195 | 188 | +7 | 77 |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 176 | 207 | −31 | 70 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 199 | 194 | +5 | 69 |
| 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 163 | 202 | −39 | 55 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 192 | 226 | −34 | 53 |
Record vs. opponents
edit| 1957–58 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
| Boston | — | 7–3–4 | 8–5–1 | 3–9–2 | 6–5–3 | 3–6–5 | ||||||
| Chicago | 3–7–4 | — | 7–7 | 3–10–1 | 4–9–1 | 7–6–1 | ||||||
| Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–7 | — | 3–7–4 | 4–5–5 | 10–2–2 | ||||||
| Montreal | 9–3–2 | 10–3–1 | 7–3–4 | — | 6–6–2 | 11–2–1 | ||||||
| New York | 5–6–3 | 9–4–1 | 5–4–5 | 6–6–2 | — | 7–5–2 | ||||||
| Toronto | 6–3–5 | 6–7–1 | 2–10–2 | 2–11–1 | 5–7–2 | — | ||||||
Playoffs
editBoston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two.
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | C | 67 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 71 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 70 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 72 |
| Don McKenney | C | 70 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 22 |
| Vic Stasiuk | LW | 70 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 55 |
| John Bucyk | LW | 68 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 57 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 64 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 51 |
| Larry Regan | RW | 59 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 22 |
| Allan Stanley | D | 69 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 37 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 70 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 60 |
| Leo Labine | RW | 62 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 60 |
| Doug Mohns | LW/D | 54 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 |
| Real Chevrefils | LW | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 21 |
| Fern Flaman | D | 66 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 71 |
| Buddy Boone | RW | 34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Norm Johnson | C | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 66 |
| Jack Bionda | D | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 |
| Johnny Peirson | RW | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| Jack Caffery | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Ehman | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Beckett | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claude Evans | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Lumley | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Millar | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie O'Ree | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Pidhirny | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simmons | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Wilson | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Simmons | 2288 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 2.41 | 5 |
| Harry Lumley | 1440 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 2.92 | 3 |
| Al Millar | 360 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 |
| Claude Evans | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Lefty Wilson | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.15 | 0 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 192 | 2.74 | 8 |
Playoffs
edit- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming MacKell | C | 12 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 |
| Don McKenney | C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | LW/D | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Larry Regan | RW | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Vic Stasiuk | LW | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Norm Johnson | C | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Fern Flaman | D | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Allan Stanley | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| John Bucyk | LW | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Buddy Boone | RW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Leo Labine | RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Johnny Peirson | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Chevrefils | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Lumley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simmons | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Simmons | 671 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 2.24 | 1 |
| Harry Lumley | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 731 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2.46 | 1 |
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 honors
editMilestones
edit Player is still active or individual record
| Regular Season | |||||||||
| Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
| Willie O'Ree | 1st NHL Game | January 18, 1958 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1957-58 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.