1955–56 Boston Bruins season

1955–56 Boston Bruins
Division	5th NHL
1955–56 record	23–34–13
Goals for	147
Goals against	185
Team information
General Manager	Lynn Patrick
Coach	Milt Schmidt
Captain	Fernie Flaman

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	45	15	10	222	131	+91	100
2	Detroit Red Wings	70	30	24	16	183	148	+35	76
3	New York Rangers	70	32	28	10	204	203	+1	74
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	24	33	13	153	181	−28	61
5	Boston Bruins	70	23	34	13	147	185	−38	59
6	Chicago Black Hawks	70	19	39	12	155	216	−61	50

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 8, 1955	0–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	0–1–0
2	L	October 9, 1955	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	0–2–0
3	W	October 12, 1955	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	1–2–0
4	T	October 15, 1955	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	1–2–1
5	W	October 16, 1955	4–1	New York Rangers (1955–56)	2–2–1
6	W	October 20, 1955	3–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	3–2–1
7	T	October 22, 1955	0–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	3–2–2
8	L	October 25, 1955	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	3–3–2
9	W	October 29, 1955	1–0	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	4–3–2
10	T	November 3, 1955	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	4–3–3
11	L	November 5, 1955	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	4–4–3
12	T	November 6, 1955	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	4–4–4
13	W	November 10, 1955	5–1	New York Rangers (1955–56)	5–4–4
14	W	November 12, 1955	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	6–4–4
15	T	November 13, 1955	0–0	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	6–4–5
16	L	November 18, 1955	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	6–5–5
17	L	November 19, 1955	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	6–6–5
18	T	November 20, 1955	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	6–6–6
19	L	November 23, 1955	0–4	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	6–7–6
20	L	November 24, 1955	0–5	New York Rangers (1955–56)	6–8–6
21	L	November 26, 1955	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	6–9–6
22	L	November 27, 1955	0–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	6–10–6
23	L	December 1, 1955	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	6–11–6
24	L	December 3, 1955	0–5	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	6–12–6
25	W	December 4, 1955	5–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	7–12–6
26	T	December 8, 1955	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	7–12–7
27	T	December 9, 1955	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	7–12–8
28	L	December 11, 1955	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	7–13–8
29	W	December 15, 1955	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	8–13–8
30	L	December 17, 1955	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	8–14–8
31	L	December 18, 1955	1–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	8–15–8
32	T	December 21, 1955	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	8–15–9
33	L	December 22, 1955	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	8–16–9
34	L	December 25, 1955	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	8–17–9
35	L	December 29, 1955	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	8–18–9
36	L	December 31, 1955	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	8–19–9
37	L	January 1, 1956	2–4	New York Rangers (1955–56)	8–20–9
38	L	January 7, 1956	2–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	8–21–9
39	L	January 8, 1956	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	8–22–9
40	L	January 12, 1956	0–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	8–23–9
41	W	January 14, 1956	2–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	9–23–9
42	L	January 15, 1956	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	9–24–9
43	L	January 19, 1956	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	9–25–9
44	W	January 20, 1956	3–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	10–25–9
45	W	January 22, 1956	3–1	New York Rangers (1955–56)	11–25–9
46	W	January 26, 1956	5–1	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	12–25–9
47	L	January 28, 1956	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	12–26–9
48	W	January 29, 1956	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	13–26–9
49	T	February 2, 1956	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	13–26–10
50	W	February 4, 1956	7–1	New York Rangers (1955–56)	14–26–10
51	W	February 5, 1956	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	15–26–10
52	T	February 8, 1956	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	15–26–11
53	T	February 9, 1956	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	15–26–12
54	W	February 11, 1956	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	16–26–12
55	L	February 12, 1956	1–7	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	16–27–12
56	L	February 15, 1956	0–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	16–28–12
57	W	February 17, 1956	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	17–28–12
58	W	February 19, 1956	3–0	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	18–28–12
59	L	February 21, 1956	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	18–29–12
60	W	February 25, 1956	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	19–29–12
61	L	February 26, 1956	1–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	19–30–12
62	L	February 29, 1956	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1955–56)	19–31–12
63	L	March 1, 1956	0–2	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	19–32–12
64	W	March 3, 1956	5–2	New York Rangers (1955–56)	20–32–12
65	T	March 4, 1956	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	20–32–13
66	L	March 8, 1956	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	20–33–13
67	W	March 10, 1956	4–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	21–33–13
68	W	March 11, 1956	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56)	22–33–13
69	W	March 13, 1956	4–0	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56)	23–33–13
70	L	March 18, 1956	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	23–34–13

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Stasiuk, VicVic Stasiuk	LW	59	19	18	37	118
Gardner, CalCal Gardner	C	70	15	21	36	57
Labine, LeoLeo Labine	RW	68	16	18	34	104
McKenney, DonDon McKenney	C	65	10	24	34	20
Peirson, JohnnyJohnny Peirson	RW	33	11	14	25	10
Quackenbush, BillBill Quackenbush	D	70	3	22	25	4
Flaman, FernFern Flaman	D	62	4	17	21	70
Boivin, LeoLeo Boivin	D	68	4	16	20	80
Chevrefils, RealReal Chevrefils	LW	25	11	8	19	10
Mohns, DougDoug Mohns	LW/D	64	10	8	18	48
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	67	9	9	18	49
MacKell, FlemingFleming MacKell	C	52	7	9	16	59
Toppazzini, JerryJerry Toppazzini	RW	28	7	7	14	22
Ferguson, LorneLorne Ferguson	LW	32	7	5	12	18
Costello, MurrayMurray Costello	C	41	6	6	12	19
Armstrong, BobBob Armstrong	D	68	0	12	12	122
Laycoe, HalHal Laycoe	D	65	5	5	10	16
Tessier, OrvalOrval Tessier	C	23	2	3	5	6
Panagabko, EdEd Panagabko	C	28	0	3	3	38
Heinrich, LionelLionel Heinrich	LW	35	1	1	2	33
Davis, LorneLorne Davis	RW	15	0	1	1	0
Henderson, JohnJohn Henderson	G	1	0	0	0	0
Nicholson, AlAl Nicholson	LW	14	0	0	0	4
O'Brien, EllardEllard O'Brien	D	2	0	0	0	0
Pronovost, ClaudeClaude Pronovost	G	1	0	0	0	2
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk	G	68	0	0	0	20

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk	4080	68	22	33	13	177	2.60	9
Pronovost, ClaudeClaude Pronovost	60	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Henderson, JohnJohn Henderson	60	1	0	1	0	4	4.00	0
Team:	4200	70	23	34	13	181	2.59	10

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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;

Roster

1955–56 Boston Bruins

Goaltenders

Defensemen

4 – Bob Armstrong
10 – Hal Laycoe
11 – Bill Quackenbush
14 – Fern Flaman – C
20 – Leo Boivin

Wingers

6 – Lionel Heinrich
7 – Vic Stasiuk
12 – Real Chevrefils
12 – Lorne Ferguson
16 – Leo Labine
18 – Marcel Bonin
19 – Doug Mohns
21 – Jerry Toppazzini
22 – Ed Panagabko
23 – Johnny Peirson
24 – Lorne Davis
25 – Al Nicholson
25 – Ellard O'Brien

Centers

8 – Fleming MacKell
9 – Cal Gardner
17 – Don McKenney
18 – Orval Tessier
21 – Murray Costello
GM: Lynn Patrick
Coach: Milt Schmidt

References

↑ "1955–1956 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1955-56 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

"1955–56 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

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See also	All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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1955–56 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Regular season

Roster

See also

References

External links