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Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a ...

The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star MVP honors. Robertson scores 23 points and hands out 14 ...

Part of the beauty of Andrew Peeke is that he knows who he is. That’s a tough, stay-at-home third pairing defenseman.

Abercrombie went on to play in the Federal Hockey League, a minor professional circuit, and from there coached at multiple ...

NEW YORK — The Boston Bruins led the New York Rangers in shot attempts on Thursday, 77-49. Interim coach Joe Sacco assembled a new No. 1 line of Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak ...

The Boston Bruins gotten their 2024-25 season back on track after firing Jim Montgomery as their head coach. Since the firing of Montgomery, the Bruins are 12-7-1 and sitting third in the Atlantic ...

This has changed somewhat since the various playoff systems have been installed. Other minor bowl games are played in the ...

As it happened, Willie O'Ree from Fredericton was that memorable ... His dream was realized when he had a two-game cup of coffee with the Boston Bruins, but that wasn't enough.

1961 — The Houston Oilers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 to win the first AFL Championship. 1961 — Boston Bruins rookie Willie O’Ree, the first black player in NHL history, scores his first goal ...