2011–12 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

2011–12 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
2011–12 record49–29–4
Home record24–15–3
Road record25–14–1
Goals for262
Goals against202
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Andrew Ference
Chris Kelly
ArenaTD Garden
Average attendance17,565 (100%)
Total: 737,730 (42 games)
Team leaders
GoalsTyler Seguin (29)
AssistsPatrice Bergeron (42)
PointsTyler Seguin (67)
Penalty minutesShawn Thornton (154)
Plus/minusPatrice Bergeron (+36)
WinsTim Thomas (35)
Goals against averageAnton Khudobin (1.00)

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The Bruins entered the 2011–12 season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Off-season

Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired. Forward Michael Ryder went to the Dallas Stars via free agency, and defenseman Tomas Kaberle went to the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Benoit Pouliot was signed.

Regular season

The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, en route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.[2][3] The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.[4] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.[5]

With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division title by defeating the New York Rangers, 2–1.

The Bruins allowed only one shorthanded goal all the season, the lowest total of all 30 teams.[6]

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.

Standings

Northeast Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
2 x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
3 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
5 Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 NE y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
3 SE y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
4 AT x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
5 AT x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
6 AT x – New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
7 SE x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
8 NE x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
9 NE Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
10 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
11 SE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
12 SE Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
13 NE Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
14 AT New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
15 NE Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 21 Boston Bruins 1–2 Ottawa Senators OT Tuukka Rask 0–0–1 [1]
2 September 23 New York Islanders 3–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 1–0–1 [2]
3 September 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–7 Boston Bruins1 Anton Khudobin 2–0–1 [3]
4 September 26 Boston Bruins 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 3–0–1 [4]
5 September 29 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 3–1–1 [5]
6 October 1 Boston Bruins 3–2 New York Islanders2 Tim Thomas 4–1–1 [6]

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 3–7–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 0–1–0 0 [7]
2 October 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 1–1–0 2 [8]
3 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 1–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 1–2–0 2 [9]
4 October 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 16,483 1–3–0 2 [10]
5 October 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks SO Tim Thomas 22,073 2–3–0 4 [11]
6 October 18 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 2–4–0 4 [12]
7 October 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–4–0 6 [13]
8 October 22 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–5–0 6 [14]
9 October 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–6–0 6 [15]
10 October 29 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 3–7–0 6 [16]
November: 12–0–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 Ottawa Senators 3–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 4–7–0 8 [17]
12 November 5 Boston Bruins 7–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,497 5–7–0 10 [18]
13 November 7 New York Islanders 2–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 6–7–0 12 [19]
14 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–7–0 14 [20]
15 November 12 Buffalo Sabres 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–7–0 16 [21]
16 November 15 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 9–7–0 18 [22]
17 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 10–7–0 20 [23]
18 November 19 Boston Bruins 6–0 New York Islanders Tim Thomas 16,011 11–7–0 22 [24]
19 November 21 Boston Bruins 1–0 Montreal Canadiens Tim Thomas 21,273 12–7–0 24 [25]
20 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres SO Tim Thomas 18,690 13–7–0 26 [26]
21 November 25 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 13–7–1 27 [27]
22 November 26 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 14–7–1 29 [28]
23 November 30 Boston Bruins 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,643 15–7–1 31 [29]
December: 9–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 16–7–1 33 [30]
25 December 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 18,585 17–7–1 35 [31]
26 December 6 Boston Bruins 1–2 Winnipeg Jets Tuukka Rask 15,004 17–8–1 35 [32]
27 December 8 Florida Panthers 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–9–1 35 [33]
28 December 10 Boston Bruins 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Tuukka Rask 18,175 18–9–1 37 [34]
29 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 19–9–1 39 [35]
30 December 14 Boston Bruins 5–2 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 18,088 20–9–1 41 [36]
31 December 17 Boston Bruins 6–0 Philadelphia Flyers Tim Thomas 19,948 21–9–1 43 [37]
32 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–9–1 45 [38]
33 December 23 Florida Panthers 0–8 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–9–1 47 [39]
34 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Tuukka Rask 17,459 24–9–1 49 [40]
35 December 31 Boston Bruins 2–4 Dallas Stars Tim Thomas 18,532 24–10–1 49 [41]
January: 8–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 January 4 Boston Bruins 6–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 15,832 25–10–1 51 [42]
37 January 5 Calgary Flames 0–9 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 26–10–1 53 [43]
38 January 7 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 26–11–1 53 [44]
39 January 10 Winnipeg Jets 3–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 27–11–1 55 [45]
40 January 12 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 28–11–1 57 [46]
41 January 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 18,680 28–12–1 57 [47]
42 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 Florida Panthers SO Tuukka Rask 19,018 29–12–1 59 [48]
43 January 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 19,204 29–13–1 59 [49]
44 January 19 Boston Bruins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 14,941 30–13–1 61 [50]
45 January 21 New York Rangers 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Tuukka Rask 17,565 30–13–2 62 [51]
46 January 22 Boston Bruins 6–5 Philadelphia Flyers SO Tim Thomas 19,851 31–13–2 64 [52]
47 January 24 Boston Bruins 3–5 Washington Capitals Tuukka Rask 18,506 31–14–2 64 [53]
48 January 31 Ottawa Senators 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 32–14–2 66 [54]
February: 5–7–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 4–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 32–15–2 66 [55]
50 February 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 32–16–2 66 [56]
51 February 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Washington Capitals Tim Thomas 18,506 33–16–2 68 [57]
52 February 8 Boston Bruins 0–6 Buffalo Sabres Tuukka Rask 18,690 33–17–2 68 [58]
53 February 11 Nashville Predators 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 34–17–2 70 [59]
54 February 14 New York Rangers 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–18–2 70 [60]
55 February 15 Boston Bruins 4–3 Montreal Canadiens SO Tim Thomas 21,273 35–18–2 72 [61]
56 February 17 Boston Bruins 2–4 Winnipeg Jets Tuukka Rask 15,004 35–19–2 72 [62]
57 February 19 Boston Bruins 0–2 Minnesota Wild Tim Thomas 19,198 35–20–2 72 [63]
58 February 22 Boston Bruins 4–2 St. Louis Blues Tim Thomas 18,460 36–20–2 74 [64]
59 February 24 Boston Bruins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Tuukka Rask 18,690 36–20–3 75 [65]
60 February 25 Boston Bruins 5–3 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 19,444 37–20–3 77 [66]
61 February 28 Ottawa Senators 1–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 37–21–3 77 [67]
March: 9–8–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 4–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
62 March 1 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–21–3 79 [68]
63 March 3 New York Islanders 3–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 38–22–3 79 [69]
64 March 4 Boston Bruins 3–4 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 38–23–3 79 [70]
65 March 6 Boston Bruins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,684 39–23–3 81 [71]
66 March 8 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–23–3 83 [72]
67 March 10 Washington Capitals 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–24–3 83 [73]
68 March 11 Boston Bruins 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 18,609 40–25–3 83 [74]
69 March 13 Boston Bruins 1–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Marty Turco 19,204 40–26–3 83 [75]
70 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–6 Florida Panthers Tim Thomas 19,004 40–27–3 83 [76]
71 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 41–27–3 85 [77]
72 March 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 42–27–3 87 [78]
73 March 22 Boston Bruins 1–2 San Jose Sharks Tim Thomas 17,562 42–28–3 87 [79]
74 March 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Tim Thomas 18,310 43–28–3 89 [80]
75 March 25 Boston Bruins 3–2 Anaheim Ducks Marty Turco 17,395 44–28–3 91 [81]
76 March 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–3 93 [82]
77 March 29 Washington Capitals 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–4 94 [83]
78 March 31 Boston Bruins 6–3 New York Islanders Marty Turco 16,250 46–28–4 96 [84]
April: 3–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 1 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 47–28–4 98 [85]
80 April 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Boston Bruins Marty Turco 17,565 47–29–4 98 [86]
81 April 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 Ottawa Senators Anton Khudobin 20,500 48–29–4 100 [87]
82 April 7 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 49–29–4 102 [88]

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

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Washington goals Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 Washington Capitals 0–1 Boston Bruins 1:18 Kelly Thomas 17,565 1–0 [89]
2 April 14 Washington Capitals 2–1 Boston Bruins 22:56 Pouliot Brouwer, Backstrom Thomas 17,565 1–1 [90]
3 April 16 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals Peverley, Paille, Rolston, Chara Semin, Ovechkin, Laich Thomas 18,506 2–1 [91]
4 April 19 Boston Bruins 1–2 Washington Capitals Peverley Johansson, Semin Thomas 18,506 2–2 [92]
5 April 21 Washington Capitals 4–3 Boston Bruins Seidenberg, Marchand, Boychuk Semin, Beagle, Knuble, Brouwer Thomas 17,565 2–3 [93]
6 April 22 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals 3:17 Peverley, Krejci, Ference, Seguin Green, Chimera, Ovechkin Thomas 18,506 3–3 [94]
7 April 25 Washington Capitals 2–1 Boston Bruins 2:57 Seguin Hendricks, Ward Thomas 17,565 3–4 [95]
  • 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

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Tyler Seguin 81 29 38 67 34 30
Patrice Bergeron 81 22 42 64 36 20
David Krejci 79 23 39 62 −5 36
Milan Lucic 81 26 35 61 7 135
Brad Marchand 76 28 27 55 31 87
Zdeno Chara 79 12 40 52 33 86
Rich Peverley 57 11 31 42 20 22
Chris Kelly 82 20 19 39 33 41
Nathan Horton 46 17 15 32 0 54
Benoit Pouliot 74 16 16 32 18 38
Joe Corvo 75 4 21 25 10 13
Andrew Ference 72 6 18 24 9 46
Dennis Seidenberg 80 5 18 23 15 39
Gregory Campbell 78 8 8 16 –3 80
Brian Rolston† 21 3 12 15 7 8
Johnny Boychuk 77 5 10 15 27 53
Daniel Paille 69 9 6 15 −5 15
Jordan Caron 48 7 8 15 0 14
Shawn Thornton 81 5 8 13 −7 154
Adam McQuaid 72 2 8 10 16 99
Greg Zanon† 17 1 1 2 4 4
Zach Hamill 16 0 2 2 3 4
Steven Kampfer‡ 10 0 2 2 6 4
Carter Camper 3 1 0 1 1 0
Torey Krug 2 0 1 1 0 0
Tim Thomas(G) 58 0 1 1 — 0
Trent Whitfield 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Mottau† 6 0 0 0 –1 0
Josh Hennessy 3 0 0 0 1 2
Max Sauve 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Bartkowski 3 0 0 0 −2 0
Lane MacDermid 5 0 0 0 −2 5
Tuukka Rask(G) 23 0 0 0 — 2
Marty Turco(G) 4 0 0 0 — 2
Team Totals — 251 412 663 +60[8] 1071[9]
  • †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
  • ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
  • (G)Denotes goaltender.
  • Team PIM totals include bench infractions.
Playoffs[10]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Rich Peverley 7 3 2 5 0 4
Andrew Ference 7 1 3 4 –2 0
Brian Rolston 7 1 2 3 –2 0
Zdeno Chara 7 1 2 3 –1 8
Chris Kelly 7 1 2 3 1 4
Dennis Seidenberg 7 1 2 3 1 2
Johnny Boychuk 7 1 2 3 1 4
David Krejci 7 1 2 3 0 4
Milan Lucic 7 0 3 3 2 8
Tyler Seguin 7 2 1 3 3 0
Gregory Campbell 7 0 2 2 –1 0
Patrice Bergeron 7 0 2 2 0 8
Benoit Pouliot 7 1 1 2 –1 6
Brad Marchand 7 1 1 2 –1 2
Greg Zanon 7 0 1 1 0 0
Daniel Paille 7 1 0 1 –1 2
Shawn Thornton 5 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Corvo 5 0 0 0 3 0
Mike Mottau 2 0 0 0 –2 0
Jordan Caron 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Tim Thomas(G) 7 0 0 0 — 0
Team Totals — 15 28 43 0[11] 52[12]

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage

Regular season[7]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV%
Tim Thomas 59 3352 2.36 35 19 1 5 1659 132 .920
Tuukka Rask 23 1289 2.05 11 8 3 3 621 44 .929
Marty Turco 5 261 3.68 2 2 0 0 110 16 .855
Anton Khudobin 1 60 1.00 1 0 0 0 45 1 .978
Combined — 4778 2.31 47 28 4 8 2335 184 .921


Playoffs[10]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L SO SA GA SV%
Tim Thomas 7 448 2.14 3 4 1 207 16 .923

Awards and records

Awards

Player Award Notes
Tyler Seguin[13] NHL First Star of the Week November 14, 2011
Tim Thomas[14] NHL First Star of the Month November 2011
Brad Marchand[15] NHL First Star of the Week December 26, 2011
Zdeno Chara[16] NHL Second Star of the Week April 2, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
David Krejci 300th career NHL game October 8, 2011
Brad Marchand 100th career NHL game October 10, 2011
Chris Kelly 500th career NHL game November 7, 2011
Adam McQuaid 100th career NHL game November 21, 2011
Milan Lucic 300th career NHL game November 26, 2011
Rich Peverley 100th career NHL assist November 26, 2011
Benoit Pouliot 200th career NHL game November 26, 2011
Rich Peverley 300th career NHL game December 6, 2011
Tyler Seguin 100th career NHL game December 8, 2011
Milan Lucic 100th career NHL assist December 10, 2011
Chris Kelly 200th career NHL point December 14, 2011
Shawn Thornton 400th career NHL game December 17, 2011
Joe Corvo 600th career NHL game December 19, 2011
Zdeno Chara 300th career NHL assist January 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron 500th career NHL game January 19, 2012
Dennis Seidenberg 500th career NHL game January 21, 2012
Tuukka Rask 100th career NHL game February 17, 2012
Carter Camper 1st career NHL game February 22, 2012
Carter Camper 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 February 25, 2012
Gregory Campbell 500th career NHL game February 25, 2012
Lane MacDermid 1st career NHL game March 11, 2012
Joe Corvo 200th career NHL assist March 6, 2012
Milan Lucic 200th career NHL point March 6, 2012
Max Sauve 1st career NHL game March 11, 2012
Andrew Ference 700th career NHL game March 15, 2012
Zdeno Chara 1,000th career NHL game March 24, 2012
Benoit Pouliot 100th career NHL point March 25, 2012
Johnny Boychuk 200th career NHL game March 31, 2012
Torey Krug 1st career NHL game April 3, 2012
Torey Krug 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 April 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron 400th career NHL point April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.

Trades

July 5, 2011[17] To Carolina Hurricanes
4th-round pick in 2012 		To Boston Bruins
Joe Corvo
February 27, 2012[18] To New York Islanders
Marc Cantin
Yannick Riendeau 		To Boston Bruins
Mike Mottau
Brian Rolston
February 27, 2012[18] To Minnesota Wild
Steven Kampfer 		To Boston Bruins
Greg Zanon
March 20, 2012
[19] 		To New York Islanders
Yury Alexandrov 		To Boston Bruins
Future considerations
May 26, 2012
[20] 		To Washington Capitals
Zach Hamill 		To Boston Bustin
Chris Bourque

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Benoit Pouliot[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.1 million
Josh Hennessy[22] HC Lugano 1 year, $600,000
Jamie Tardif[22] Grand Rapids Griffins 2 years, $1.2 million
Marty Turco[23] Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $600,000
Adam Morrison[24] Vancouver Giants 3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract
Torey Krug[25] Michigan State University 3 years, $2.75 million entry-level contract
Niklas Svedberg[26] Brynas IF 2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Michael Ryder[27] Dallas Stars 2 years, $7 million
Boris Valabik[28] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000
Tomas Kaberle[29] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $12.75 million
David Laliberte[30] EHC Wolfsburg 1 year

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Mark Recchi[31]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Anton Khudobin[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.75 million
Trent Whitfield[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.15 million
Adam McQuaid[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $4.7 million
Craig Cunningham[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Zach McKelvie[32] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000
Stefan Chaput[33] July 20, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Jared Knight[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Ryan Spooner[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Andrew Bodnarchuk[34] September 9, 2011 1 year, $635,250
Brad Marchand[35] September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million
Rich Peverley[36] October 11, 2011 3 years, $9.75 million contract extension
David Krejci[37] December 1, 2011 3 years, $15.75 million contract extension
Dougie Hamilton[38] December 8, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Johnny Boychuk[39] February 14, 2012 3 years, $10.08 million contract extension
Shawn Thornton[40] March 19, 2012 2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Justin Florek[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Zach Trotman[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Tommy Cross[42] April 10, 2012 2 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round s# Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 9a Dougie Hamilton Defense  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
2 40b Alexander Khokhlachev Left wing  Russia Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3 81c Anthony Camara Left wing  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 121 Brian Ferlin Right Wing  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
5 151 Rob O'Gara Defense  United States Milton Academy (USHS–MA)
6 181 Lars Volden Goaltender  Norway Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
Notes on draft picks
  • ^a Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.[43]
  • ^b Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009, that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom.[44]
  • ^c Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.[45]
  • The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.[46]
  • The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.[47]
  • The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.[48]
  • The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.[49]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ Deals next for sinking B's?
  3. ^ Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover'
  4. ^ Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers
  5. ^ Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November
  6. ^ "2011-12 NHL Summary".
  7. ^ a b "2011–2012 Regular Season".
  8. ^ "Team Stats 2011–2012 Regular Season".
  9. ^ "Team Stats 2011–2012 Bench Penalties".
  10. ^ a b "2011-2012 Playoffs".
  11. ^ "Game Stats". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "2011-2012 - Playoffs - Skater - Penalties - Average PIM Per Game". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
  14. ^ Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars
  15. ^ Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
  16. ^ Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
  17. ^ Bruins Acquire Corvo
  18. ^ a b Bruins Acquire Trio of Veteran Players
  19. ^ Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins
  20. ^ Bruins Acquire Chris Bourque from WSH for Zach Hamill
  21. ^ a b c B's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield
  22. ^ a b B's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy
  23. ^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Marty Turco
  24. ^ B's Sign Morrison to Entry-level Contract
  25. ^ Bruins Sign Torey Krug to an Entry-level Contract
  26. ^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Niklas Svedberg to Entry-level Contract
  27. ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
  28. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik
  29. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle
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