| Fern Flaman - Gordie Howe described rugged blue-liner Ferny Flaman as "the toughest defenseman I ever played against." |
| Dutch Gainor - The forgotten member of Boston's Dynamite Line from the late 1920s. |
| Terrible Ted Green - This mean-spirited rearguard was an all star and a winner, but is best remembered as the victim of an ugly stick swinging incident. |
| Sugar Jim Henry - This popular goaltender is best remembered shaking hands with a bloodied Rocket Richard in the dramatic photograph. |
| "Sudden Death" Mel Hill - Mel Hill became immortalized in NHL playoff history when he scored three overtime winning goals in the same series against the Rangers back in 1939. |
| Craig Janney - Craig Janney was one of the top set up men during the 1990s, feeding the likes of Cam Neely, Brett Hull and Brendan Shanahan. |
| Stan Jonathan - Don Cherry compared Stan Jonathan, one of his favorite players, to his bull terrier Blue. It is one of the highest compliments Cherry has ever given a player. |
| Joe Juneau - A rocket scientist from RPI and an Olympic medalist, Joe Juneau joined the Boston Bruins in 1992 and rewrote the Bruins rookie record book. |
| Forbes Kennedy - He set NHL records for most penalties in a playoff game (8), most minutes (38), most penalties in a period (6) and most penalty minutes in a period (34). |
| Gord Kluzak - This Bruin could have been the most physically imposing defenseman in the NHL since Larry Robinson. Unfortunately debilitating knee injuries never let him have a chance. |
| Ed Kryzanowski - This former collegiate star at the University of Toronto turned in several solid seasons on the Bruins blue line in the early 1950s. |
| Normand Leveille - Normand Leveille was on pace for a career that would have seen him become "better than Yvan Cournoyer." But at just age 19, he suffered a brain aneurysm. |
| Ken Linseman - The Rat was a dirty, foul player, but he was also a very serviceable defensive forward with a decent offensive game. |
| Andy Moog - After backing up too often in Edmonton, Andy Moog had a stellar career with Boston and Dallas. |
| Adam Oates - This passing fancy teamed with Cam Neely as Boston's Dynamic Duo of the 1990s. |
| Willie O'Ree - He is known as "The Jackie Robinson of Hockey" because Willie O'Ree was the first black hockey player in NHL history. |
| Terry O'Reilly - The brawling Irishman might be the most popular player in the long and storied history of the Boston Bruins. |
| Bobby Orr - "The perfect hockey player." Bobby Orr revolutionized the game so that players like Gretzky and Lemieux could raise the bar even higher. |
| Brad Park - Once one of Boston's most hated rivals, Brad Park left the arch-rival New York Rangers to become a beloved member of the Bruins. |
| Pete Peeters - In 1982-83 Pete Peeters won the Vezina trophy and finished second in Hart Trophy balloting. |
| Dave Poulin - One of the best two way performers of any era, Dave Poulin never quite could taste the champagne out of Lord Stanley's Cup.. |
| Jean Ratelle - As classy as hockey players come, Jean Ratelle centered Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield with the New York Rangers legendary Goal-A-Game Line |
| Dave Reece - Dave Reece will always go down in history as the Bruins goalie who surrendered 10 points in one game to Darryl Sittler. |
| Derek Sanderson - Derek Sanderson was a hockey star turned playboy turned alcoholic turned bum. Fortunately he got the help he needed, but history has never really remembered him for being one of the great hockey players. |
| Milt Schmidt - Mr. Boston Bruin, time has forgotten just important Milt Schmidt was to Boston's storied sporting landscape.. |
| Eddie Shore - Despite finishing his NHL career back in the 1930s, he's the one old-timer who consistently ranks in all of top 10 greatest players lists. |
| Tiny Thompson - As a rookie in 1929, Tiny Thompson backstopped the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup Championship. |
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