1956–57 Boston Bruins season

The 1956–1957 Boston Bruins were one of six teams in the 40th season of the National Hockey League. The team finished with a record of 34 wins, 24 losses, and 12 ties. Their record earned them the third seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the final. With 21 goals and 39 assists, Center Don McKenney was the team's leading scorer.

1956–57 Boston Bruins
Division3rd NHL
1956–57 record34–24–12
Goals for195
Goals against174
Team information
General managerLynn Patrick
CoachMilt Schmidt
CaptainFernie Flaman
Team leaders
GoalsReal Chevrefils (31)
AssistsDon McKenney (39)
PointsDon McKenney (60)
Penalty minutesLeo Labine (128)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (18)
Goals against averageTerry Sawchuk (2.38)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70382012198157+4188
2Montreal Canadiens70352312210155+5582
3Boston Bruins70342412195174+2180
4New York Rangers70263014184227−4366
5Toronto Maple Leafs70213415174192−1857
6Chicago Black Hawks70163915169225−5647

Record vs. opponents
1956–57 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —8–5–17–4–37–4–35–8–17–3–4
Chicago 5–8–1—2–10–23–8–31–7–65–6–3
Detroit 4–7–310–2–2—4–6–410–3–110–2–2
Montreal 4–7–38–3–36–4–4—8–5–19–4–1
New York 8–5–17–1–63–10–15–8–1—3–6–5
Toronto 3–7–46–5–32–10–24–9–16–3–5—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 11, 19564–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)0–0–1
2LOctober 13, 19560–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)0–1–1
3WOctober 14, 19563–1Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)1–1–1
4LOctober 17, 19560–2@ New York Rangers (1956–57)1–2–1
5TOctober 20, 19562–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)1–2–2
6TOctober 21, 19563–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)1–2–3
7WOctober 27, 19561–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)2–2–3
8LOctober 30, 19560–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)2–3–3
9WNovember 1, 19565–2Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)3–3–3
10WNovember 4, 19564–1New York Rangers (1956–57)4–3–3
11WNovember 7, 19564–2@ New York Rangers (1956–57)5–3–3
12WNovember 8, 19563–1Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)6–3–3
13WNovember 10, 19563–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)7–3–3
14WNovember 11, 19563–2Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)8–3–3
15WNovember 15, 19565–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)9–3–3
16TNovember 17, 19564–4@ New York Rangers (1956–57)9–3–4
17WNovember 18, 19564–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)10–3–4
18LNovember 22, 19563–4New York Rangers (1956–57)10–4–4
19WNovember 24, 19563–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)11–4–4
20WNovember 25, 19563–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)12–4–4
21LNovember 28, 19561–2@ New York Rangers (1956–57)12–5–4
22WNovember 29, 19562–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)13–5–4
23WDecember 2, 19563–2Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)14–5–4
24LDecember 6, 19562–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)14–6–4
25WDecember 8, 19565–3Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)15–6–4
26TDecember 9, 19561–1Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)15–6–5
27WDecember 13, 19563–2Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)16–6–5
28LDecember 15, 19564–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)16–7–5
29WDecember 16, 19564–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)17–7–5
30TDecember 20, 19561–1Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)17–7–6
31WDecember 22, 19563–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)18–7–6
32LDecember 23, 19561–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)18–8–6
33LDecember 25, 19562–4Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)18–9–6
34LDecember 27, 19563–5Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)18–10–6
35WDecember 30, 19564–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)19–10–6
36WJanuary 1, 19575–3New York Rangers (1956–57)20–10–6
37LJanuary 5, 19572–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)20–11–6
38TJanuary 6, 19574–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)20–11–7
39WJanuary 10, 19572–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)21–11–7
40LJanuary 12, 19571–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)21–12–7
41LJanuary 13, 19571–3Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)21–13–7
42TJanuary 17, 19572–2Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)21–13–8
43LJanuary 19, 19571–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)21–14–8
44LJanuary 20, 19572–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)21–15–8
45LJanuary 26, 19573–5New York Rangers (1956–57)21–16–8
46WJanuary 27, 19575–2Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)22–16–8
47WJanuary 31, 19572–0Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)23–16–8
48WFebruary 2, 19572–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)24–16–8
49WFebruary 3, 19574–1New York Rangers (1956–57)25–16–8
50LFebruary 6, 19572–3@ New York Rangers (1956–57)25–17–8
51WFebruary 7, 19571–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)26–17–8
52TFebruary 9, 19572–2Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)26–17–9
53WFebruary 10, 19575–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)27–17–9
54TFebruary 13, 19572–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)27–17–10
55LFebruary 16, 19575–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)27–18–10
56LFebruary 17, 19572–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)27–19–10
57LFebruary 20, 19572–5@ New York Rangers (1956–57)27–20–10
58WFebruary 23, 19575–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)28–20–10
59LFebruary 24, 19573–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)28–21–10
60WFebruary 28, 19574–0Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)29–21–10
61LMarch 2, 19572–3New York Rangers (1956–57)29–22–10
62WMarch 3, 19575–2Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)30–22–10
63LMarch 7, 19572–4Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)30–23–10
64WMarch 9, 19574–2Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)31–23–10
65TMarch 10, 19573–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57)31–23–11
66WMarch 13, 19572–1@ New York Rangers (1956–57)32–23–11
67TMarch 16, 19572–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57)32–23–12
68WMarch 17, 19576–2Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57)33–23–12
69WMarch 21, 19572–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57)34–23–12
70LMarch 23, 19572–4New York Rangers (1956–57)34–24–12

Playoffs
See 1957 Stanley Cup Finals.
Semi-finals Stanley Cup Finals
      
1 Detroit Red Wings 1
3 Boston Bruins 4
3 Boston Bruins 1
2 Montreal Canadiens 4
2 Montreal Canadiens 4
4 New York Rangers 1

The Boston Bruins were seeded third in the Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where they defeated the top seeded Detroit Red Wings 4–1. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–1.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Don McKenneyC6921396031
Real ChevrefilsLW7031174838
Leo LabineRW67182947128
Vic StasiukLW6424164069
Doug MohnsLW/D686344089
Fleming MacKellC6522173973
Johnny PeirsonRW6813263941
Jerry ToppazziniRW5515233826
Larry ReganRW6914193329
Cal GardnerC7012203266
Fern FlamanD6862531108
Allan StanleyD606253145
Bob ArmstrongD571151679
Leo BoivinD55281055
Jack BiondaD3523543
Jack CafferyC4722420
Bob BeckettC180332
Al NicholsonLW50110
Dick CherryD60004
Norm DefeliceG100002
Floyd HillmanD600010
Ed PanagabkoC10000
George RanieriLW20000
Terry SawchukG3400014
Don SimmonsG260000
Floyd SmithRW230006
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk20403418106812.382
Don Simmons1560261394632.424
Norm Defelice60010352303.000
Team:4200703424121742.496

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Fleming MacKellC105384
Don McKenneyC101564
Leo LabineRW1032514
Leo BoivinD1023512
Doug MohnsLW/D102352
Real ChevrefilsLW102134
Cal GardnerC102132
Vic StasiukLW102132
Bob ArmstrongD1003310
Fern FlamanD1003319
Johnny PeirsonRW1003312
Larry ReganRW802210
Buddy BooneRW1010112
Jack CafferyC101014
Jack BiondaD1001114
Jerry ToppazziniRW100112
Don SimmonsG100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Don Simmons6001055292.902
Team:6001055292.902

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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;

Awards and records

26-year-old RW Larry Regan was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the Rookie of the Year.

Roster
1956–57 Boston Bruins
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1956-57 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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