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Boston Bruins win 1939 Stanley cup...
Boston Bruins win 1939 Stanley cup...
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April 17, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 17, 1939
* Boston Bruins - NHL Hockey
* Wins Stanley Cup title
This 34 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 21: "16,500 See Bruins Defeat Maple Leafs and Win the Stanley Cup" with subheads and lineups (see images).
This tells of the Boston Bruins winning the 1938-39 Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs. Great to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team has been in existence since 1924, entering the league as the first United States-based expansion franchise. They are also an Original Six team, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Blackhawks. Boston currently has the second highest total of Stanley Cup championships won by an American team at five, with the Detroit Red Wings winning 11. Their home arena is the TD Garden, where they have played since 1995 after leaving the Boston Garden (which had been their home since 1928).
The 1930s Bruins teams included Shore, Thompson, Clapper, Babe Siebert and Cooney Weiland. The team led the league's standings five times in that decade. In 1939, the team changed its uniform colors from brown and yellow to the current black and gold, and captured the second Stanley Cup in franchise history. That year, Thompson was traded for rookie goaltender Frank Brimsek. Brimsek had an award-winning season, capturing the Vezina and Calder Trophies, becoming the first rookie named to the NHL First All-Star Team, and earning the nickname "Mr. Zero". The team skating in front of Thompson included Bill Cowley, Shore, Clapper and "Sudden Death" Mel Hill (who scored three overtime goals in one playoff series), together with the "Kraut Line" of center Milt Schmidt, right winger Bobby Bauer and left winger Woody Dumart.
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