Boston Bruins Goaltenders Who Should Have Their Numbers Retired
By Ant Barberio
The latest issue of The Hockey News includes a special and lengthy feature on the history of retired numbers in the NHL. Buried in the impressive article is an interesting fact about the Boston Bruins. The original six franchise has never retired the number of a goaltender.
The Boston Bruins are the only Original Six team to never retire a goalies number. There’s more than a few candidates in their history.
Every other original six franchise has sent the sweater of a net minder into the rafters, but not Boston. The Bruins have had no shortage of impressive net minders. Who are a few obvious suspects for the honor? Also what’s stopping Boston from retiring them in the first place?