1924-25 Boston Bruins season

1924–25 Boston Bruins
1924–25 Boston Bruins
1924–25 record	6-24-0 (12 points)
Goals for	49
Goals against	119
Team information
General manager	Art Ross
Coach	Art Ross
Captain	none
Arena	Boston Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Jimmy Herberts (17)
Assists	Jimmy Herberts (5)
Points	Jimmy Herberts (22)
Penalty minutes	Jimmy Herberts (50)
Wins	Doc Stewart (5)
Goals against average	Doc Stewart (3.08)
	← 2023–24

The 1924–25 Boston Bruins’ season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club. The Bruins finished sixth and last in the league standings.

Regular Season

The Bruins started the season out auspiciously, defeating their fellow expansion Maroons squad in a nearly soldout Boston Arena 2-1; the first goal in franchise history was scored by Smokey Harris, while Carson Cooper, who assisted on Harris' goal, scored the game winner. However, Boston lost its next eleven games and finished in the basement.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

National Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Hamilton Tigers	30	19	10	1	39	90	60
Toronto St. Patricks	30	19	11	0	38	90	84
Montreal Canadiens	30	17	11	2	36	93	56
Ottawa Senators	30	17	12	1	35	83	66
Montreal Maroons	30	9	19	2	20	45	65
Boston Bruins	30	6	24	0	12	49	119

Game log

1924-25 Game Log

December: 1-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Road: 0–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	December 1	Maroons	1 - 2	Boston	1-0-0	2
2	December 3	Boston	3 - 5	Toronto	1-1-0	2
3	December 8	Canadiens	4 - 3	Boston	1-2-0	2
4	December 10	Boston	1 - 7	Hamilton	1-3-0	2
5	December 15	Ottawa	10 - 2	Boston	1-4-0	2
6	December 17	Boston	2 - 6	Maroons	1-5-0	2
7	December 22	Toronto	10 - 1	Boston	1-6-0	2
8	December 25	Boston	0 - 5	Canadiens	1-7-0	2
9	December 29	Boston	1 - 2	Hamilton	1-8-0	2

January: X-X-X (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 2-2-1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
6	January 3	Montreal	4 - 1	Hamilton	3-2-1	7
7	January 6	Hamilton	3 - 2	Montreal	3-3-1	7
8	January 10	Montreal	2 - 6	Ottawa	3-4-1	7
9	January 13	Montreal	2 - 2	Toronto	3-4-2	8
10	January 17	Ottawa	1 - 2	Montreal	4-4-2	10
11	January 20	Toronto	1 - 3	Montreal	5-4-2	12
12	January 24	Montreal	5 - 1	Hamilton	6-4-2	14
13	January 27	Montreal	2 - 4	Toronto	6-5-2	14
14	January 31	Hamilton	4 - 5	Montreal	7-5-2	16

February: X-X-X (Home: 4-0-0; Road: 0–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
15	February 3	Ottawa	1 - 4	Montreal	8-5-2	18
16	February 7	Montreal	0 - 3	Ottawa	8-6-2	18
17	February 10	Toronto	3 - 5	Montreal	9-6-2	20
18	February 14	Montreal	2 - 4	Hamilton	9-7-2	20
19	February 17	Montreal	0 - 2	Ottawa	9-8-2	20
20	February 21	Hamilton	3 - 5	Montreal	10-8-2	22
21	February 24	Montreal	3 - 4	Toronto	10-9-2	22
22	February 28	Toronto	0 - 3	Montreal	11-9-2	24

March: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
28	March 3	Canadiens	2 - 3	Boston	5-23-0	10
29	March 7	Boston	2 - 0	Hamilton	6-23-0	12
29	March 9	Ottawa	4 - 1	Boston	6-24-0	12

Player Stats

Leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

	Regular season					Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jimmy Herberts	30	17	5	22	50	-	-	-	-	-
Carson Cooper	12	5	3	8	4	-	-	-	-	-
Red Stewart	24	5	2	7	32	-	-	-	-	-
Stan Jackson	24	5	0	5	36	-	-	-	-	-
George Redding	27	3	2	5	10	-	-	-	-	-
Smokey Harris	6	3	1	4	8	-	-	-	-	-
Bernie Morris	6	2	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
Lionel Hitchman	18	2	0	2	22	-	-	-	-	-
Normand Shay	18	1	1	2	14	--	--	--	--	--
Bobby Rowe	4	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

		Regular season									Playoffs
Player		GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA		GP	Min	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Doc Stewart		21	1266	5	16	0	65	2	3.08		-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Roster

References

Coleman, Charles L. (1964). Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol I. Kendall-Hunt Publishing. ISBN 0480329415. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
Vautour, Kevin (1997). The Bruins Book. ECW Press. ISBN 1550223348.