36 images that will remind you how tough the ‘Big Bad Bruins’ were

[Fenway]

Boston.com has posted some great flashback photos

http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey...1kBTrlTAUKI/story.html?p1=well_Sports_main_hp

Click to read more...

 

[kytem2]

Nice gallery, but the captions are lazy.

Image 2: Steve Jensen did not play for Minnesota in 1978-79.

Image 13: "An opposing goaltender" ?
Hmmm...I wonder who that is ?

Image 19: Dallas Smith throwing fists at 5 foot six 7 Andre Boudrias is not showing toughness.

Image 21: The Bruin player is not identified, but he has number 22 on his skate, so not that big a mystery to solve here.

Image 32: The defender for Montreal is unidentified -- it's clearly Pete Mahovlich.

Image 35: That is Reg Kerr, not Tim Kerr.

 

[chizzler]

Wish I could see them. Link won't work on my iPad because of the adverts. Whole website is screwed up.

 

[whatsbruin]

Not sure this is a valid list if it doesn't contain

• John Wensink challenging the entire North Star Bench
• Tim Thomas hit on Sedin or his hit on Andrei Kostitsyn

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

Man.. I was born in the wrong time.

 

[Dreghorn2]

Thanks for posting those.

Having grown up with hockey in that era it's still a little hard to realize just how much fighting there really was.

Young people today wouldn't be able to wrap their heads around it, i still shake my head thinking about it.

Every game was crazy and bench clearing brawls were far from an unusual occurrence.

Man it was exciting though.

 

[lopey]

They also missed the game which Milbury and O'reiley went in the stands in New York. Milbury beat someone with the guys own show lolol

 

[lopey]

Nice gallery, but the captions are lazy.

Image 2: Steve Jensen did not play for Minnesota in 1978-79.

Image 13: "An opposing goaltender" ?
Hmmm...I wonder who that is ?

Image 19: Dallas Smith throwing fists at 5 foot six 7 Andre Boudrias is not showing toughness.

Image 21: The Bruin player is not identified, but he has number 22 on his skate, so not that big a mystery to solve here.

Image 32: The defender for Montreal is unidentified -- it's clearly Pete Mahovlich.

Image 35: That is Reg Kerr, not Tim Kerr.

Image 2: Steve Jensen did not play for Minnesota in 1978-79.

Captions states it was against the LA Kings not Minnesota

 

[kytem2]

Image 2
Captions states it was against the LA Kings not Minnesota

Well, that's another mistake then. Alex Pirus played only for Minnesota and Detroit in the NHL.