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Each day, we will take a look at a new team’s three biggest one-hit wonders. These are players that had one great season or playoff run but never did anything like that again. Join us every day for a new team! Today we take a look at the Boston Bruins One Hit Wonders.
A taste, with part of the report on Joe Juneau, who had a decent NHL career, but never came close to repeating his big hit rookie season.
Joe Juneau
Another great example of how a rookie season might be tremendously tough to repeat. For Joe Juneau, it was Raycroft-type of career. Juneau was drafted from the fourth round in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, and the Bruins had not expected him to be a star player one day. In the 1991-92 season, the Canadian left-winger got a taste of the NHL action playing in 14 games. In those 14 tilts, Juneau recorded 19 points. Moreover, Juneau was an Olympic hero for Team Canada.
In the 1992 Winter Olympics, Juneau scored six goals and nine assists for 15 points. Canada could not win the Final, but Juneau returned to Boston with a lot of hype. The hype was justified with 19 points in 14 regular-season meetings, followed by another 12 points in 15 playoff games. The best was yet to come, though.
One Hit Season
Playing on the line with legendary names as Adam Oates and Cam Neely, Juneau was a perfect fit for that Bruins’ line. In the season, when Oates had 142 points, Juneau managed to gather 102 points. For a rookie, that a remarkable feat. His 70 assists are still an NHL record for a rookie left wing.
The entire article, including the rest of the info on Juneau is here
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/06/22/boston-bruins-one-hit-wonders/
A taste, with part of the report on Joe Juneau, who had a decent NHL career, but never came close to repeating his big hit rookie season.
Joe Juneau
Another great example of how a rookie season might be tremendously tough to repeat. For Joe Juneau, it was Raycroft-type of career. Juneau was drafted from the fourth round in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, and the Bruins had not expected him to be a star player one day. In the 1991-92 season, the Canadian left-winger got a taste of the NHL action playing in 14 games. In those 14 tilts, Juneau recorded 19 points. Moreover, Juneau was an Olympic hero for Team Canada.
In the 1992 Winter Olympics, Juneau scored six goals and nine assists for 15 points. Canada could not win the Final, but Juneau returned to Boston with a lot of hype. The hype was justified with 19 points in 14 regular-season meetings, followed by another 12 points in 15 playoff games. The best was yet to come, though.
One Hit Season
Playing on the line with legendary names as Adam Oates and Cam Neely, Juneau was a perfect fit for that Bruins’ line. In the season, when Oates had 142 points, Juneau managed to gather 102 points. For a rookie, that a remarkable feat. His 70 assists are still an NHL record for a rookie left wing.
The entire article, including the rest of the info on Juneau is here
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/06/22/boston-bruins-one-hit-wonders/