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1952-53 Boston Bruins Roster
Team Record: 28-29-13 - 69 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Lynn Patrick (28-29-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952-53 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 28 wins and 29 losses and 13 ties for 69 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
The Bruins scored 152 goals, worst in the league and allowed 172. Fleming MacKell netted 27 goals for Boston, while Milt Schmidt contributed 23 assists. Jim Henry earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.46 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Lynn Patrick coached the team. The 1952-53 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
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Bob Armstrong | D | April 7, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Real Chevrefils | L | May 2, 1932 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Timmins, ON Canada |
Norm Corcoran | C | August 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Dave Creighton | C | June 24, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Port Arthur, ON Canada |
Woody Dumart | L | December 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Kitchener, ON Canada |
Dunc Fisher | R | August 30, 1927 | 5'7" | 170 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
Warren Godfrey | D | March 23, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Gord Henry | G | August 17, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Owen Sound, ON Canada |
Jim Henry | G | October 23, 1920 | 5'9" | 165 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Joe Klukay | L | November 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 182 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
Leo Labine | R | July 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | R | Haileybury, ON Canada |
Hal Laycoe | D | June 23, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Sutherland, SK Canada |
Pentti Lund | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Karijoki, Finland |
Fleming MacKell | C | April 30, 1929 | 5'7" | 156 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Frank Martin | D | May 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Cayuga, ON Canada |
Jack McIntyre | L | September 8, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | L | Brussels, ON Canada |
Johnny Peirson | R | July 21, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Bill Quackenbush | D | March 2, 1922 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Ed Sandford | L | August 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | R | New Toronto, ON Canada |
Milt Schmidt | C | March 5, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Kitchener, ON Canada |
Red Sullivan | C | December 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 155 | L | Peterborough, ON Canada |
Jerry Toppazzini | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | R | Copper Cliff, ON Canada |