1928–29 Boston Bruins season
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Stanley Cup champions
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American Division champions
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| Division | 1st American |
| 1928–29 record | 26–13–5 |
| Home record | 15–6–1 |
| Road record | 11–7–4 |
| Goals for | 89 (1st) |
| Goals against | 52 (2nd) |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Art Ross |
| Coach | Cy Denneny |
| Captain | Lionel Hitchman |
| Arena | Boston Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Harry Oliver (17) |
| Assists | Eddie Shore and Cooney Weiland (7) |
| Points | Harry Oliver (23) |
| Penalties in minutes | Eddie Shore (96) |
| Wins | Tiny Thompson (26) |
| Goals against average | Tiny Thompson (1.15) |
The 1928–29 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' fifth season in the NHL. Boston defended its American Division title, and went on to defeat the New York Rangers in the Final to become the third American-based team to become Stanley Cup champions.
See also: 1928–29 NHL season
In the off-season, the Bruins acquired Cy Denneny from the Ottawa Senators, who became a player-coach for the team, taking over from Art Ross, who stepped down to concentrate on his general manager duties. The team also had a new goaltender with the retirement of Hal Winkler, rookie Tiny Thompson, who spent the 1927–28 season with the Bruins' farm team, the Minneapolis Millers of the AHA, and a promising new forward, Cooney Weiland, who also played with Minneapolis. The team also moved into a new home, the Boston Madison Square Garden. In their debut game at the Garden, the Bruins lost 1–0 to the Montreal Canadiens.
Boston got off to a slow start, and through their first 14 games, the Bruins had a record of 5–7–2, tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates. As the season progressed, Boston made a few trades, acquiring star Mickey MacKay from the Pirates and Bill Carson from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lester Patrick and the New York Rangers offered Winthrop native Myles Lane to the Bruins, astonishingly asking for superstar Eddie Shore in return. Bruins' general manager Art Ross replied famously, "You are so many Myles from Shore you need a life preserver." Nonetheless, the Bruins purchased Lane's rights for $7,500.
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