SUNRISE, Fla. — The Boston Bruins celebrated their centennial season in 2023-24. Amid all the illustrious highlights of their first 100 seasons, however, a handful of lowlights still haunt a passionate fanbase.
And one, in particular, has lasted for nearly half a decade.
Friday marks the 45th anniversary of arguably the most notable too many men penalty in NHL history.
The Don Cherry-led Lunch Pail A.C. Bruins had the hated Canadiens on the ropes at the old Montreal Forum in Game 7 of the 1979 Stanley Cup semifinals. But the legendary Habs found new life after the Bruins regained the lead late in the third on Rick Middleton‘s tally.