1973-74 Boston Bruins Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 52-17-9 - 113 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 10-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Coach: Bep Guidolin (52-17-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1973-74 Boston Bruins Statistics
1973-74 Boston Bruins Results

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 52 wins and 17 losses and 9 ties for 113 points, finishing first in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-6.

The Bruins topped the circuit with 349 goals. Boston allowed 221 goals. Phil Esposito scored 68 goals for the squad, while John Bucyk, Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman and Bobby Orr each tallied 30 or more, too. Bobby Orr recorded 90 assists. Gilles Gilbert recorded 34 wins for the team, plus Ross Brooks added 15 or more wins, too. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.95 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Bep Guidolin coached the team. The 1973-74 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Nick BeverleyDApril 21, 19476'2"185RToronto, ON Canada
Ken BroderickGFebruary 16, 19425'10"178RToronto, ON Canada
Ross BrooksGOctober 17, 19375'8"173LToronto, ON Canada
John BucykLMay 12, 19356'0"215LEdmonton, AB Canada
Wayne CashmanLJune 24, 19456'1"208RKingston, ON Canada
Gary DoakDFebruary 26, 19465'11"175RGoderich, ON Canada
Darryl EdestrandDNovember 6, 19455'11"180LStrathroy, ON Canada
Phil EspositoCFebruary 20, 19426'1"205LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Dave ForbesLNovember 16, 19485'10"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Doug GibsonCSeptember 28, 19535'10"175RPeterborough, ON Canada
Gilles GilbertGMarch 31, 19496'1"175LSt. Esprit, QC Canada
Bob GrypLMay 6, 19506'1"190LChatham, ON Canada
Ken HodgeRJune 25, 19446'2"210RBirmingham, England
Dave HynesLApril 17, 19515'9"182LCambridge, MA USA
Rich LeDucCAugust 24, 19515'11"170LIle Perot, QC Canada
Don MarcotteLApril 15, 19475'11"183LArthabaska, QC Canada
Fred O'DonnellRDecember 6, 19495'10"175RKingston, ON Canada
Terry O'ReillyRJune 7, 19516'1"200RNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Chris OddleifsonCSeptember 7, 19506'2"185RBrandon, MB Canada
Bobby OrrDMarch 20, 19486'0"197LParry Sound, ON Canada
Doug RobertsROctober 28, 19426'2"212RDetroit, MI USA
Derek SandersonCJune 16, 19466'0"185LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Andre SavardCFebruary 9, 19536'1"185LTemiscamingue, QC Canada
Bobby SchmautzRMarch 28, 19455'9"172RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Gregg SheppardCApril 23, 19495'8"170LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Al SimmonsDSeptember 25, 19516'0"170RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Al SimsDApril 18, 19536'0"182LToronto, ON Canada
Dallas SmithDOctober 10, 19415'11"180LHamiota, MB Canada
Carol VadnaisDSeptember 25, 19456'1"185LMontreal, QC Canada