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EditBoston Bruins 1968-69
Team Roster
Front Row L to R - Gerry Cheevers, Ted Green, Tom Johnson (assistant general manager), Harry Sinden (coach), Weston Adams (president), Milt Schmidt (general manager), Johnny Bucyk, Eddie Johnston.
Middle Row - Dan Canney Derek Sanderson, Don Awrey, Ed Westfall, Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Eddie Shack, Ron Murphy, John Forristall (assistant trainer).
Top Row - John McKenzie, Glen Sather, Bobby Orr, Dallas Smith, Tommy Williams, Fred Stanfield, Gary Doak.
Boston had no captain, but 4 alternate captains - Bucyk, Esposito, Green and Westfall.
Boston played a 76 game NHL regular season, winning 42, losing 18, 16 ties finishing 2nd in East Division.
In the 1969 NHL playoffs, the Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 straight games in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, then lost to Montreal Canadiens in 6 games in conference finals.