Francis Weston Woollard Adams - Born August 9, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts - Died March 19, 1973 in Brookline, Massachusetts was an American ice Hockey goaltender, president, scout, chairman, owner.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972 with Boston Bruins as president, then chairman.
Stanley Cup finalist 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1939, 1940, 1941, 1971, 1972 with Boston Bruins as president, then chairman.

- O'Brien Trophy Champion 1943, 1946 with Boston Bruins as president.

- Henri Fontaine Trophy Champion 1933 with Boston Cubs 1935 with Boston Bruin Cubs (president).

- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1966 with Oshawa Generals (sponsor)

After studying at Harvard, where Adams played goaltender on one of their the varsity teams, Weston took on a substantial role with the Boston Bruins as a director and In 1932 he became president of the Boston Tigers, the Bruins' farm team in the Can-Am Hockey League.

The Boston Tigers would become the Boston Cubs and Boston Bruins Cubs while Weston was president. They all played in the Canadian–American Hockey League / CAHL / Can-Am.

In 1936, Adams became majority owner and team president of the Boston Bruins when his father transferred his stock to him, Art Ross, and Ralph Burkard.

During World War II, Adams served the United States Navy from January 1942 to May 1946. He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific, mostly on escort and convoy duty. The Bruins performance waned over this time, and he was forced to accept a buyout offer from Walter A. Brown, owner of the Boston Garden and the Bruins' landlord. In 1951 the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation purchased controlling interest in the Bruins. Adams remained a major stockholder in the Garden-Arena Corporation and he became its chairman in 1956.

Weston helped re-establish the Oshawa Generals team in 1961, after negotiating a sponsorship deal with Wren Blair, also helping to build the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, which would open in 1964. The Oshawa Generals played in the Metro Junior A League for the 1962-63 season with a rookie named Bobby Orr.

Oshawa was readmitted to the Ontario Hockey Association/ OHA for the 1963-64 season.

Adams was again named president of the Bruins after Walter A. Brown's death in 1964. Upon regaining control of the team, Adams worked to rebuild Boston's farm system. He fostered strong working relationships with powerful junior clubs, including the Niagara Falls Flyers and the Estevan Bruins, which could develop and supply players. Adams logged many hours traveling across Canada to scout players.

On March 31, 1969, Adams was succeeded as team president by his son, Weston Adams, Jr. He remained on as chairman of the board until 1973.

Weston Adams Sr. was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as an Honoured Builder in 1972.

NOTE
Weston also developed the concept of the sixth attacker when pulling the goaltender off the ice during a game.

Weston's father, Charles Adams bought the Western Canada Hockey League from Frank Patrick and Lester Patrick for $300,000 in 1926, selling established teams to Detroit and Chicago, while keeping a handful of players, all Hall of Famers to start the Boston Bruins. He also spearheaded the building of Boston Garden. He won the 1st Stanley Cup for Boston in 1929.