The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season is the Bruins' 85th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Off-season

At the Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th over-all. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.^[1]

[edit] Pre-season

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

After games of December 6, 2009.^[2]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

[edit] Conference standings

After games of December 6, 2009.^[3]

[edit] Game log

[edit] Playoffs

The Bruins will attempt to make it into the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

[edit] Player stats

Through Game 29.^[4]

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 29 8 15 23 1 8 Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 29 2 16 18 7 42 Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm 29 9 7 16 8 18 Recchi, MarkMark Recchi 29 5 10 15 1 16 Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 29 7 8 15 -3 14 Savard, MarcMarc Savard 14 8 6 14 1 8 Morris, DerekDerek Morris 29 2 12 14 -2 14 Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 27 3 10 13 1 12 Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 29 7 4 11 0 6 Begin, SteveSteve Begin 29 2 7 9 1 22 Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman 26 2 7 9 -2 12 Bitz, ByronByron Bitz 26 3 5 8 1 19 Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 28 4 3 7 -2 8 Paille, DanielDaniel Paille† 22 2 4 6 -3 6 Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 10 2 3 5 3 13 Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka 20 2 2 4 -2 6 Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 27 1 2 3 -3 61 Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 29 1 2 3 -2 19 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 29 0 2 2 0 12 Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask(G) 13 0 2 2 — 2 Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 12 0 1 1 -1 18 Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 4 1 0 1 2 5 Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew‡ 7 0 1 1 -2 2 Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield 7 0 0 0 -1 5 Lefebvre, GuillaumeGuillaume Lefebvre 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lehtonen, MikkoMikko Lehtonen 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Thomas, TimTim Thomas(G) 17 0 0 0 — 2 Totals — 71 129 200 0[5] 350 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. (G)Denotes goaltender. [edit] Goaltenders Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage Regular season[4] Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Thomas, TimTim Thomas 17 1016 2.48 7 7 3 3 488 42 .914 Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 13 763 1.97 8 2 2 1 365 25 .932 Combined — 1779 2.26 15 9 5 4 853 67 .921 [edit] Awards and records [edit] Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 21, 2009 Mark Recchi 900th Career NHL Assist November 10, 2009 Tuukka Rask 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point November 20, 2009 Marc Savard 200th Career NHL Goal December 2, 2009 Johnny Boychuk 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point December 5, 2009 Playoff milestones Player Milestone Reached [edit] Awards Player Award Notes [edit] Transactions The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Trades July 24, 2009 To Carolina Hurricanes: Aaron Ward To Boston: Patrick Eaves 4th-round pick in 2010 September 18, 2009 To Toronto Maple Leafs: Phil Kessel To Boston: 1st-round pick in 2010 1st-round pick in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2010 October 18, 2009 To Minnesota Wild: Chuck Kobasew To Boston: Alexander Fallstrom Craig Weller 2nd-round pick in 2011 October 20, 2009 To Buffalo Sabres: 3rd-round pick in 2010 conditional 4th-round pick in 2010 To Boston: Daniel Paille Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Steve Begin[6] Dallas Stars 1 year, $850,000 Drew Fata[7] Binghamton Senators 1 year Dany Sabourin[7] Edmonton Oilers 1 year Rob Kwiet[8] Windsor Spitfires 1 year Drew Larman[8] Rochester Americans 1 year Zach McKelvie[8] Army Black Knights 1 year Trent Whitfield[8] St. Louis Blues 2 years, 2-way contract Derek Morris[9] New York Rangers 1 year, $3.3 million Andy Wozniewski[10] Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1 year Guillaume Lefebvre[11] Springfield Falcons 1 year Claimed from waivers Date Player Previous team Lost from waivers Date Player New team Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve Montador[12] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $3.1 million Shane Hnidy[13] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000 Martin St. Pierre[14] Ottawa Senators 1 year, 2-way contract P. J. Axelsson[15] Frölunda HC 4 years Patrick Eaves[16] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500,000 Stephane Yelle[17] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000 Players re-signed Player Contract terms Jamie Arniel[18] undisclosed David Krejci[19] 3 years, $11.25 million Byron Bitz[20] 1 year, $675,000 Johnny Boychuk[21] 1 year Mark Recchi[22] 1 year, $1 million Matt Hunwick[23] 2 years, $2.9 million Milan Lucic[24] 3 years, $12.25 million Tuukka Rask[25] 2 years, $2.5 million Marc Savard[26] 7 years, $28 million [edit] Personnel [edit] Roster view • talk • edit Updated November 27, 2009.[27] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 27 Canada  Begin, SteveSteve Begin 6.0 LW L 29 2009 Trois-Rivières, Quebec 37 Canada  Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron (A) 4.0 C R 24 2003 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec 55 Canada  Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 2.0 D R 25 2008 Edmonton, Alberta 61 Canada  Bitz, ByronByron Bitz 7.0 RW R 25 2003 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 33 Slovakia  Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara (C) 2.0 D L 32 2006 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia 21 Canada  Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 2.0 D L 30 2007 Edmonton, Alberta 48 United States  Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 2.0 D L 24 2004 Warren, Michigan 46 Czech Republic  Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 4.0 C R 23 2004 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia 17 Canada  Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic  6.0 LW L 21 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia 53 Canada  Morris, DerekDerek Morris 2.0 D R 31 2009 Edmonton, Alberta 20 Canada  Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 6.0 LW L 25 2009 Welland, Ontario 40 Finland  Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 1.0 G L 22 2006 Savonlinna, Finland 28 Canada  Recchi, MarkMark Recchi 7.0 RW L 41 2009 Kamloops, British Columbia 73 Canada  Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 7.0 RW R 29 2008 Bonavista, Newfoundland 91 Canada  Savard, MarcMarc Savard 4.0 C L 32 2006 Ottawa, Ontario 60 Czech Republic  Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka 4.0 C L 22 2005 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia 45 United States  Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 2.0 D L 25 2003 Rochester, Minnesota 16 Germany  Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm 6.0 LW L 31 2005 Dingolfing, West Germany 30 United States  Thomas, TimTim Thomas 1.0 G L 35 2002 Flint, Michigan 22 Canada  Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 7.0 RW R 32 2007 Oshawa, Ontario 26 United States  Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 7.0 RW R 23 2008 Plymouth, Minnesota 42 Canada  Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield 4.0 C L 32 2009 Estevan, Saskatchewan 6 Canada  Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman 2.0 D R 26 2007 Kitchener, Ontario [edit] Staff Boston Bruins staff v • d • e Hockey operations General Manager - Peter Chiarelli Assistant General Manager - Jim Benning Director of player development - Don Sweeney Director of player personnel - Scott Bradley Director of amateur scouting - Wayne Smith Director of collegiate scouting - John Weisbrod Coaching staff Head coach - Claude Julien Assistant coach - Doug Houda Assistant coach - Craig Ramsay Assistant coach - Geoff Ward Goaltending coach - Bob Essensa Management Senior advisor to the Owner - Harry Sinden Vice President, Alternate Governor - Cam Neely Vice President, business operations - Daniel J. Zimmer Senior Vice President, sales and marketing - Amy Latimer Vice President, finance - Jim Bednarek [edit] Draft picks Boston's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 25 Jordan Caron Right Wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) 3 86 Ryan Button Defense  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (Western Hockey League) 4 112 (from Philadelphia) Lane MacDermid Forward  United States Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League) 6 176 Tyler Randell RW  Canada Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League) 7 206 Ben Sexton Center  Canada Nepean Raiders (Central Junior A Hockey League) [edit] Farm teams American Hockey League - Providence Bruins (Standings) [edit] See also 2009–10 NHL season [edit] References ^ NHL To Make History at Fenway Park ^ "2009-2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm#?navid=nav-stn-div. Retrieved 2009-12-07.  ^ "2009-10 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=con#&navid=nav-stn-conf. Retrieved 2009-12-07.  ^ a b c "2009-2010 Regular Season". http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?season=20092010.  ^ "Team Stats 2009-2010 Regular Season". http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20102BOSAAAAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=plusMinusTeam.  ^ Bruins Sign Steve Bégin ^ a b B's Sign Fata and Sabourin ^ a b c d Bruins Sign Four Players ^ Bruins Sign Derek Morris ^ Boston Bruins Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a One-Year Contract ^ B's Announce Roster Moves ^ MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS ^ Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy ^ Bulletin: Senators sign centre Martin St. Pierre ^ AXELSSON SIGNS 4-YEAR DEAL WITH SWEDEN'S FROLUNDA ^ Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle ^ Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel ^ Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension ^ Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz ^ Bruins Ink Johnny Boychuk ^ Mark Recchi Re-signs with Boston ^ B's Re-sign Defenseman Matt Hunwick ^ Bruins Re-sign Milan Lucic ^ Rask Signed to Contract Extension ^ Savard Signs Contract Extension ^ "Boston Bruins - Team - Roster". Boston Bruins. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/roster.htm. 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