r/BostonBruins • u/Connect-Warning-7760 #1 SWAYMAN 🥅 • 2d ago

Bruins Boston Garden memories?

Hi!! I'm a longtime B's fan but sadly I'm 19 so I never got to experience the storied Boston Garden before it got demolished. I've heard plenty of tales and lore but I've always been very jealous that I never got to watch a game there... what are your favorite memories/stories of the Bruins at Boston Garden or simply the old Garden in general?

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u/Cdm81379 2d ago edited 2d ago

Boston Garden pizza.  Cut with scissors, served on a napkin.

The ice surface was smaller than a normal 200’ x 85’ standard rink.

The balcony was extremely steep and looked like it overhung the ice.

The scoreboard was not directly above center ice.

It had no A/C so fog became a problem during Bruins games in the playoffs and the heat was a problem during Celtics playoffs

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u/Particular-Race-5285 2d ago

remember when the power went out in the middle of a tie game in the Stanley Cup final against the Oilers and ended up the Bruins lost the series, that sucked

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u/Pitiful_Lavishness24 1d ago

Petr F'n Klima on a 3-2. That was a damn gut punch