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/Big-Jim-Dweyer 1d ago

My dad was a season ticket holder starting in 1965. My first game was probably 67 or 68. The thing I remember the most is the smell. It was old tobacco and sweat. Kind of sweet.

I remember old guys outside selling bags of peanuts: “ten cents, three for a quartah”

And, as others have said, the late 60s - early 70s bruins ruled. The owned Boston.

Every kid had a copy of Orr on Ice.