Boston Bruins: Top 30 Draft Picks In Franchise History
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The Boston Bruins have been around since the 1924 season as one of the Original Six franchises in the NHL. In their history, they have made quite a few draft picks. While it isn’t easy to quantify which players are the best, or the worst out of those selections, this list will attempt to narrow down the list to the top 30 draft picks in the history of the franchise.
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Over the course of the Bruins history, the team has won a total of six Stanley Cups in the years 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972 and 2011. Some major contributors to the Bruins Stanley Cup wins over that time were selected by the Bruins’ in the NHL draft, which certainly justifies the importance of finding key players in the draft to build a team around.
While some of the Bruins’ draft picks that made this list were able to spend most of their career as a member of the Boston Bruins, others were traded away — some sooner than others — and for some, the return that they brought to the Bruins are what truly justifies their spot on this list.
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It’s important to note that the Boston Bruins have made hundreds of draft choices in the history of the franchise, and there are sure to be some players that miss the list, or who aren’t agreed with. The purpose of this list is to honor the top 30 players who the Bruins have drafted over the history of the franchise based both on impact on the ice, as well as potentially as a trade piece — any list of this sort is subjective, and will be met with disagreement to varying degrees. With that in mind, the comments section is a great place to discuss players who could have made this list in place of others, as well as the positional order that the players were placed in.
Without further delay, here are the top 30 draft picks that the Bruins have made in the history of the franchise:
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