Bruins’ Julien named NHL coach of year after leading Boston to East’s best record

October 1st, 2009 Ovechkin scores 2, leads Capitals to win in openerBOSTON — Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season-opener. Brooks Laich added two goals and an assist, Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, and Alexander Semin had two for Washington, which had not won in Boston in regulation in 14 tries since 2000.

September 26th, 2009 Torres helps Blue Jackets top Bruins 4-2BOSTON — Raffi Torres scored one third-period goal and then set up Nikita Filatov with the go-ahead tally Saturday night, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins. With one preseason game left, the Blue Jackets rested most of their top players, including Rick Nash and goalie Steve Mason, the Calder Trophy winner as the NHL's top rookie last season.

September 25th, 2009 Thomas, Bruins win second in 2 nightsOTTAWA — Drew Fata scored 7:16 into the third period and Tim Thomas made 35 saves in the Boston Bruins' 2-1 preseason win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Vladimir Sobotka won a faceoff in Ottawa's zone and Jeff Lovecchio fed the puck to the point, where Fata drove a slap shot through traffic past Pascal Leclaire.

September 24th, 2009 Bergeron gives Bruins shootout winMONTREAL — Patrice Bergeron scored in a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 preseason victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Bergeron slammed on the brakes after approaching from the right side and beat Jaroslav Halak with Boston's second attempt.

September 19th, 2009 Bruins say they did best to keep KesselBOSTON — The Bruins did their best to keep restricted free agent Phil Kessel before acceding to his desire to be traded and making a deal with Toronto. "This is not about frugality," Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli said on Saturday.

September 4th, 2009 Bruins coach Julien signs multiyear extensionBOSTON — Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien has signed a multiyear contract extension. The team made the announcement Friday.

July 24th, 2009 'Canes reacquire Aaron Ward from BostonRALEIGH, N.C. — Aaron Ward is headed back to the Carolina Hurricanes.

July 11th, 2009 Official word of Bruins at Fenway likely WednesdayBOSTON — The National Hockey League is coming to Fenway Park. The league is expected to announce at a news conference there Wednesday that the Boston Bruins will play the third annual Winter Classic at the home of the Boston Red Sox on Jan.

July 3rd, 2009 Bruins' Recchi: Likely his last season in NHLBOSTON — Mark Recchi wants one last chance to be a Stanley Cup champ again. The 41-year-old Recchi, who signed a one-year deal to return to the Bruins on Thursday, said during a conference call Friday that he'll likely call it quits after next season.

June 18th, 2009 Bruins D Ference has successful abdominal surgeryBOSTON — The Boston Bruins say defenseman Andrew Ference has undergone successful surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and a torn groin. Ference's recovery time is estimated at four to six weeks following the surgery Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital.

June 15th, 2009 Bruins GM Chiarelli gets contract extensionBOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a contract extension, rewarding the architect who built the team with the second-best record in the NHL last season. The Bruins announced the deal on Monday and scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to discuss it.

June 12th, 2009 UCLA to play Mississippi State in Wooden ClassicANAHEIM, Calif. — UCLA will play Mississippi State in the 16th annual John R.

June 5th, 2009 Bruins Krejci has successful hip surgeryBOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Krejci's (KRAY-chee's) hip surgery was a success. The Bruins said the surgery took place in New York on Thursday.

June 4th, 2009 Bruins F Krejci gets insurance before surgeryBOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Krejci got a contract extension just days before he's schedule to have surgery on a torn labrum in his hip. Krejci signed Tuesday for a three years and more than $11 million.

June 3rd, 2009 Bruins sign F Krejci to extensionBOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Krejci to a contract extension. The team said Tuesday it's a multiyear deal, but did not disclose financial terms.