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Top Bruins by jersey number: 41-50

September 13, 2019, 4:32 PM ET [0 Comments]
Anthony Travalgia
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Over the next few weeks, I will be looking at the best Bruins to wear each jersey number from 1-99. As an original six franchise, there were plenty of options to choose from for most numbers.

Some numbers were extremely easy…. some were not.

Part 1: Numbers 1-10

Part 2: Numbers 11-20

Part 3: Numbers 21-30

Part 4: Numbers 21-30

41: Jason Allison

As the 17th overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, Allison made his way to Boston for the 1996-97 season. Spending five seasons in Boston, Allison had two years of 30+ goals, leading the Bruins in scoring in three of the five. After leaving Boston, Allison spent two seasons in Los Angeles and one in Toronto. Injuries plagued Allison for the majority of his post-Bruins career.

42: Bob Sweeney

Often referred to as the “other Sweeney,” Bob helped the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1988 and once again in 1990. A native of Concord, Massachusetts and a product of Boston College, Boston has always been home to Sweeney. Sweeney, who is now the executive director of the Bruins Foundation, wore the number 42 for the first three years of his career before switching to number 20.

43: Al Iafrate

He played more playoff games (13) than he did regular season (12) games with the Bruins, but I do not care. If you were a young kid growing up in the 90’s and didn’t pretend to be Iafrate in your driveway, rifling off your hardest slapshot, you were doing it wrong. Iafrate finished his 12-game regular season slate with 13 points, before a four-point performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Maybe if I did this list next September, we’d be talking about Danton Heinen at this number.

44: Dennis Seidenberg

A reliable defenseman on the Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup winning team, Seidenberg was a solid defenseman for the Bruins in his seven seasons in Boston. Seidenberg’s shot-blocking ability and overall toughness was where Seidenberg excelled.

45: Mark Stuart

Can I go back to Steve Heinze (who wore #45 for one season) on this one? Not that Stuart was bad in Boston, but he wasn’t great. Originally drafted by the Bruins in the first round of the 2003 Entry Draft, Stuart played six seasons with the Bruins. Together Stuart and Blake Wheeler were traded to the Atlanta Trashers in exchange for Rich Peverley who would go on to win the Stanley Cup with the Bruins later that season.

46: David Krejci

A key to the Bruins offense for over 10 seasons now, Krejci led the NHL in playoff scoring in 2011 as the Bruins captured their first Stanley Cup in 39 years. He also led the league in playoff scoring in 2013. Krejci is coming off a 2018-19 season where he set a career high in assists (53) and tied a career high in points with 73.

47: Torey Krug

Developing into one of the game’s best offensive defensemen, Krug has become a key part of the Bruins’ offense as their power play QB. Since the 2013-14 season, Krug’s first full season in the league, he’s 10th among active defensemen in points with 286, and fifth among active defensemen in power play points with 131.

48: Matt Grzelcyk

I was going to go with Matt Hunwick here, but I have really been impressed with Grzelcyk’s development over the last two seasons. Playing in 66 games last year, Grzelcyk finished with 18 points, becoming more consistent with his all-around game. His ability to move the puck quickly out of the zone and help move the play in transition was clearly missed in the four playoffs games he missed last season.

49: Joe Juneau

Introducing himself to the Bruins and the rest of the NHL with 102 points in first full NHL season, Juneau struggled to produce in the seasons that followed, reaching 70 points only once. Juneau spent a total of three seasons with the Bruins before being traded to the Capitals.

50: Jonas Gustavsson

Only five Bruins have worn the number 50, and because of his solid 2015-16 as the Bruins backup, Gustavsson makes the list. The native of Sweden finished that year with an 11-9-1 record, 2.72 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.
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