The Convincing Of Boston Grocery Tycoon Charles Adams

In 1924,at the convincing of Boston grocery tycoon Charles Adams

, the National Hockey League decided to expand to the United States. Adams had fallen in love with hockey while watching the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals between the NHL champion Montreal Canadiens and the WCHL champion Calgary Tigers. He persuaded the NHL to grant him a franchise for Boston, which occurred on November 1, 1924. wholesale jerseys With the Montreal Maroons, the team was one of the NHL's first expansion teams.Adams' first act was to hire Art Ross, a former star player and innovator, as general manager. Ross was the face of the franchise for the next thirty years, including four separate stints as coach.Adams directed Ross to come up with a nickname that would portray an untamed animal displaying speed, agility, and cunning. Ross came up with "Bruins", an Old English word used for brown bears (from the Dutch 'bruin' meaning brown) in classic folk-tales. The team's bearlike nickname also went along with the team's original uniform colors of brown and yellow, which came from Adams' grocery chain, First National Stores.

Theres no denying that Boston Bruins forward Jordan Caron has the abilities to play a high-intensity style in the NHL, but the 20-year-old forward still needs to hone his skills before he can be relied upon on a regular basis. Thats why, over the weekend, Bruins management felt it would benefit Caron to play for the organizations AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins in order to get more ice time than hes been getting in Boston. He was assigned to the P-Bruins following the Bruins 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, and Caron played for Providence on Sunday and registered an assist in a 3-2 loss to Albany. Wholesale soccer uniforms Caron was given plenty of ice time and played every aspect of the game, including on both special team units. He was recalled Monday morning and practiced with the Bruins at Ristuccia Arena. I didnt play the last two games (with Boston) so it was good to get a lot of ice time, he said. It was great. I felt confident out there and I felt fresh. I wasnt used to getting that much ice time, but it went pretty good. My legs were good so I think thats a good sign. Bruins coach Claude Julien received a good report on Carons game with the P-Bruins.

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