The Boston Bruins, a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, have had eight general managers in its team history. The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1924 and entered the NHL as the first American-based expansion team, playing its initial seasons at the still-active Boston Arena. It is an Original Six team, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks. Its home arena is the 17,565-person capacity TD Garden, where it has played since 1995, after leaving the Boston Garden.

Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers +General managers of the Boston Bruins No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Art Ross November 1, 1924 – April 1, 1954 Won Stanley Cup three times in 8 Cup Final appearances (1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953) 7 division titles and 24 playoff appearances2 Lynn Patrick April 1, 1954 – April 5, 1965 2 Stanley Cup Final appearances (1957, 1958) 4 playoff appearances3 Hap Emms April 5, 1965 – June 1967 No playoff appearances4 Milt Schmidt June 1967 – October 5, 1972 Won Stanley Cup 2 times (1970, 1972) 2 division titles and 5 playoff appearances5 Harry Sinden October 5, 1972 – November 1, 2000 5 Stanley Cup Final appearances (1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990) Won Presidents' Trophy (1989–90) 2 conference titles, 10 division titles, and 26 playoff appearances6 Mike O'Connell November 1, 2000 – March 25, 2006 2 division titles and 3 playoff appearances– Jeff Gorton (Interim) March 25, 2006 – May 26, 20067 Peter Chiarelli May 26, 2006 – April 15, 2015 Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (2011, 2013) Won Presidents' Trophy (2013–14) 2 conference titles, 4 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances8 Don Sweeney May 20, 2015 – present 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (2019) Won Presidents' Trophy 2 times (2019–2020, 2022–23) Won General Manager of the Year Award (2018–19) 1 conference title and 8 playoff appearances

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.

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