The Boston Bruins are an American ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the National Hockey League's Original Six franchises that made up the league before its 1967 expansion. The Bruins have won the Stanley Cup, the NHL's championship trophy, multiple times across their history, and the franchise counts among its legendary players Bobby Orr, widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in hockey history.
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Bobby Orr, Athletes Redefined the defenseman position across his Bruins career (1966-1976), winning two Stanley Cups.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Boston, located there.
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The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference.
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1924
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The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston.
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They have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States.
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Which division and conference do the Boston Bruins play in?
They play in the NHL's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Bruins compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference.
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