1956-57 Boston Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 34-24-12 - 80 points
in the NHL
Lost League Championship
Coach: Milt Schmidt (34-24-12)
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 24 losses and 12 ties for 80 points in the NHL.
The team scored 195 goals and surrendered 174. Real Chevrefils netted 31 goals for the team, and Don McKenney contributed 39 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.38 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Milt Schmidt coached the team. The 1956-57 Boston Bruins lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McKenney | C | 69 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 31 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.87 |
| Real Chevrefils | L | 70 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 38 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.69 |
| Leo Labine | R | 67 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 128 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.70 |
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 64 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.63 |
| Doug Mohns | D | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 89 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 65 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.60 |
| Johnny Peirson | R | 68 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.57 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | R | 55 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.69 |
| Larry Regan | R | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.48 |
| Cal Gardner | C | 70 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 66 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.46 |
| Fern Flaman | D | 68 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 108 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Allan Stanley | D | 60 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 45 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 0.52 |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Jack Bionda | D | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| Jack Caffery | C | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Bob Beckett | C | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
| Al Nicholson | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| George Ranieri | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Floyd Smith | R | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ed Panagabko | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Norm DeFelice | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dick Cherry | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Terry Sawchuk | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Floyd Hillman | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Don Simmons | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1118 | 195 | 322 | 517 | 978 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm DeFelice | 10 | 600 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.00 | 270 | 240 | .889 |
| Terry Sawchuk | 34 | 2040 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 2.38 | 1020 | 939 | .921 |
| Don Simmons | 26 | 1560 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 2.42 | 741 | 678 | .915 |
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 174 | 2.49 | 2031 | 1857 | .914 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McKenney | C | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Real Chevrefils | L | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Leo Labine | R | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Doug Mohns | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 |
| Johnny Peirson | R | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
| Jerry Toppazzini | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Larry Regan | R | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Cal Gardner | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Fern Flaman | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
| Leo Boivin | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| Jack Bionda | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Jack Caffery | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Buddy Boone | R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Don Simmons | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 168 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 127 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Simmons | 10 | 600 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.90 | 297 | 268 | .902 |
| Totals | 10 | 600 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.90 | 297 | 268 | .902 |
