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There are two prime factors in the Bruins' resurgence: Center Phil Esposito and Defenseman Bobby Orr. On March 1, the rugged, 200-lb. Esposito flipped in a 20-ft. wrist shot to become the first N.H.L. player ever to score 100 points in regular season play. Boston Garden fans responded with a 15-minute standing ovation, showering him with hats, programs, and even a pink brassiere. Three weeks after Esposito's feat, baby-faced Bobby Orr celebrated his 21st birthday by firing in a last-second goal against Chicago. That gave Boston...
...Esposito, 27, made his big-league debut in 1964 with Chicago. In three successive seasons he racked up 20-plus goals but inevitably played in the shadow of Bobby Hull. "In Chicago," he recalls, "they called me a garbage collector. They said I picked up Bobby's garbage for points." More shade was cast by General Manager Tommy Ivan, who took a dim view of Esposito's escapades and traded him to Boston after the 1966-67 season. His antics are still puerile (he recently hid the luggage of Boston General Manager Milt Schmidt in a hotel lobby...
Even if the playoffs traditionally require defense, this could be the year that the Bruins change all that. They have the highest-scoring line in the history of the NHL; they have Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, who scored more points this season than any other lineman in history; and they have guts...
Bobby & the Blaze. The Bruins are the same team of creaking veterans and callow kids whom experts condemned to the East Division cellar before the season started. What they've got now is ebullience. "The spirit of this club is unbelievable," says Center Phil Esposito, 25, a castoff from the Black Hawks who got his revenge by scoring three goals against his former teammates last week. "We've really caught fire," says Left Wing Johnny Bucyk, 32, a twelve-year veteran who is well on his way to his finest season -with 19 goals and 18 assists...
...Well by Doing Good. Of 24 players on this year's Tech squad, all but six are Canadians, and most have already been drafted by some N.H.L. club. Captain Ricky Yeo comes from Port Arthur, Ontario. All-America Goalie Tony Esposito, brother of the Chicago Black Hawks' Phil Esposito, is on the Montreal Canadiens' "negotiation list," and Wingman Jerry Bumbacco was drafted at 16 by the Black Hawks. The deal for those who do well is free room, board and tuition, plus a $25-a-month bonus if they keep their grades above...