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The Boston Bruins are one of the original six teams of the NHL. Grocery magnate Charles Adams bought an NHL franchise in 1924 for a reported $15,000. The Bruins team colors of yellow and brown matched those of his Brookside grocery stores. The Bruins first season was nothing to write home about as they finished with a dismal 6-24 record. Hockey fans in Boston were still packing the Boston Arena until the Boston Gardens opened in 1928. Three short years after their inception, the Boston Bruins were coming about to be Stanley cup contenders. They made their very first playoff appearance but lost to the Ottawa Senators in the 1927 season, but the team would continue to turn the corner. In the 1929 playoffs the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers to win their first Stanley Cup championship.

By the 1930s the Boston Bruins were well on their way in establishing their own unique style of play. Under the guidance of Art Ross and with the hard nosed play of Eddie Shore, the Bruins were known as one of the toughest team to go up against. The Bruins featured Tiny Thompson in goal, Eddie Shore on defense, and the "Kraut Line" upfront scoring goals. Art Ross is often regarded as one of hockey's great innovators. He introduced the game to beveled-edge pucks, fiber guards to protect the achilles tendons, and he was the first coach to pull his goaltender for an extra sixth skater. Throughout the decade the Bruins were a regular participant in the NHL playoffs. They developed long lasting rivalries with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, rivalries that still exist to this day. In the 1939 playoffs the Bruins faced off against Lester Patrick's New York Rangers. In a close seven game series the Bruins defeated the Rangers and went on to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup final. The Leafs were handily dispatched by the Bruins in a five game series as Boston won their second Stanley Cup. Two years later without the venerable Eddie Shore, the Bruins were back in the playoff hunt beating the Leafs in a seven game series. Next in line were the Detroit Red Wings, and the powerhouse Bruins team had no trouble sweeping them in four straight to win their second Stanley Cup in three years. For the next decade and a half, the Bruins continued to field competitive teams making many memorable playoff runs, but continually fell short of the Stanley Cup.