Former Bruin among several Boston-based athletes honored at Sports Gala
The Sports Museum hosted its 21 annual gala honoring Boston-based athletes, called The Tradition.
This year former Bruins player Mark Recchi was among the recipients of ''Legacy Awards''. See the full list below:
Johnny Damon (NHL)
Bill Rodgers (track and field)
Chantè Bonds (football)
Lawyer Milloy (NFL)
Jillian Dempsey (hockey)
M.L. Carr (NBA)
Mark Recchi (NHL)
Former goaltender Tuukka Rask was also on hand to present Recchi with his award. Recchi spent the final two and half seasons of his career in Boston, which was capped off by the 2011 Stanley Cup before he retired.
Coming to Boston at age 40, the veteran forward appeared in 180 games, recording 42 goals and 65 assists, along with 30 points in 49 postseason games.
Bruins reporter Elaine Cavalieri caught up with the former Bruin to discuss the event:
Below is the full list of former Bruins on the Honor Roll:
2002 - Milt Schmidt
2003 - Phil Esposito
2004 - Johnny Bucyk
2005 - Terry O'Reilly
2006 - Harry Sinden
2007 - Ray Bourque
2008 - Cam Neely
2009 - Ken Hodge
2010 - 1970 Stanley Cup Team
2011 - Willie O'Ree
2012 - Jeremy Jacobs
2013 - Derek Sanderson
2014 - Patrice Bergeron � Community Service
2015 - Gerry Cheevers
2016 - Wayne Cashman
2017 - Rick Middleton
2018 - Don Cherry
2019 - Zdeno Chara
2020 - 2011 Boston Bruins
2021 - Mike Milbury
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| Tim Thomas | 32 | 35.6 % |
| Tuukka Rask | 20 | 22.2 % |
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