The origin of how the Boston Bruins got their name
Charles Adams, the Boston grocery tycoon, was awarded an NHL franchise on November 1st, 1924.
One of his first orders of business was to ask his newly appointed General Manager, Art Ross, to come up with an animal-themed club name. Stating in particular, he preferred it be derived from an untamed cunning animal.
After considerable thought, Ross would later chose the term �Bruin', an Old English term for �Brown Bear' used in folk tales.
Adams liked the choice noting that brown and yellow were the storefront colours of his grocery chain (First National Stores), and quickly chose said colours for his new club's uniform.
Through the years and the evolution of the Boston Bruins sweater, the brown evolved into the black and yellow we see today.
Only seldomly do the Bruins revert back to a sweater carrying the original brown.
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