Brad Park was considered by many to be the second best defenceman of the 1970’s, and he arrived in Boston at the tail end of his prime.  Park was still able to secure another full season in Boston as a First Team All-Star, and he would average 0.83 Points per Game as a Bruin, which was actually higher than it was than when he was with the New York Rangers.  Park enetered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

The greatest defensive forward of the modern era.

We know that we are not the only ones to bestow Patrice Bergeron with that statement, and we will take it one step further as we will annoint Bergeron as one the top five Bruins ever.

A Bruin for the entirety of his career, Bergeron was an instant leader, winning six Frank J. Selke Awards as the game's best defensive forward, a record, and was also a record finalist 12 times.  Bergeron was also a King Clancy winner, and the 2020/21 recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award.  Not all defensive forwards were known for their scoring accumen, but Bergeron is, having scored 1,040 Points, and in 2011, it was Bergeron who scored the Game 7 winner against Vancouver to win the Bruins the Cup.  

Bergeron was so good, that he only had one season with a negative Plus/Minus, and was the league-leader in 2011/12.  He only finished in the top five in Hart voting once (fifth in 2013/14), but his value to Boston on every shift could not be quantified, and the Bruins had a gem for his duration.  

Germany.  Austria.  Switzerland.  The good doctor can tell you that this area of Central Europe houses some of the most beautiful women on the continent.  Thankfully for all of us, many of them compete in sports and are on display for us to watch.  This includes women like Austrian Snowboarder, Ina Meschik, who certainly knows her way around the slopes.  The good doctor is ready to play on her slopes!

The good doctor really isn’t that interested in diving, but I can’t turn away when Tonia Couch of the United Kingdom is on my screen.  How can I not?  She is red hot and a fan favorite in a sport that has so many colorless competitors and stands out for all of the right reasons.  At least I think they are the right ones!