The Bruins will honor Schmidt's legacy with a pregame tribute prior to tonight's game. In addition, two on-ice graphics with Schmidt's retired jersey number 15 have been painted behind both nets and will remain there for the entire month of January. The Bruins will also wear a commemorative patch on their jerseys featuring Schmidt's number 15 for the rest of the 2016-17 season.
Schmidt, who was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961, is the only person in Bruins history to have served the club as a player, captain, coach and general manager. He won more Stanley Cup Championships with Boston than any other person, capturing two as a player in 1939 and 1941 and two more as the club's general manager in 1970 and 1972. Schmidt was a four-time All-Star, won the Hart Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player in 1951 and the Ross Trophy as the NHL's scoring champion in 1940.
