On the first Sunday of the final season of the Original Six era, the moribund Boston Bruins and their fans got a glimpse of the glorious future.
The recent past in Boston hadn't been much to celebrate. As the 1966-67 season began, the once-proud Bruins hadn't qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 1959, had finished last in five of the previous six seasons and hadn't won a championship since 1941.
But on Oct. 23, 1966, glimmers of light began to shine through the darkness.
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