How Boston Bruins Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

25 of the 25 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Founded as the NHL's first US team Charles Adams brings the league across the border to Boston
Boston Garden opened its doors The team moves into the arena that will host a boxing-inspired ice sheet
Swept the Rangers for a first Cup A two-game sweep of New York brings the franchise's first title
Eddie Shore won his first MVP The rugged defenseman earns the first of his Hart Trophies
Cup over Toronto with the Kraut Line The Schmidt-Dumart-Bauer trio powers a title over the Maple Leafs
Swept Detroit for the Cup A four-game sweep of the Red Wings before the war-era roster scatters
Bobby Orr made his NHL debut An 18-year-old defenseman from Parry Sound takes the ice
Traded for Phil Esposito A blockbuster deal with Chicago reshapes the roster
Orr's flying goal won the Cup A soaring overtime score seals a sweep of the St. Louis Blues
Esposito's 76-goal season The center shatters the single-season goal record
Cup over the Rangers A six-game Final win over New York for a second title in three years
Esposito traded to the Rangers The star center is dealt to a rival in a stunning swap
Drafted Ray Bourque eighth overall A future Hall of Fame defenseman joins as a teenager
Acquired Cam Neely from Vancouver A lopsided trade lands a power forward and a top draft pick
Swept in the Final by Edmonton The Gretzky-led Oilers sweep them, one game ending in a Garden blackout
Lost the Final to Edmonton again A second Final defeat in three years to the Oilers
Left Boston Garden for a new arena The old barn closes as the team moves next door
Drafted Joe Thornton first overall The top pick becomes a franchise cornerstone
Traded Bourque to Colorado The longtime captain is dealt west to chase a championship
Signed Zdeno Chara in free agency A towering captain arrives to anchor the blue line
Game 7 Cup over Vancouver A road shutout in the deciding game brings the title back
Lost the Final to Chicago A late collapse in the deciding game hands the Blackhawks the Cup
Presidents' Trophy season The team finishes atop the entire NHL standings
Lost Game 7 of the Final to St. Louis A home defeat in the decider ends a long playoff run
Record 65-win season The team posts the most regular-season wins in league history