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Banner measures approximately 8" in diameter. The Bruins may have had a tough first year on the ice with just six wins in 1924-25, but they found their leader when they acquired Lionel Hitchman on January 8 of that season. He captained the Bruins from 1927-1931. Paired on defense with Eddie Shore for eight seasons, it was not unusual for him to play the entire 60 minutes of a game. A classic 'defensive defenseman', he was so highly regarded in his time that he finished second in the Hart Trophy balloting as the NHL MVP in 1929-30. He captained the Bruins' first Stanley Cup championship team in 1929.
