
Two of Boston's major-league sports teams scrubbed games in response to the fatal explosions Monday near the Boston Marathon finish line.

As Adam Oates received his Hockey Hall of Fame blazer Sunday afternoon, one fan at Air Canada Centre yelled out: "Finally."

Often along the road to Monday's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, ex-Washington Capitals center Adam Oates went unnoticed or underappreciated.
Joe Sakic was four years old when his father took him to his first hockey game.
Most of the Boston Bruins are looking forward to seeing the "2011 Stanley Cup Champions" banner hanging from the rafters at the TD Garden.

Screaming fans dressed in the black and gold of the Boston Bruins smiled, waved and stood on trees and bus shelters as they watched the NHL champions - and the Stanley Cup, of course roll through city streets on a balmy, breezy day.
Screaming fans dressed in the black and gold of the Boston Bruins smiled, waved and stood on trees and bus shelters as they watched the NHL champions _ and the Stanley Cup, of course _ roll through city streets on a balmy, breezy day.

The Boston Bruins couldn't trade Tim Thomas over the summer.
The Boston Bruins couldn't trade Tim Thomas over the summer.