It was talked about plenty of times last season as the Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in three years but it's worth saying again: the B's have become one of the model franchises in the NHL after many dark years earlier this decade. Today, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli received a four-year contract extension through 2017-2018 (he had one more year left on his current deal).
When Boston repeatedly folded in the playoffs, it was easy to make fun of Chiarelli and his well-established penchant to hand out contracts to mediocre players left and right. Now, the story is completely different. He's proven to be a winner and the Bruins have made the playoffs the last six seasons in a row including at least one series win in four of the last five years.
During the regular season, Chiarelli's roster has gone 291-187-62 (.596 winning percentage) with five 90-point seasons and three 100-point seasons. Boston has made the postseason in six of his seven seasons on the job and they've gone 50-35 during that span. In 2011, he became only the third Bruins GM to win a Cup joining legends Art Ross (1929, 1939, 1941) and Milt Schmidt (1970 and 1972).
A product of Harvard University and established player on the Crimson's hockey team, Chiarelli is a very smart guy that even has a law degree. If you're a Bruins fan, you have to like the position that the team is in going into the 2013-2014 regular season (which starts October 3). There is stability on the ice with Tuukka Rask, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Milan Lucic and Co. while Claude Julien has become one of the top head coaches in the NHL and the same could be said for Chiarelli and president Cam Neely.
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