Boston Tigers Hockey Club
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| colspan="2" | '''Boston Tigers'''
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|| '''Conference''' || [[Boston]]
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|| '''Division''' || D
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|| '''Founded''' || [[2005]]
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|| '''History''' || 2005 - Present
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|| '''Practice Arena''' || [[Allied Veterans Memorial Rink]]
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|| '''City''' || Everett, MA
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|| '''Local Media Affiliates''' || Boston Tigers Sports Network (BTSN)
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|| '''Team Colo{{#if:{{{CAN_eng|}}}|u|}}rs''' || Black & Gold
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|| '''Captain''' || Steve Gemmell
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|| '''Alternate Captains''' || Chuck Dodge, Gregg Griffin
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|| '''Titles''' || 2005-2006 (E)
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|| '''Retired Numbers''' || 14, 27, 71, 75
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The '''Boston Tigers''' are an [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Massachusetts]]. They play in the [[Hockey North America]] ('''HNA''') league.
== History ==
The team was established in the 2005-2006 HNA season and played their first game on February 6, 2006 against the [[Boston Outlaws]]. The final score of this game was 5 - 1, in favor of the Tigers. The game was played in front of a small yet attentive crowd of 3 in [[Watertown, Mass]].
== Season Records ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Season
! W-L-T-OTL
! GF/GA
|-
| 2005-2006
| 4-3-1-0
| 30/27
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| 2006-2007
| 6-13-1-0
| 49/70
|}
== Titles ==
The Tigers won the league championship in their inaugural (2005-2006) season, a feat not accomplished since at least 2005.<br>
== All-Time Roster ==
7 John Sheehan<br>
8 David Bonner<br>
9 D. Sculley<br>
10 Bob Goodreau<br>
11 Ming Tang <br>
14 Scott Spelyng <br>
15 Charles Dodge <br>
17 Paul Steele <br>
19 Mark Freed<br>
21 C.D. Di Guardia<br>
22 Rick Barna<br>
23 Ross Smith<br>
27 Bob Green <br>
29 Mike Zargaj<br>
33 Steve Gemmell <br>
55 Ed Brown <br>
71 Dan Hogan <br>
75 Neil Russell <br>
97 Gregg Griffin<br>
<br>
== 2006-2007 Roster ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position
! Number
! Name
! Country
|-
| C
| 10
| Bob Goodreau
|{{flagicon|USA}}
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| LW
| 11
| Ming Tang
|{{flagicon|CHN}}
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| C/G
| 15
| Chuck Dodge
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|-
| LW
| 17
| Paul Steele
|{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|SWE}}/{{flagicon|IRL}}
|-
| C/LW
| 19
| Mark Freed
|{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|UKR}}/{{flagicon|CZE}}
|-
| C/RW
| 21
| C.D. Di Guardia
|{{flagicon|USA}}/|{{flagicon|ITA}}/|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|-
| RW
| 22
| Rick Barna
|{{flagicon|USA}}/|{{flagicon|ITA}}
|-
| LW
| 23
| Ross Smith
|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|-
| RW
| 55
| E.J. Brown
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|-
| D
| 7
| John Sheehan
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|-
| D
| 8
| Dave Bonner
|{{flagicon|USA}}/[[Image:Flag of Massachusetts.svg|20px|Flag of Massachusetts]]/
|-
| D
| 9
| D. Sculley
|{{flagicon|USA}}/<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:sculleytowel.jpg]] -->
|-
| D/C
| 33
| Steve Gemmell
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|-
| D
| 97
| Gregg Griffin
|{{flagicon|USA}}/|{{flagicon|IRL}}
|-
| G
| 29
| Mike Zargaj
|{{flagicon|USA}}/|{{flagicon|SVN}}
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== Transactions ==
'''April 2006''' - Tigers announce retirement of Bob Green (D) and Scot Spelying (D)<br>
'''June 2006''' - Tigers sign Bob Goodreau (F), Ken Goodreau (D), Brian Mickelson (F), John Ruggieri (F), Jeff Berk (D)<BR>
'''October 2006''' - Tigers release unrestricted free agents Ken Goodreau (D), Brian Mickelson (F), John Ruggieri (F)<br>
'''October 2006''' - Tigers sign free agent Mark Freed (F)<br>
'''October 2006''' - Tigers acquire Ross Smith (F) via compensatory draft choice<br>
'''November 2006''' - Tigers announce retirement of Dan Hogan (D)<br>
'''December 2006''' - Tigers place Mike Zargaj (G) on long-term disabled list<br>
'''January 2007''' - Tigers release free agent Neil Russell (F)<br>
'''February 2007''' - Tigers activate Mike Zargaj (G)<br>
== Tigers Nick-Names ==
The Boston Tigers have a colorful history and even more colorful personalities. The following are some of the most long-standing and treasured on-ice nicknames.
Brian "'''Angry Brian'''" Mickelson<br>
John "'''Q'''" Sheehan<br>
David "'''Bomber'''" Bonner<br>
D. "'''Sully'''" Sculley<br>
Bob "'''It's All-'''" Goodreau<br>
Ming "'''Mingo Starr'''" Tang <br>
Paul "'''Man of-'''" Steele <br>
Mark "'''Freedo'''" Freed<br>
C.D. "'''Northeast Agitator'''" Di Guardia<br>
Rick "'''Bang Bang'''" Barna<br>
Ross "'''l'Homme Canadien Fâché'''" Smith<br>
Mike "'''The Other Big Z'''" Zargaj<br>
Steve "'''Skipper'''" Gemmell <br>
Dan "'''Dirty Dan, the Garbageman'''" Hogan <br>
Neil "'''The British Invasion'''" Russell <br>
Jeff "'''Jingles'''" Berk
== Tigers Honored Numbers ==
'''14''' - Scot Spelying<br>
'''27''' - Bob Green<br>
'''71''' - Dan Hogan<br>
'''75''' - Neil Russell
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