BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins were winners in their first NHL game 100 years ago, defeating the visiting Montreal Maroons 2-1 on Dec. 1, 1924.

Bruins leadership unveiled a 6-foot tall, 10-foot-long bear outside the TD Garden Saturday – marking 100 years of hockey in Boston.

The Bruins may not have won many Stanley Cups in their 100 years of existence, but they’ve almost always been compelling

The new statue, which is in the shape of a bear, the club’s oldest brand identifier, stands in Portal Park, located just outside TD Garden

The Bruins unveiled their centennial legacy monument outside TD Garden Saturday afternoon, celebrating 100 years of B's hockey in Boston and serving as a tribute to the fans past, present and future.

The Boston Bruins organization celebrated its 100th year on Saturday with the unveiling of a new bear statue outside TD Garden.The celebration<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

The Bruins unveiled a Centennial Legacy Monument – a Bear Statue – outside of TD Garden on the eve of the club's 100th anniversary. BostonBruins.com is the official website of the Boston Bruins. Boston Bruins and BostonBruins.