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Bruins Parade Scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday

The rolling rally will begin at 11 a.m. at Boston Garden.

The Boston Bruins will celebrate their Stanley Cup victory with a parade through Boston on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.

The parade starts at the TD Garden and then will go through the city, ending in Copley Square, according to a report from TheBostonChannel.com.

The B's clinched the championship with a 4-0 win over the Canucks in Vancouver Wednesday night. The Bruins brought the cup back to Boston this morning for the first time since 1972, when Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and John Bucyk defeated the New York Rangers.

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Did You Know?:

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  • This is the Bruins' sixth NHL championship.
  • This was the first time the B's clinched the title in game 7. And it was their first game 7 in the finals.
  • The last Boston team to clinch a title in game 7 was the Celtics in 1984, when they beat the Lakers.
  • 16 Stanley Cups have been clinched in game 7. The last before this year was 2009 when Pittsburgh beat Detroit.
  • Winning the cup in a game 7 on the road, however, is rare. The Bruins are the fourth team to do it, following Pittsburgh in 2009, Montreal in 1971, and Toronto in 1945.
  • Vancouver has now lost twice in game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals, and is 0-3 in Cup final series.
  • Boston is 6-12 in Stanley Cup finals series.

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