Resisting the temptation to overfill their celebration of 100 Years of Bruins hockey celebration created a memorable and well-designed event.

Boston’s Centennial Game ceremony took place on the TD Garden ice more than an hour ahead of puck drop between the Bruins and Canadiens — with decades of spirited scraps, hockey legends, and iconic plays chronicled in the extended celebration of the oldest U.S.-based club in the NHL.

In their 100 years in the league, the Bruins have won the Stanley Cup six times; the first coming in 1929 over the New York Rangers, and most recently in 2011 against the Vancouve