Boston Bruins: Ice Bucket Challenge Leads To ALS Breakthrough

The Boston Bruins have always been trendsetters. They were one of the Original Six teams. They were the first team to integrate in the NHL. A few years ago, the Black and Gold helped kicked off the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’, an event that spawned into a literal global phenomenon.

Sure it was silly. We watched the entire Black and Gold team dump ice water on their heads. Some took it stoically, some yelped and squealed, and some did it when a genuine smile on their faces.

Back in 2014, Boston Bruins forward Gregory Campbell led the charge for the Black and Gold. Campbell did it to help out a friend of the Bruins family, Pete Frates. Frates was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a…