1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland

[1] On March 22, it was reported that the Bruins would play an exhibition series of games "throughout the Maritimes and possibly Newfoundland.

Starting in late March 1956, the Bruins played exhibition games in New Brunswick, including a seven-game series against the Beavers of Saint John contested at multiple venues.

[5] These exhibition games were not held under normal rules, as members of the Bruins would sometimes change teams with local players.

In keeping with the exhibition nature of the game, each of the four local teams from the Conception Bay North Hockey League[8] played a period against the Bruins, and the game wound up with a "free-for-all" where all 23 members of the local teams played at once against the Bruins.

It also had significance as the first outdoor game in Canada featuring an NHL team,[5] and the first to be open to public spectators.