Web Quotableonline.com Frasescelebres.org Greatbookscollection.org

Weston Adams (August 9, 1904 - March 19, 1973) was
a son of Charles Adams and was first director of
the Boston Bruins and in 1932 became president of
the Canadian American Hockey League farm team
Boston Tigers. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts,
he became president of the Boston Bruins in 1936.
Adams was also involved with other sports, as
secretary to the National League's Boston Braves.

While Adams was president of the Bruins, the team
finished first in the NHL American Division from
1937-38 NHL season|1937-38 season to the 1940-41
NHL season|1940-41 regular season. As World War 2
commenced, he joined the United States Army|US
Army as a naval commander. The team began to get
worse over this time and when Adams came back he
started scouting (sport)|scouting throughout North
America and later became the team chairman of the
board in 1956. He became president of the Bruins
in 1964 until 1969, during a time which the team
drafted such players as Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman,
Dallas Smith, Don Awrey, Don Marcotte, Derek
Sanderson and Eddie Westfall. He also developed
the concept of the sixth attacker and secured the
relationship between the AHL Boston Braves due to
the AHL's loss of many players to the expanding
NHL. He then retired as chairman after he felt
this relationship had become solidified.

Adams stepped down as president in 1970 replaced
by his son Weston Adams, Jr.. 

Weston was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in
1972.