Bruins leadership unveiled a 6-foot tall, 10-foot-long bear outside the TD Garden Saturday – marking 100 years of hockey in Boston.

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins were winners in their first NHL game 100 years ago, defeating the visiting Montreal Maroons 2-1 on Dec. 1, 1924.

The Bruins unveiled their centennial legacy monument outside TD Garden Saturday afternoon, celebrating 100 years of B's hockey in Boston and serving as a tribute to the fans past, present and future.

The Boston Bruins organization celebrated its 100th year on Saturday with the unveiling of a new bear statue outside TD Garden.The celebration<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

The new statue, which is in the shape of a bear, the club’s oldest brand identifier, stands in Portal Park, located just outside TD Garden