Paul A. Mooney

Mooney was named president of the Boston Bruins and Boston Garden on October 1, 1975, after the team and arena were purchased by Jeremy Jacobs' company, Sportsystems.^[3]

During his tenure as president, he twice reached agreements with the Boston Celtics to remain at the Garden,^[8][9] led the effort against the NHL–WHA merger,^[10][11] worked on the Bruins' failed move to Salem, New Hampshire,^[4][12] fired longtime Garden organist John Kiley,^[13] and along with other members of Bruins management helped take care of Bruins' player Normand Leveille after he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fell into a coma.^[14]

On May 30, 1986, William D. Hassett, Jr. was named chairman and chief executive officer of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Garden. Although Mooney retained his positions, he now answered to Hassett.^[15] On March 24, 1987, Mooney was fired and replaced by Hassett as Bruins president and Lawrence Moulter as Garden president.

While working for the Bruins and the Garden, Mooney also owned part of the Campbell Sports Network, a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based radio network than owned the rights to Boston Red Sox games from 1983 to 1989.^[16]

Mooney was also a member Boston Athletic Association board of directors. He was credited by sportswriter Will McDonough with helping bring the Boston Marathon back to prominence.^[17]

Mooney died on April 23, 2000, at the age of 59 at his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, due to cancer.^[3]