14 Mar, 2025

Without Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand maps out how Bruins plan to lead moving forward

Bruins “I mean, he’s the best two-way player to ever play the game. There’s no replacing him on the ice or in the room.” Brad Marchand and the Bruins returned to the ice at Warrior Ice Arena on Tuesday morning. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Brad Marchand shared a familiar sentiment hovering over the 2023-24 Bruins on […]

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Connor Bedard commented on playing against ‘slippery’ Brad Marchand

Morning Sports Update Bedard, who scored his first NHL goal, called the TD Garden atmosphere a “pretty, pretty cool place.” NHL rookie Connor Bedard facing the Bruins on Oct. 11. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Connor Bedard’s reaction to Brad Marchand: In just his second NHL game, Connor Bedard — the number one overall pick from the […]

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Bruins-Blackhawks takeaways: How Brad Marchand, B’s limited Connor Bedard

Bruins “He’s a real great player,” Milan Lucic said. Boston’s Brad Marchand skates with rookie No. 1 pick Conor Bedard. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The gold carpet. The pregame ceremony featuring numerous Bruins legends. Connor Bedard’s second career game. Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno’s returns. Brad Marchand’s first game as captain. The pomp and circumstance of […]

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Brad Marchand compares Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras to All-Star forward

Bruins “He’s smart on both sides of the puck. He’s really good with it — the way he moves and can dish it.” Matthew Poitras is looking to make a push for the NHL roster this fall. Mark Stockwell / The Boston Globe The hype continues to build for Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras. Once considered […]

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Bruins takeaways: Marchand brings intensity, Heinen raises stock in shootout loss to Flyers

Bruins Brad Marchand pestered the Flyers throughout Friday’s shootout loss at TD Garden. Brad Marchand dropped Victor Mete with a heavy check on Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Bruins came up short in a back-and-forth contest against the Flyers on Friday, with Boston dropping a 4-3 shootout loss at TD Garden. David Pastrnak (twice) and […]

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Bruins training camp takeaways: Brad Marchand buying Pavel Zacha’s stock as Boston’s top center

Bruins “I still think there’s another step in his game that he’s gonna take and it’s gonna be fun to see.” Pavel Zacha and Brad Marchand could log plenty of minutes together on Boston’s top power-play unit this winter. Barry Chin / The Boston Globe Pavel Zacha is well aware of the responsibilities set to […]

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5 reasons why Brad Marchand was the clear choice as Bruins’ next captain

Bruins “We’re building a culture and want it to stay and to remain the same. I have a lot of pride in that.” Brad Marchand spoke to the media for the first time as Bruins captain on Wednesday. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe For the 27th time in the Bruins’ century-long history, a new […]

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