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While there may be no crying in baseball, there certainly is crying in hockey.
Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand returned to TD Garden in the team’s 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night and was very emotional as the Bruins played a tribute video for him.
Marchand, 37, spent over 15 years of his career with the Bruins before being traded to the Panthers before last year’s trade deadline. He was the Bruins’ captain when they traded him.
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Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand (63), who played for more than 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins, reacts during a break in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 21, 2025. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
After the tribute was played, Marchand jumped the boards and acknowledged the loud applause he received, emotion quickly getting the best of him. He began to cry on the ice and then sat back on the bench as he was overcome with emotion.
“Obviously, I just want to thank (the fans) for a very incredible time here,” Marchand said in a pregame interview with NESN. “These have been the best years of my life.”
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Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand (63), who played more than 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins, is honored with a standing ovation during a first period break of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 21, 2025. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Marchand had two assists in the Panthers’ win on Tuesday. He has eight points in eight games so far this season.
Marchand was a key part of the Bruins’ Stanley Cup-winning team in 2010-11. The four-time All-Star scored 422 goals and had 554 assists for 976 points in 1,090 games with the Bruins.
Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand (63), who played more than 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins, beats his heart in recognition of a standing ovation during a first period break of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 21, 2025. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
The forward has played in the fourth-most games in franchise history, and has scored the fourth-most goals and is fifth in all-time points.
Marchand was outstanding for the Panthers in their Stanley Cup victory last season, as he had 10 goals and 10 assists in the Panthers’ 23 playoff games.
