Video: Watch Brad Marchand Break Down In Tears in Boston Return

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 ,

 He told us on Monday upon his arrival in Boston that he was starting to feel a bit emotional about being back in the city where he spent the first 16 years of his career. But Brad Marchand might not have been prepared for what was to come. 

As Marchand's Florida Panthers faced the Bruins on Tuesday night at TD Garden, a tribute video played on the arena scoreboard, honoring the beloved player for his time in Beantown. The emotions overwhelmed him, as he broke down in tears. Watch:

The wild, heartfelt ovation from the Boston faithful got louder and louder the more emotional Marchand got. It was an incredible scene. 

He explained afterwards why so many tears:

There’s a lot of things I forget. The years all bunch together. Careers go by fast. It doesn’t matter how long you’re in it — it goes by extremely fast. To see a snapshot of that in a clip like that, it brings everything back, and the amount of pride that I had — that I have — that I played here and in this organization, I just couldn’t hold it in.

Of course, in true Marchy fashion, he didn't let it affect his game, as he went out and had two assists in 19:38 of ice time in the Panthers' 4-3 win over the Bruins on a Carter Verhaeghe goal with 27 seconds left. 

Marchand was drafted by the Bruins with the 71st overall pick in the 2006 NHL Draft, and in his second season, was part of their Stanley Cup-winning team in 2011. He was named captain in 2023. But on the verge of unrestricted free agency, at the age of 36 last March, the Bruins did the unthinkable and traded Marchand to the Panthers. 

The rest is history, as he went on to play a big part in the Cats' second straight Stanley Cup championship this past spring, then signed a big six-year extension to stay in South Florida that will take him to the end of his career. 

He was asked on Monday if he could see himself back with the Bruins organization in some capacity once he retires.

"If I'm being completely honest, absolutely," Marchand answered. "It's an organization that I feel like I'll always be a part of. ... It'd be hard not to want to be involved."

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