Brad Marchand's wife Katrina reacts to Edward Everett Hale statue tribute in a Bruins Marchand jersey in Boston Public Garden

Modified Jun 05, 2025 13:18 GMT

On Wednesday, as Brad Marchand suited up for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers, the city of Boston paid a special tribute to its ex-captain. Marchand played 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins before being traded to the Panthers.

The Edward Everett Hale statue in the Boston Public Garden was spotted wearing a Brad Marchand jersey prior to the game. Boston-based page OnlyInBos posted a photo of the statue on Instagram with the caption:

“The Edward Everett Hale statue in Boston Public Garden is wearing a Brad Marchand jersey today in honor of the former Boston Bruin as he chases for another Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, starting tonight.”

Marchand’s wife, Katrina, reposted the image on her Instagram stories. In the caption, she added three emojis.

"🫶🫶🫶."

The Panthers lost the opening game of the Final, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers despite a power-play goal from Brad Marchand and two goals from Sam Bennett.

Brad Marchand reflects on Panthers' Game 1 loss

In an interview after the OT loss, Brad Marchand acknowledged that the Oilers were a very good side, capable of scoring quickly. He explained that their late push wasn’t surprising and that his team needs to stay focused and keep moving forward.

Marchand also mentioned that the second period went well for his team in terms of controlling play and staying aggressive.

“I think we did a pretty good job of playing behind them. Um but yeah we'll break that down and look at it here tomorrow,” he said.

When asked about the Oilers flipping things in the third period, Marchand said that Edmonton put on the pressure and his side struggled to get pucks deep and maintain possession.

“They just pushed,” he said. “Couple pucks we didn't really get deep. We got to be a little bit better at making plays under pressure, getting our legs going a little bit more. We got caught flipping pucks and they'd regroup and come back at us. So a little cleaner there.”

Marchand also stressed the importance of not dwelling on the loss. He said the team would regroup, refocus and prepare for the next game.

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She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

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