Bruins’ Brad Marchand: NHL players will be 'miserable' going to proposed 2025 NHL All-Star Game cities
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Boston Bruins veteran left winger Brad Marchand is known to speak his mind on the ice… and social media. His most recent comment about the proposed 2025 NHL All-Star Game destinations has received swift backlash.
The reported destinations that are being mulled over by the NHL for the 2025 festivities are Seattle, Detroit and Edmonton, Canada. Being that these three cities are brutal in the winter, Marchand gave his thoughts on the matter.
"Lol can’t wait to see how many guys boycott that game," he commented under a post with the report.
Brad Marchand, #63 of the Boston Bruins, skates against the Washington Capitals during the first period at the TD Garden on Feb. 11, 2023 in Boston. The Capitals won 2-1. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
After one hockey fan said, "Brad is back at it," he responded, "I mean it’s true."
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Marchand and the Bruins are currently in Seattle to face the Kraken on Thursday night, and he will not be surprised if he hears some jeers from the crowd when he touches the puck.
Marchand is used to being a villain in road games, but this could be even louder.
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"It depends how serious they want to take some tweets," Marchand told Fox News Digital. "A lot of what I do on social media is all in good fun. I like to joke around, it’s not meant to be taken seriously. People do like to overreact these days, and I’m sure there will be some angry fans that thought I was being serious. But again, it was all in good fun."
However, Marchand does see a "little