NFL team supports crosstown NHL team on historic day
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The Boston Bruins’ centennial celebrations went beyond the NHL on Sunday.
Ahead of the New England Patriots game earlier in the day, the NFL team dressed up in Bruins jerseys during walk-ins to support their crosstown team.
𝒯𝒽𝑒 πΉπ‘œπ“π’·π‘œπ“‡π‘œ π’»π‘œπ‘œπ“‰π’·π’Άπ“π“ π“ˆπ“†π“Šπ’Άπ’Ήπ“‡π‘œπ“ƒ π“ˆπ’½π‘œπ“Œπ’Ύπ“ƒπ‘” π’Ύπ“‰π“ˆ π“ˆπ“Šπ“…π“…π‘œπ“‡π“‰ π‘œπ“ƒ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π‘œπ’Έπ’Έπ’Άπ“ˆπ’Ύπ‘œπ“ƒ π‘œπ’» π‘œπ“Šπ“‡ πŸ£πŸ’πŸ’π“‰π’½ π’Άπ“ƒπ“ƒπ’Ύπ“‹π‘’π“‡π“ˆπ’Άπ“‡π“Ž. https://t.co/dh58NQzRDe
Most Patriots players chose to wear Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s jersey, with a David Pastrnak jersey thrown in there too.
Black & Gold @DrakeMaye2 pic.twitter.com/rJXMH4U2Xy
Prior to the Bruins game, the team held a special ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the franchise’s first game. The team wore specially designed jersey patches on the historic day.
𝒯𝒽𝑒 π“ˆπ“Œπ‘’π’Άπ“‰π‘’π“‡π“ˆ 𝒽𝒢𝓋𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 π’½π“Šπ“ƒπ‘” π“Œπ’Ύπ“‰π’½ 𝒸𝒢𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃 π΅π‘œπ“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ“ƒβ€™π“ˆ π“‡π‘œπ‘œπ“‚. pic.twitter.com/RIguVYIEGM
Even former Patriot Julian Edelman got in on the celebrations, posting a photo of himself wearing a Patriots helmet with a Bruins jersey.
When Bruins century mark lines up with NFL Sunday πŸ’― pic.twitter.com/1rGYV0ZcNW
The Bruins themselves wore jerseys of local hockey teams during walk-ins at TD Garden.
π΅π‘œπ“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ“ƒβ€™π“ˆ 𝓉𝑒𝒢𝓂, π’Ήπ‘œπ“ƒπ“ƒπ’Ύπ“ƒπ‘” 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π“ˆπ“Œπ‘’π’Άπ“‰π‘’π“‡π“ˆ π‘œπ’» 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π’žπ‘œπ“‚π“‚π‘œπ“ƒπ“Œπ‘’π’Άπ“π“‰π’½β€™π“ˆ π’Έπ’Ύπ“‰π’Ύπ‘’π“ˆ 𝒢𝓃𝒹 π“‰π‘œπ“Œπ“ƒπ“ˆ, π“‡π‘’π“…π‘œπ“‡π“‰π“ˆ π’»π‘œπ“‡ π’Ήπ“Šπ“‰π“Ž. pic.twitter.com/IQNX0g5DB3
The Bruins were winners in their first NHL game 100 years ago, defeating the visiting Montreal Maroons 2-1 on Dec. 1, 1924.

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