Bruins� Duo Share a Special Off-Ice Bond You Don't See Anymore

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Dorin Canaday
April 17, 2023 (0:47)

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Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand have spent more than a decade of success together in Boston, and as teammates have shared, it's simply not something you see in the NHL anymore.

A Bond Not Often Seen

Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com wrote an amazing piece from a sit-down interview she recently recorded with Bergeron and Marchand.

The duo shared how the chemistry on the ice started was easy which led to an even stronger bond off the ice. For nearly the last decade, the Bruins' veterans have been somewhat inseparable, noting how they spend 24/7 together on team road trips.

As per Amalie Benjamin:

When the team is on the road, Bergeron and Marchand feel like they're constantly together. At home, it's more difficult with a total of six kids going in six directions -- each has three, with Bergeron expecting a fourth in June. There have been play dates, and they'd wish for more, if only they were easier to schedule. Their daughters, born a month apart, get along particularly well.

But when the team is away from Boston, it's fairly constant.

''All the time,'' Marchand said.

''Even if it's an off day, we'll just hang out, go for walks and whatnot,'' Bergeron said. ''No, we hang out a lot together.''

The longtime friends and linemates have led their team to yet another playoff appearance in 2022-23. In 1,017 career games together, the duo has combined for 750 goals, 1,001 assists and a plus-minus rating of +627, and were key pieces to the Bruins Stanley Cup championship in 2011.

Despite the personal and team success for the two, Benjamin asked whether the sometimes ''annoying'' Marchand ever frustrated Bergeron like he has his opponents:

''I can't say that he's ever frustrated me. I feel like we complement each other. Like by the way that we are. He brings a lot of energy every day at the rink and on the bench. But also, he also has a side where he does have a temper.''

�'I'm a little bit more even keel,'' Bergeron said. ''But he helps me with that.''

Benjamin also shared how Taylor Hall and former teammate Erik Haula both immediately noticed upon arrival in Boston, the special friendship between Bergeron and Marchand.

Find the link to Amalie's full article in the Tweet below. Trust me, it's an amazing write up and story about the Bruins' legends.