In the final hours of the NHL Trade Deadline, the Boston Bruins acquired veteran and three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon from the Minnesota Wild. In the exchange, general manager Don Sweeney dealt away Luke Toporowski and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft.
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The Bruins will be the Maroon’s seventh NHL team after stops with the Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, and Wild. The left winger is listed as week-to-week after undergoing back surgery on Feb. 6. In 49 games with Minnesota this season, he had 16 points.
Maroon is no stranger to the Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup at TD Garden in 2019. Additionally, the incident with play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards in 2022 led to the organization’s newest member stating that he believes the fanbase hates him in his first media availability session on Saturday.
Despite what has happened in the past, Maroon joined Boston to help them win their first Stanley Cup since 2011. As the skater with the most championship experience in the room, he should be a welcome addition to a team that needs to develop its killer instinct further. So, who is Maroon, and what are some interesting things about him?
First Player Since 1984 to Win Three Consecutive Stanley Cups
The New York Islanders are the last true dynasty in the NHL, winning four consecutive Stanley Cup titles from 1980 to 1984. Many of the players on those teams won together, including Hall of Famers Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, and Billy Smith. Since 1984, only three franchises have won back-to-back titles: the Pittsburgh Penguins (1991, 1992, 2016, 2015), Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998), and Tampa Bay Lightning (2020, 2021).
Before winning two titles with the Lightning, Maroon was a member of his hometown Blues, who won the 2019 Stanley Cup in TD Garden by defeating the Bruins in Game 7. After the celebration, he signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent and eventually became the first player since the Islanders’ dynasty to win three straight championships.
Only Career Hat Trick Came Against the Bruins
In 778 NHL games, Maroon has scored 121 goals with 183 assists for 304 points. He’s netted 19 powerplay goals, 18 game-winners, and two empty net goals. Thus far, his best season came in 2016-17 when he netted a career-high 27 goals in 81 games, including scoring…
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