"When they played at Notre Dame Stadium in 2019, the Bruins set the bar almost impossibly high for all teams when it came to the costumes that are now standard for arrivals at outdoor games. The Peaky Blinders-inspired, 1920s-era gangster garb was a home run. But the B's came close to that bar on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, arriving in colonial-era outfits, complete with tri-corner hats, long coats, short britches and stockings."
"The idea behind it was to bring something Boston and obviously Boston is a really historical city in the United States, so we decided to dress up as the patriots from the 17th and 16th centuries and give our respect to the founding fathers of America. It's also good ties to our football team. We're at a football stadium so I think it played out pretty well."
The Bruins arrived at Raymond James Stadium in colonial-era outfits with tri-corner hats, long coats, short britches and stockings, accompanied by fife and drum music. Players worked with Boston Costume to select and style individual wardrobes. Nikita Zadorov said the idea was to bring something Boston and to honor the city’s historical roots while tying into the football-stadium setting. Mason Lohrei noted that players could express personal style within the provided wardrobes. Coach Marco Sturm praised the players for the effort and fittings between games. The Lightning wore the Buccaneers' Creamsicle uniforms. Fraser Minten was named NHL rookie of the month for January, leading rookies in goals and points for the month and totaling 14-15-29 on the season.
Read at Boston Herald
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]