Sunrise, Fla. — The president of Florida Panthers Hockey Operations & General Manager, Billjit, announced today that the club has acquired Brad Merchand from the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional second round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft.
“Brad is one of the most militant forwards in NHL history and a veteran who exhibits a level of relentless competition every time he step into the ice,” Zito said. “A champion and proven leader in the locker room, Brad deserves our club to be in the Stanley Cup again.”
The 36-year-old Marchand has recorded 47 points (21-26-47) in 61 games with the Bruins this season, ranking second in Boston, leading the team with five-game winning goals. He has captained the Bruins in each of the past two seasons.
Halifax’s 5-foot-9, 180-pound native Nova Scotia appeared in 1,090 career NHL games, all accumulating 976 points (422-554-976), plus 284 ratings and 1,113 penalties. He scored at least 20 goals in each of his 14 full NHL seasons, creating five 30 goal campaigns. Marchand was named twice for the NHL First Team All-Star (2016-17 and 2020-21) for his second time (2018-19 and 2019-20) and represented the Bruins in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 NHL All-Star Games.
His 422 goals ranked fourth in Bruins history, with 554 assists sixth and 976 points fifth. He tallied 21 career overtime goals in the regular season. This is behind Alex Ovechkin (27) and Sidney Crosby (23) alone, making it the best league record ever. Since his first full NHL season in 2010-11, Marchand has ranked fifth in goal (422) and ninth in points (975) among all league skaters.
Marchand holds the Bruins’ highest franchise record in playoff goals (56) and ranks third in assists (82) and second in points (138) in points (157). His 56 playoff goals rank fourth among active skaters behind Alex Ovechkin (72), Sidney Crosby (71) and Evgeni Malkin (67). His 13 postseason matchmakers are the most of the active skaters, tied with Malkin and Ondrej Palat. He has scored at least 10 points in each of his past seven postseason runs.
He helped Boston capture the Stanley Cup in 2010-11, where he scored 19 points (11-8-19) in 25 games, including two goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in Vancouver. He also supported the final Stanley Cup appearances from the Bruins in 2012-13 and 2018-19.
On the international stage, Marchand has represented Canada in multiple tournaments, most recently winning a gold medal in the 2025 NHL 4 Nations showdown. He also won gold at the 2016 Hockey World Cup and scored goals in tournaments against Team Europe, 2017 and 2016 IIHF World Championships, and 2008 and 2007 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
Marchand was also initially selected by the Bruins in the third round of the 2006 NHL Draft (71st overall).
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