James van Riemsdyk 1,000 Game Ceremony

James van Riemsdyk 1,000 Game Ceremony

Ladies and gentlemen accompanied by his wife Lauren their children scarlet and Liam and his parents fron and Allison please welcome Bruins forward James Van [Applause] Rey Jvr congratulations 1,000 games it’s a huge milestone so proud that you could be doing this in a Boston Bruins Jersey let’s keep it going James a very welcome addition to the Boston Bruins congratulations on a special evening in a thousand games in the National Hockey League a testament to your longevity uh

Production uh and the accomplishment to to to be a great player of the National Hockey League for such a long time we’ve been together uh quite a long time been playing against you since we were kids and uh very grateful that I’ve been able to play with you along your career um

It’s a tesate to uh your dedication and hard work and uh really just happy for you and your family and and hope you enjoy your night always been such a tough competitor had a lot of great battles over the years but uh what I love most being your teammate get know

He as a person um you know a great player but even better teammate in person so congrats again very happy for you hey jbr I just wanted to congratulate you on your thousand games obviously you have to do a lot right to get to a th games so it’s pretty special

Congratulations James on behalf of the UNH fans in alumni we want to congratulate you on your incredible achievement playing in your 1000 NHL hockey game it was an absolute pleasure to coach you and get to know you as a person not only you but your brother and your family it’s just unbelievable what

You’re able to accomplish and just want you to know how proud I am of you hey James dead and I want to congratulate you on playing in your thousandth NHL game it seems like just yesterday we were driving to the ring early in the morning and just started playing time

Flies by when you’re having fun congratulations on achieving this great milestone we couldn’t be prouder of you from many sticks in the basement to driveway hockey to a th games in NHL uniform it’s uh really special you’ve been someone I’ve looked up to my whole life whole career and you show me the

Right way to do things those summers in Toronto and Connecticut and Minnesota where you brought your 17 18 19yearold brother along for those uh Summers to sort of show me the way uh in my own Journey so uh couldn’t thank you enough for for bringing me along and showing me

The ropes and proud to call you my big brother ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Johnny buck and breu and general manager Don Sweeney who are presenting James with a Tiffany Crystal and the traditional Silver stick both of which celebrate his 1,000 NHL games played next please welcome Bruin’s president

Cam Ney to the ice to present James with a custom painting depicting his career in the NHL painting was commissioned by the Bruins and created by esteemed professional sports artist Tony Harris who has immortalized some of the greatest figures in [Applause] Sports we’d now like to welcome Sean CER and Scott laon from the Philadelphia Flyers who will be presenting James with a set of framed lineup cards from his first NHL game and his 1000th NHL game as well as a custom engraved bottle of wine And finally on behalf of the Bruins players please welcome captains Brad Maran David poer and Charlie McAvoy as they present James with a custom Agra Rolex watch and the bottle of 2018 Silver Oak gabet [Applause] from everyone with the Boston Bruins at the national Hockey League congratulations James and your family on this incredible achievement of reaching 1,000 career NHL Games Boston Bruins hockey on netson is brought to you by Berkshire Bank where you Bank Matters by Audi visit your New England area Audi dealer today by Viva tequila Seltzer ditch the all add tequila 88 calories buy pay’s patio making your outdoor living space the

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The #nhlbruins honor James van Riemsdyk’s 1,000 games played in the NHL with a pre-game ceremony at TD Garden.