Boston Bruins Parade Wraps Up After Two Hours Of Stanley Cup Celebration

The Boston Bruins parade has come to a conclusion, and the players have gone their separate ways. It lasted about two hours, as the team boarded duck boats at TD Garden and wound their way through the streets of Boston, past Government Center, around Boston Common and down to Copley Square.

Before the boats started rolling, a few players and members of management spoke to a small group of fans outside the arena. Brad Marchand rapped, Zdeno Chara lifted the Cup again, and even handed it off to Cam Neely, the Bruins legend who never had an opportunity to win it as a player.

It was the largest crowd for a victory parade in the history of the City of Boston, and yes, that includes the 78 parades they've had in the last decade. Of course, part of that had to do that it's the middle of June, a gorgeous day and also a Saturday. By all accounts, the estimated one million people that turned out for the parade didn't cause any problems, and the only unfortunate incidents had to do with people who failed to properly hydrate.

It was a fantastic day for a parade in Boston, and it certainly seemed like a fantastic parade. 

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We were concerned that the Boston Bruins parade wouldn't have a memorable moment, do to the lack of an opportunity for the players to speak to the fans. Despite the fact that only about 1,000 Bostonians got the opportunity to see an invite-only stage program before the parade, it looks like we still have our moment.

Eh, kinda. Here's Brad Marchand rapping (or something?).

But, the question: does this beat the most incredible of incredible Stanley Cup parade rap performances?

That performance, of course, belongs to Kris Versteeg of the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks. 

Not only is Kris Versteeg's performance a little bit more original (changing lyrics and whatnot), but he also implied that he enjoys fornication with multiple partners in front of millions of people. I don't think we need a poll, do we?

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We're about an hour into the 2011 Boston Bruins parade, as they celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with an estimated one million fans in the streets of Boston. As of this post, the duck boat parade is about halfway through the route, just past City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston.

While the crowds are still huge along the latter half of the route, from City Hall to Boston Common to Copley Square, back along Causeway Street near TD Garden where things started around 11 a.m., things are much different.

Empty. There were thousands of people there just about a half hour before this picture was taken. Pretty incredible.

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The Boston Bruins parade is underway, as the players head down Causeway Street in duck boats after pulling out of the parking lot at TD Garden. They'll snake through the streets of Boston for about two hours, winding up at Copley Square around 1 p.m. Yes, that's only a two mile route. Yes, it will take a while. 

There was a short chance for the players to speak before the parade got underway, with about 1,000 invite-only fans gathered around a stage in the TD Garden parking lot. Zdeno Chara handed the Cup off to Cam Neely, the Bruins legend and current President who failed to win the trophy as a player.

Tim Thomas, Mark Recchi, Claude Julien, Peter Chiarelli, Owner Jeremy Jacobs all spoke. Mayor Tom Menino mumbled something. Brad Marchand rapped for about 10 seconds. And now, they're all riding through the streets.

Boston Police have announced that the crowd on hand for Saturday's parade is the largest for any such rally in the history of the city. That's more than the last billion parades that they've had in the last decade for the Celtics, Patriots and yes, even the Red Sox.

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The Boston Bruins will begin snaking through the streets at 11 a.m. ET, as they celebrate their 2011 Stanley Cup championship with a giant parade. NESN is broadcasting the events, beginning at 10 a.m., as the giant crowd prepares for the giant event. An estimated one million people are expected to line the parade route.

You can watch NESN's feed, which will hopefully feature a lot of Jack Edwards, via NHL Network's live stream right here:

The festivities will kick off with something going on atop a stage near TD Garden. There was originally no speaking program planned for Saturday morning, but there's a huge crowd gathered in front of an outdoor stage in front of the Garden, so maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised.

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According to NHL rules, Marc Savard didn't play enough games with the Boston Bruins in the 2011 season to get his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, but that's not going to stop him from participating in Saturday's 2011 Stanley Cup victory parade through the streets of the city.

General manager Peter Chiarelli said that Savard, who couldn't even attend most Bruins playoff games in person due to severe concussion symptoms that still bother him, will be in Boston and will be on a float for the parade, which begins at TD Garden at 11 a.m. and winds through the streets for about two hours. 

Chiarelli and the Bruins will also petition the NHL to have Savard, as well as oft-injured defenseman Steven Kampfer, get a spot on the Cup regardless of their injury status. The NHL usually accepts such petitions. 

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The Boston Bruins parade will take place on Saturday morning at 11 a.m., but news outlets are beginning their coverage an hour prior, at 10 a.m., where they will preview the celebration for Boston's 2011 Stanley Cup heroes. 

New England Sports Network is leading most coverage in the Boston area, but most of the networks in town will have their own coverage as well. NESN will simulcast their feed to NHL Network and NHL.com beginning at 10 a.m. ET and ending at the conclusion of the parade, which is expected around 1 p.m.

At 10 a.m., we will embed a live feed of the parade right here in this StoryStream, so be sure to check back for that. If you're in the Boston area, just turn on you're TV and you shouldn't have an issue finding wall-to-wall coverage of the Bruins' Stanley Cup celebration. 

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The Boston Bruins will gather in the streets of their city on Saturday morning for a parade to celebrate their 2011 Stanley Cup Championship. The festivities will officially begin at 11 a.m. ET and conclude around 1 p.m. ET.

THE ROUTE

The route will take duck boats through the entire downtown of the city, beginning at 11 a.m. at the home of the Bruins, TD Garden. From there, the players will board and travel down Causeway Street to Staniford Street, where they will turn left and proceed to Cambridge Street.

After making a left on Cambridge, the team will travel around the loop and past City Hall Plaza, continuing right onto Tremont Street. After passing Boston Common, the parade will make a right onto Boylston Street before wrapping up at Copley Square.

Here's a map of the route, for those visual learners out there:

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Members of the Bruins will not stop during the parade, and there will be no speaking portion of the ceremony, except for a private, invite-only thing at TD Garden 20 minutes before the parade gets underway. This will be broadcast on televisions along the parade route. 

GETTING THERE

If you're going to the parade, the City recommends taking public transportation (but also keep in mind that everybody will likely heed this advice, and the trains could be difficult to board). There will be lines for tickets as well, so you should probably get out early to assure you're in good shape. North Station, which is located directly under TD Garden, will be a madhouse, so you might want to think about getting off somewhere else along the route to watch the players stream by. 

Buses along the route will obviously be detoured, and vehicular traffic will stop along the route beginning at 9 a.m. It will resume following the parade, which is expected to be complete around 1 p.m. 

LIVE COVERAGE / TELEVISION

If you can't make it to Boston for the parade, you can watch on television in the greater Boston area, as well as anywhere you're near the Internet. WBZ in Boston will begin covering the event at 9 a.m., and NESN's live coverage will begin at 10 a.m. 98.5 The Sports Hub will have radio coverage via the air and their mobile app, which might be of use if you're along the parade route. 

Nationally, the parade can be seen on NHL Network at 10 a.m., via a simulcast of NESN's coverage. That broadcast will be blacked out in Boston. Live Internet streams will also be available at NHL.com and NESN.com, and we will embed those later on Saturday morning in this StoryStream. 

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The City of Boston is planning another parade, and this time, it's for the Boston Bruins. The team won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night by defeating the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, and they'll party with that Cup for two days before taking it to the streets for a celebration with the entire city.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced on Thursday morning that the parade will be held at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 18. No details just yet on the route that the it will take, but you can assume it'll take a similar course to that of the most recent parade in Boston, that of the Celtics in 2008.

That year, the route took the NBA champions from TD Garden, down Causeway Street to Stanford, around Cambridge past City Hall to Tremont, and then all the way down Boylston Street before wrapping near Copley Square and the Boston Public Library. 

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