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\t\t\t\t\t“It’s good ties to our football team, you know what I mean? We’re at the football stadium, so I thought it played out pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tCharlie McAvoy and the Bruins dressed up as colonial-era Patriots on Sunday. (AP Photo\/Chris O’Meara)\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Conor Ryan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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TAMPA \u2014 As the New England Patriots head west for Super Bowl LX, the Boston Bruins paid tribute to the local football team with their pregame attire on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Sunday\u2019s Stadium Series game against the Lightning at Raymond James Stadium, the Bruins arrived at the outdoor matchup dressed as colonial-era patriots \u2014 tricorne hats, shoe buckles, wigs, and all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All of the players took part in the theme as they made their way to the locker room within the Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u2019 stadium, with Fraser Minten holding onto a portable speaker that was playing Revolutionary War-era marching music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was a lot of guys,\u201d Nikita Zadorov said of the inspiration behind the outfit. \u201cThe idea behind it was kind of bring something Bostonian. I think, with the ties to Boston, and obviously Boston is known as a really historical city in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so we decided to dress up as the Patriots from the 17th, 16th century. Obviously, give respect to the founding fathers of America. And also it\u2019s good ties to our football team, you know what I mean? We\u2019re at the football stadium, so I thought it played out pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bruins used a local company \u2014 Boston Costume \u2014 to supply all of the pregame garb, with each player getting to design their own unique outfit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had these guys come to the rink one day and they presented us with the whole wardrobe,\u201d Mason Lohrei said. \u201cAnd we kind of got to go through it and style our own outfits. So everyone\u2019s got some personal style in theirs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bruins are no stranger to committing to the bit for games outside of NHL barns.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium, the Bruins paid tribute to the popular TV series \u201cPeaky Blinders\u201d \u2014 donning three-piece suits, scally caps and fedoras, and pocket watches while mimicking the attire from the crime drama set shortly after World War I.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a Halloween party and a lot of guys dressed up as Peaky Blinders, and kind of by the end of the night we wanted to do that for the Winter Classic,\u201d Patrice Bergeron said of Boston\u2019s throwback outfits in South Bend. \u201cThat\u2019s how it started and we all loved the idea and ran with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 2021 NHL Outdoors game set on the shores of Lake Tahoe, the Bruins followed Bergeron\u2019s lead with a ski-centric, \u201890s throwback theme \u2014 with plenty of neon-heavy windbreakers, rolled up jeans, white sneakers, throwback jerseys, and vintage gear like a Walkman and fanny pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always one step ahead with this kind of stuff,\u201d David Pastrnak said of Bergeron\u2019s idea, while donning pink shades straight out of \u201cMacho Man\u201d Randy Savage\u2019s wardrobe. \u201cWe all loved it. We had fun ordering some stuff and walking to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Pastrnak: “We were listening to Barbie Girl before you guys asked me to do media. I was kind of dancing with these glasses out in the locker room then you guys ruined it & I had to go answer questions. <\/p>\n

“So I missed the Barbie girl song.” pic.twitter.com\/OgbiDsbxFx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

And with the Bruins returning to Fenway Park for the 2023 Winter Classic, the Bruins paid homage to the historical ballpark\u2019s team by wearing vintage Red Sox jerseys while walking in from Van Ness Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins committed to the bit with their Red Sox gear, walking off the team buses with baseball bats and classic baseball gloves \u2014 eventually playing catch near the first-base line after walking up from Boston\u2019s dugout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Lightning also understood their assignment given the locale on Sunday, as they arrived in classic Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u201cCreamsicle\u201d football uniforms \u2014 helmets included. Current Bucs players Baker Mayfield and Tristan Wirfs led the Lightning into the stadium, boombox in hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n

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