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Jake DeBrusk thanked Bruins fans for support in goodbye message after signing with Canucks

"There will always be a place in my heart for Boston," said DeBrusk.

Jake DeBrusk
Jake DeBrusk during a 9-4 Bruins win over the Canadiens in January. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

By Hayden Bird

Jake DeBrusk’s goodbye message to Bruins fans: After seven seasons with the Bruins — the team that originally drafted him back in 2015 — Jake DeBrusk left Boston earlier this week at the start of NHL free agency.

Agreeing to a seven-year deal with an average annual value of $5.5 million with the Canucks, DeBrusk will get a new start next season. Before completing his Boston departure, he not only discussed how his now-former teammates reacted to his decision, but offered a goodbye message to Bruins fans.

In a social media post, DeBrusk thanked Boston fans for their support.

“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!” wrote DeBrusk.

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“Thank you to all of the people that I got to meet and had the pleasure of getting to know throughout my last 7 years in the black and gold,” he added. “There will always be a place in my heart for Boston and that’s because of my teammates that I went to battle with and the fans who were with me from the start!”

During his time, DeBrusk helped the Bruins reach a Stanley Cup Final in 2019 and achieve the greatest regular season in modern NHL history in 2023. His best statistical season came in 2023, when he notched 50 points (23 goals, 27 assists).

Trivia: Jake DeBrusk’s father, Louie, was also an NHL player, playing a majority of his 401 career games with the Oilers. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in 1989, but never featured for New York because of a 1991 trade to Edmonton. What future Hall of Fame player was sent to New York as part of the deal (with DeBrusk and two other players heading in the other direction)?

(Answer at the bottom).

Hint: The 1983-84 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, he won five cups with Edmonton and one with New York.

Scores and schedules:

The Red Sox defeated the Marlins 8-3 on Tuesday thanks to home runs from Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran. Kutter Crawford spearheaded another strong pitching effort, providing six quality innings as the starter (yielding just one run and striking out seven).

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The two teams play again in Miami this evening at 6:40 p.m.

The Revolution also play tonight, hosting Atlanta United at 7:45 p.m.

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Günok delivered, making one of the best saves in recent tournament history to deny Christoph Baumgartner’s header on the goal-line. Turkey held on for the win, advancing to meet the Netherlands in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Trivia answer: Mark Messier

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