Patrice Bergeron announced his retirement from professional hockey this summer. Prior to that, head coach Jim Montgomery offered him the chance to sign for one year and play as many games as he wanted, no matter how few, to stay with the team. However, this offer was turned down by the newly retired player. Bergeron therefore leaves a big hole in the team's centers, but also in its leadership. We've just learned that his successor as captain is now known, and it won't be unanimous. Brad Marchand will now wear the C. <q>Brad Marchand has been named captain of the Bruins. - Chris Johnston</q> So the Bruins dared to make their little pest their new leader, something the Habs refused to do with Brendan Gallagher. The next few years promise to be more difficult for the Bruins. They will probably have to rebuild around Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy. The loss to the Panthers in the first round of the 2023 playoffs hurt them badly. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1704499621131628899?t=Din4eeZSPUze0drnbIiBZQ&s=07'> </a></blockquote></div>