It didn’t take Pat Maroon long to return to the rink.
The former Boston Bruins forward, who retired earlier this month, returned to Enterprise Center on Sunday to hype up the crowd ahead of Game 4 between the St. Louis Blues and the Winnipeg Jets.
The Blues trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Maroon, who hails from St. Louis, was shown on the jumbotron and drew large cheers from those in attendance when he chugged his Bud Light.
The 37-year-old spent the second half of the 2023-24 season with now-Blues coach Jim Montgomery on the Bruins. He appeared in two regular season games after he was traded to the Bruins from the Minnesota Wild. He underwent back surgery prior to the trade and was sidelined for most of the remainder of the regular season.
Maroon played in 13 playoff games before Boston was eliminated in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers. While he was in Boston for only a brief time, the forward quickly became a fan favorite.
The former Bruins tough guy spent the 2024-25 season with the Chicago Blackhawks and announced his retirement shortly before the year came to a close.
Maroon won three Stanley Cups in his career, including in 2019 while with the Blues — who beat the Bruins in Game 7 in the Finals.
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