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- Tampa Bay loves their boat parades, but nobody loves them more than Pat Maroon.
- The Lightning partied like crazy and broke the Stanley Cup.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning became back-to-back Stanley Cup champions on July 7th. On that same day, Bolts winger Pat Maroon became a back-to-back-to-back Stanley Cup champion.
He celebrated in style on Monday and was throwing beers to fans during the championship boat parade.
@brobible Beers and boat parades ⚡️🍻 #lightning #tampabay #boatparade #stanleycup #hockey #puck #patmaroon #tampabaylightning #tampa #bolts #champa #champabay
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Having played on the Saint Louis Blues in 2019, the 33-year-old Maroon has not lost a playoff series in the last three years.
MAKE IT THREE STRAIGHT FOR PAT MAROON. #GoBolts | #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/wn0mifDI6b
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) July 8, 2021
The boat parades begin.
Last year, because of COVID-19, the Lightning decided to take their championship parade to the water. The boat parade was such a success that it has become a tradition within the city and the Buccaneers did the same thing after winning the Super Bowl. Gronk couldn’t stop dancing and TB12 was lit.
In the first Champa Bay parade, Maroon was the life of the party. That was the case again on Monday.
That should come as no surprise for someone who had his mom drink beer from the Stanley Cup.
Pat Maroon getting his mom to chug beer out of the Cup.
Why am I not surprised 😂 pic.twitter.com/oFZPc0ATlg— Rink Rat Report (@RinkRatReport) July 8, 2021
The players showed up around 10:15 a.m. EST.
The player trolleys are arriving. #Bolts #BoatParade #Back2Back pic.twitter.com/auIE6sS5Hk
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) July 12, 2021
All of the city’s hockey fans were on the water when they arrived.
The Tampa Bay boat parade fleet is coming in #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/3NeZfVUQzj
— That's Hockey Talk (@ThatsHockeyTalk) July 12, 2021
Those who weren’t on the river lined the waterfront.
Tampa sure loves a boat parade. Fans packed the Riverwalk as the parade passed Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. pic.twitter.com/Qq4FvCv56u
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) July 12, 2021
What happened next was an absolute party and the Bolts dressed for the occasion.
Different year, same 🔥 boat parade fit from Alex Killorn. #StanleyCup
(📷 @Akillorn19) pic.twitter.com/NlLaEmfRjp
— NHL (@NHL) July 12, 2021
Maroon goes big.
Not long thereafter, the festivities got underway and Maroon was bringing up the rear, but leading the charge.
Pat Maroon bringing up the rear, along with Ryan McDonagh, showing he’s the Pied Piper of boat parades. Everyone wants to give him a beer.#gobolts #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/IHgIxVxaVo
— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) July 12, 2021
Although Maroon is known as the party skipper, his teammates were also having themselves a day.
Parade update: PARTY ON THE RUSSIAN BOAT: https://t.co/Df9GAvstFB pic.twitter.com/psSVrwSrwl
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) July 12, 2021
Yanni Gourde is having an okay time in the @TBLightning boat parade… 😂 pic.twitter.com/KgFUp0d0zV
— Meteorologist Grant Gilmore (@GrantGilmoreWX) July 12, 2021
Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was named the Most Valuable Player in the playoffs and won the Conn Smythe trophy. He wore it on his head during the parade.
BIG CAT, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝! 🦁
Watch the #GoBolts #StanleyCup Boat Parade on ⤵️
📺: Bally Sports Sun
💻: https://t.co/p0qDDrOop7
📱: Bally Sports App pic.twitter.com/haFKClQBJP— Bally Sports Sun: Lightning (@BallyLightning) July 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Maroon was sauced and gave some incredible interviews.
🤣😂@WFLAJosh just asked Pat Maroon how it feels to win three #StanleyCups in a row and how it will feel if he ever loses one.
Maroon’s answer?
“I won’t remember.” https://t.co/cSVzjA0Kgf #GoBolts #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/5e5FYOwiBK
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) July 12, 2021
He didn’t even have to be the subject of the interview to command the spotlight.
“This is Florida. This is Tampa. This is the way it should be.” 💪
Ryan McDonagh talks about how awesome it is to have a boat parade in Tampa…as Pat Maroon crushes a beer. 😂 https://t.co/cSVzjA0Kgf #GoBolts #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/WbLK12vLKe
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) July 12, 2021
Even when the parade was over, Maroon kept pounding suds.
Pat Maroon, three time Cup champ, enters the chat pic.twitter.com/awTIDVPUvg
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) July 12, 2021
Pat Maroon houses a beer
“I love you guys”#GoBolts pic.twitter.com/yah1WUMJKm
— Ben Murphy (@BenMurphyTV) July 12, 2021
Tampa Bay, and Maroon in particular, celebrated hard— maybe a little bit too hard? (There is no such thing.)
Maybe too big?
Somewhere along the line, the Stanley Cup took a tumble. The party went so hard that the trophy itself was damaged.
The Stanley Cup has had quite a day. 😅
(📸: @BoltsJolts) pic.twitter.com/GKAzmESLTu
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 12, 2021
It was quite the day in Tampa Bay.
Have a look at this epic scene from the Hillsborough River! 👀
Watch the #GoBolts #StanleyCup Boat Parade on ⤵️
📺: Bally Sports Sun
💻: https://t.co/p0qDDrOop7
📱: Bally Sports App pic.twitter.com/v3jABksndf— Bally Sports Sun: Lightning (@BallyLightning) July 12, 2021
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS: The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup win with a boat parade on Monday (7/12). The NHL players passed the trophy around and even brought it for a ride on a jet ski! Check it out: pic.twitter.com/5Hh98edjCE
— 2 News Nevada (@KTVN) July 12, 2021
Will the Bolts make it three in a row? Will Maroon make it four?