Across the dressing room on Monday morning, Brad Marchand introduced the assembled media to his younger brother Jeff - as only he could.
"This is my, obviously, smoke show of a brother," said Marchand. "It's a very special time. A lot of teams do parents trips, but this is a little unique and a great opportunity to see the behind the scenes and see what we go through on the day to day, so it's a been a lot of fun already and really looking forward to the week."
Jeff Marchand has made his way to Boston on numerous occasions throughout his brother's decade-plus with the Bruins, but has never gotten to completely experience what life is like in the NHL on a daily basis.
"Oh, this is amazing," he said. "It's pretty special and really looking forward to it. It's great to see what these guys go through on a day to day and to see their everyday life behind the scenes. They have a special group here this year so looking forward to being a part of it this week."
The Marchands also revealed a bit of what it was like when the brothers were growing up together in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
"True story - back in the day when we were kids growing up, Brad had a rule, nobody was allowed to touch me except for him," said Jeff Marchand. "So, when we were playing hockey we always played on the same team and if I got hit by anybody he was the first person out there and he would run them through the boards and he would always protect me, but then we'd get home and he would beat me up himself."