Tag: Pat Maroon

Pat Maroon, Lightning turn Boston broadcaster’s body-shaming remarks into a charity fundraiser

A truly classy gesture in the face of some awful comments.

Pat Maroon more than took the high road when he heard about the comments made about him by NESN’s Jack Edwards.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward classily turned it into a charitable opportunity.

On Wednesday, while calling the Lightning game against the Boston Bruins, Edwards remarked, “[Maroon is] listed at 238 pounds. That was day one of training camp. I’ve got a feeling he’s had a few more pizzas between then and now.”

He then added, “Inadvertent fasting for Pat Maroon is like four hours without a meal. But hey, three [Stanley] Cups in a row, who can argue with his formula?”

Awful. But Maroon tweeted (see below) that he’s donating $2,000 in Edwards’ name to Tampa Bay Thrives, a nonprofit to help those who struggle with mental health:

His teammate Steven Stamkos joined in:

This is a wonderful gesture in the face of some seriously gross comments.

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NHL fans were livid that Pat Maroon didn’t get penalized for this dirty play in the Stanley Cup Final

This wasn’t good from Pat Maroon.

Frustrations are setting in for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.

With the Lightning trailing 2-1 in the second period of Game 6 against the Colorado Avalanche — and with Tampa Bay down in the series 3-2 — things got heated quickly for the back-to-back champions. After the Avalanche scored two goals in the second to take the lead, Lightning forward Pat Maroon took a cheap shot at Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson in front of the Tampa net.

On the play, Maroon chopped at Manson’s leg for no apparent reason, but somehow the play didn’t draw a penalty despite the illegality of the entire exchange.

Yeah, that’s not great! NHL fans were livid over the fact that Maroon avoided a penalty in a key situation for such an unnecessary motion.