VANCOUVER — When asked if Mark Recchi would have his alternate captain’s ‘A’ back on his sweater tonight for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bruins head coach Claude Julien had no idea what I was talking about.
Many astute observers of the Bruins’ Game 4 victory noticed that Recchi was missing the letter. Speculation ran rampant that maybe he had to relinquish it because of his finger-pointing gestures — not exactly the best way to set an example — in Game 3.
But Julien said that no such thing occurred.
Now the truth can come out. A Bruins team official has confirmed that the Hockey Hall of Fame requested Recchi wear the jersey he skated with in Game 4. That sweater lacked an ‘A.’
Consider the mystery solved.
Recchi only wore that shirt without the “A” in the 3rd period. He had his regular jersey on for periods 1 and 2.
So do we know why he didn’t have the A for game 3? I don’t remember them rotating the A this season like they did in the past
you still didn’t answer the why. so, why?
And it did what it did. And that is, it worked. He went on to have his best game in this p/o run. He was already fired up prior to the incident though in that game. Thanks for noticing, I had not noticed.