Brad Marchand's soon-to-be sister-in-law Heather shares a victory cigar with Stanley Cup champ after Florida Panthers' win

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Brad Marchand's soon-to-be sister-in-law Heather shares a victory cigar with Stanley Cup champ after Panthers' win

By Anjum Rajonno - Modified Jun 20, 2025 14:52 GMT

Brad Marchand's soon-to-be sister-in-law Heather shares a victory cigar with Stanley Cup champ after Panthers' win [via IG/@marchandrealtor]

Brad Marchand and  the Florida Panthers won the Stanley  Cup Final on Tuesday, beating the Edmonton Oilers in six games. The entire Marchand family was present at  Amerant Bank Arena  to celebrate Marchand’s championship victory. Marchand’s sister, Rebecca, shared a series of stories  on her Instagram on Thursday featuring their post-championship celebrations. One of the pictures showed Brad sharing a victory cigar with Rebecca’s fiancee, Heather Tillsley.

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The two lit their  cigars face-to-face, with smoke curling between them. Rebecca and  Heather are set to tie the knot this summer in Orvieto, Italy. Rebecca Marchand also shared a special carousel of pictures featuring their  celebrations on the ice after the Panthers won the Stanley  Cup. The click featured Marchand with his kids, Sawyer, Sloane and  Rue, along with his wife, Katrina.  Marchand’s parents, Lynn and  Kevin, and  his 
brother, Jeff, also posed with the Panthers star during the celebrations. 

Brad Marchand, who was traded from the Boston Bruins earlier this season, played a crucial role in the Panthers’ back-to-back championship run. He scored six goals in the final  series, including two in Game 5 and  a double- overtime winner in Game 2. In total,  he finished the 2025 playoffs 
with 10 goals, 10 assists  and  a +17 rating across 23 games.

Brad Marchand’s children sent him an emotional voicemail before Game 6

Before Game 6 of the Stanley  Cup Final on Tuesday, Brad Marchand received a heartfelt voice  message from his three  kids. The video, shared by The Player’s Tribune on Instagram, showed moments between Marchand and his kids alongside their  message. They congratulated him  for making it to the finals  and  praised his hard work and  dedication throughout his career.

“Hi Daddy, it's me, Rue Rue. Hey Daddy, it's Sawyer. Hey Papa, it's Sloane,” the voice message played.

“Congratulations on getting on to the Stanley Cup Finals. It's a lot of work and effort that you have to put in for it. It's been so awesome to
watch you over my whole childhood and growing up and seeing the man you've become and all that you've done.”

The kids told  him  they were proud and  reminded him that win or lose, he would always have their love and support:

“We're so proud of you. You still got us, and we got you. I love you so much. My best Daddy in the whole wide world. Just know we're all very
proud of you over here, and no matter how this year comes to an end and how this finals ends up, just know we all love you and support you, and
you always got a family here with open arms when you come home.

“Love you, Papa. Good luck.”

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Marchand’s wife, Katrina, later reposted the video to her Instagram stories. The couple shares two daughters, Sawyer and Rue, while Sloane is Katrina’s More from Sportskeeda son from a previous relationship.

Source: https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-pic-brad-marchand-s-soon-to-be-sister-in-law-heather-shares-victory-cigar-stanley-cup-champ-panthers-win