Congratulations, JVR!

Congratulations, JVR!

James on behalf of the UNH fans in alumni we want to congratulate you on your incredible achievement playing in your wi at NHL hockey game coach Milly jvr congrats on a th games um you know obviously been through a lot together from uh the ‘ 07 draft and and being the

First Americans to go one and two in the draft uh you know was a special moment but um you know you’ve had a tremendous career um obviously scoring a lot of goals in front of the that but just um you know the longevity and the way you’ve stayed healthy has been pretty

Impressive as well so just want to congratulate you on 1 th games and uh a great honor uh hope you can enjoy the the day with your family and uh and your friends and all your teammates uh well deserved bu congrats jvr Bo here congratulations on game number 1000 I

Truly believe that I was there for game number one and I will take all the credit for all your success taught you all the tips on hair product uh you’ve come a long way so happy for you man you’ve been a great Pro all these years

You’ve grinded it out not easy to play a 100 games in this league never mind a thousand so good job keep it going hey James Van re dork congratulations on 1,000 games buddy uh I love being uh your teammate love being your friend I

Had you as a rookie and uh I can tell you’re one of the good guys in this league uh just congratulations on your great career and good luck this year in Boston man hey J are I just want to say congratulations on your 1000 game in NHL

I don’t think anybody out of doubts anybody that knew you that you would get there someday the way you take take took care of yourself um always above and beyond um it was an honor and a pleasure to play with you to have been your teammate linemate neighbor uh you are a

Great friend we’re proud of you congrats hey jvr lavy here just wanted to take a minute and congratulate you on your thousandth game it was a absolute pleasure to coach you and get to know you as a person not only you but your brother and your family um I really

Enjoyed getting to meet everybody and work with everybody um over 600 points um in your career thousand games just unbelievable what you’re able to accomplish I just want you to know how proud I am of you take care reamer congrats man on 1 thousand games uh seems like yesterday you’re a rookie in

Philly back in 2010 uh it’s awesome achievement man keep it going congrats to Lauren your family and everybody uh enjoy the game enjoy the night James congrats on a th games I feel very fortunate to be able to uh have played with you for as many years as we did uh

Thanks for letting me keep your number uh here in Philly and uh can’t uh describe how happy I am for you and your family uh to be able to uh share this special moment with them and and to play a thousand games in this league uh it’s

Special in the numbers that you uh have put up and and the teammate that you were to to all of us uh the young guys and everyone I just want to say congrats and uh thanks for being van doofy hey James it’s Cloe just want to say congrats on Thousand game uh very

Impressive uh it’s been a pleasure playing with you and against you uh great player even better guy so I hope it’s a special night for you hey Ramer just want to say congrats on 1 th games man pretty impressive uh especially for a guy who hasn’t worked out the last

Seven years but uh all jokes aside uh congrats man um you know longevity has big thing and you know you’re the ultimate professional the treatment King so just want to say congrats hey Raymer just want to say congrats on a th000 games uh would an achievement had a lot

Of uh fun being here with you uh you know being part of your journey and um again just congratulations it’s a long time to carry around that seat you sit in on the plane so uh kudos to you and you couldn’t do it uh without your family so make sure you get them

Something nice hey James just wanted to wish you congratulations on a th really proud seems like a couple days ago we’re watching you light up Del Barton but uh here you are so congrats and uh hope you enjoy it uh new colleague of mine wants to say hello rmer congratulations brother uh

Thousand games what a what a remarkable accomplishment man I’m so proud of you it’s been a treat to follow you over all these years and be a part of the journey with you countless memories and laughs um it’s been been uh been a fun ride and

Um what a special night to celebrate the the success you’ve had so really proud of you man and uh one thing I want to call out too that I’m certainly thankful for is uh obviously celebrating the the accomplishments that you’ve had on the ice tonight but um just how great of a

Guy you are and just how selfless and generous you are to your friends and your your family and you know being there for giving us tips and um helping us with you know treatment and opening up your gym and just want to make sure it’s highlighted that uh big big part of

Who you are as a person and um celebrating this night I I think uh speaks volumes to how you’ve gotten this far so um have a great night man uh congrats again and we’ll see you soon this summer for uh some extended celebrations cheers Bud James congratulations on a th000 games in the

National Hockey he gets your old teammate Jody Shelly boy it was a long time ago we played together and now you’re at 1,000 games that’s a thousand at least a thousand of those healthy kale salads that you need and you’ve had and how about all those tricks in your

Backpack buddy don’t tell anybody your secrets congratulations to you and your family we’re proud of you hey James what’s up man just wanted to send you a quick congratulations on your thousandth game uh it’s an incredible achievement man you know who would have thought all those endless hours on the treatment

Table would finally pay off so I’m uh I’m really happy for you man I had the privilege to uh have you as a friend and a former teammate for many years and I just hope you can really enjoy this night with uh with you and your family

And we’ll we’ll see you again soon jvr it’s Connor here uh my honor to you know congratulate you on a thousand games uh not many guys work harder uh you know incredible leader great friend and you deserve all the success hey Reams congrats on 1 th000 games really proud

Of you glad I got to partake and dishing the puck when we were younger and uh you know he did it all with an would hook up a pattern uh but again really proud of you have a big night hey rer congratulations on hitting a th game uh

You truly deserve this uh you’re the ultimate Pro you fought me a lot uh coming into the league uh the way you uh prepare yourself and uh take this game seriously and and loosen things up in the locker room so congratulations to you and your family enjoy ton night hey

Jvier it’s new congratulations on a thousand games I enjoyed every minute of playing with you I enjoy our friendship that we have I guess all those vitamins worked good luck enjoy the night with Lauren and uh I’m really proud of you hey James just want to congratulate you

On Thousand games um it was a pleasure playing with you hope you and your family have a great day uh take care dude I knew I was going to play a thousand have you seen how much time I’ve spent on the table treatment paid off congrats man super cool so happy for

You thousand games wow awesome hey big gun it’s Mitch here I just want to congratulate you on th000 games uh what an amazing Milestone um so much fun to be your teammate more so your friend uh hope you really enjoyed the night with your family and loved ones um again amazing accomplishment buddy

Congratulations jvr Mo I just want to wish you congratulations on a thousand games what a great accomplishment it couldn’t happen to a better guy uh love playing with you here in Toronto we’re all very proud of you and I hope you get to enjoy your night jvr congrats on a

Thousand games uh couldn’t have happened to a better guy uh so happy for you Lauren Scarlet William uh your brothers your parents uh I hope they’re all there in attendance to watch um don’t ever change keep doing what you’re doing uh it’s been a long time uh I’ve been

Watching you you played with my brother uh back in the day I’ll never forget uh using your stick growing up um I always had these cool sticks cuz they were van re Z sticks and um like I said I’m I’m so happy for you I’m proud of you um

Keep working and uh yeah enjoy the night hey Reams uh congratulations on a thousand games we’ve been together uh quite a long time been playing against you since we were kids and uh very grateful that I’ve been able to play with you along your career um it’s a

Testament to uh your dedication and hard work and uh really just happy for you and your family and and hope you enjoy your night it’s going to be a special one and I’m happy I get to share this moment with you as well JV congrats on

Thousand games man it’s been an honor to be your teammate I’ve known about you of course throughout the years going to seeing you as a as a fan playing at the Garden for the Flyers um you did some damage against the Bruins but it’s of course uh better

To be playing with you and uh doing damage together uh so congrats you deserve it all and congratulations to you and your family jvr congratulations on Thousand games to you and your beautiful family uh great accomplishment and and uh keep going uh jvr congrats on

Th games uh the way you treat your body I think you got at least 1 th000 more in you jvr congratulations on 1 th000 games uh what a pleasure it’s been to play against you and with you in that time frame um you’re a special player uh as

I’ve told you many times before um playing against you on that net front position on the power play um you’re one of my least favorite players to play against in that facet but I’m super thankful to have you on our team tip and pucks in for us now um what an

Incredible accomplishment you’ve done it with such Poise and Grace and uh hopefully we can complete the next chapter with a couple uh winning things that we need to check off the list so um congratulations to you and your family and what an amazing accomplishment jvr uh congratulations on 1,000 games uh an incredible

Accomplishment uh it’s been an honor to to get to know you this year to have you as a teammate uh amazing career that you’ve had and so excited that that this game this thousandth game will be in a Bruin Jersey and uh and I look forward to celebrating with you congrats to you

And your amazing family uh so awesome man Jay just want to wish you huge congratulations man uh such an incredible feat uh couldn’t be happier for you and the family uh always been such a tough competitor had a lot of great battles over the years but uh what

I love most being your teammate getting know you as a person um you know a great player but even better teammate in person so congrats again very happy for you jvr you’ve been a great addition to the Boston Bruins and you’ve helped us have the success we’re having this

Season I want to congratulate you on your 1,000 games you’re a true Pro you’re easy to work with you’re low maintenance and it shows every day how much you care about your teammates and winning James a very welcome addition to the Boston Bruins congratulations on a special evening in a thousand games in

The National Hockey League a testament to your longevity uh production uh and the accomplishment of to to be a great player of the National Hockey League for such a long time congratulations to you and your family uh enjoy your night hey JB I just wanted to congratulate on your

Thousand games obviously you have to do a lot right to get to a th000 games so it’s pretty special congratulations jvr congratulations 1,000 games it’s a huge milestone so proud that you could be doing this in a Boston Bruins Jersey let’s keep it going hey James it’s been

Uh an incredible honor to uh share the ice with you a few times uh throughout our career uh I know it’s special for Mom Dad Bren the whole family to uh come to those games and see us play and uh their memories I’ll always cherish from our

First game uh against each other uh Black Ops versus Toronto uh on a Hockey Night in Canada it was a a moment I’ll never forget and uh to have many more since then I think the series is pretty even but uh yeah I just know I uh

Wouldn’t have made it this far without you and uh I’m extremely grateful and blessed to have you as an older brother and um so happy that you’ve uh accomplished this Milestone and no one works harder than you on the ice off the ice at all the little details you’ve

Shown me uh what it takes to uh to get here and uh be able to play in the NHL it’s a 24-hour job and uh no stone left unturn I know uh you’re always looking for that edge that advantage and uh you’ve definitely showed me uh how much

Work needs to be put in to uh make it this long and and to be successful and and you’ve done it for a a really long time and and like I said I’m just uh extremely grateful and lucky to to have you as a big brother and congrats again

Hey James congratulations on 1,000 NHL games played it’s been pretty incredible to watch you uh knock off these Milestones throughout your career and I think back to events like uh State Championship uh NHL draft World Junior Stanley Cup finals uh Olympics many more and now this um I saw I can see see

Firsthand how hard you work just those those summers in Toronto and Connecticut and Minnesota where you brought your 17 18 19-year-old brother along for those uh Summers to sort of show me the way uh in my own Journey so uh couldn’t thank you enough for for bringing me along and

Showing me the ropes and proud to call you my big brother hey James dad and I want to congratulate you on playing in your thousandth NHL game it seems like just yesterday we were driving to the rink early in the morning morning when you just started playing time flies by

When you’re having fun congratulations on achieving this great milestone we couldn’t be prouder of you look forward to celebrating Soon

James van Riemsdyk joins the 1,000 NHL games club and is congratulated by former and current players, coaches and more.