After a muddy day in the woods, the Boston Bruins canceled practice on Saturday and went on a different kind of excursion.

The team - reportedly at the suggestion of goalie Tim Thomas, who played for the University of Vermont - went out to the Rusty Nail nightclub in Stowe.

Fans got a chance to rub shoulders with their favorite players and the Bruins looked to be thoroughly enjoying themselves and the band, Last Kid Picked.

Many players huddled around the television to watch the baseball pennant races unfold on ESPN. You could hear a cheer late in the night, when the New York Yankees lost in extra innings to give the Boston Red Sox the American League East division title.

When the house lights went on at closing time, at about 2 a.m., many of the players were still having a good time. A Peg's Pickup van took the late-partying players back to Topnotch Resort, where the team stayed during its time in Stowe.

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