Brad Marchand is taking some time away from the Florida Panthers to help a friend dealing with an unimaginable tragedy. Marchand returned to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to serve as a fill-in coach for his friend, JP MacCallum, whose 10-year-old daughter recently died from cancer, per the Associated Press.
Marchand missed Tuesday night’s shootout loss against the Anaheim Ducks as he traveled back to Halifax and served as a guest coach for the March and Mill Co. Hunters in Wednesday’s game against the Halifax Macs.
Prior to the game, Marchand announced that there would be fundraisers to support the McCallum family and to honor Selah Panacci-MacCallum after her passing.