Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand stepped away from the NHL this week to help a Nova Scotia friend who lost his daughter to cancer.

Marchand went behind the bench as guest head coach of the Halifax under-18 hockey team, March and Mill Co. Hunters, for his friend JP MacCallum, reports NHL.com . MacCallum’s 10-year-old daughter, Selah, died last Friday from cancer.

Marchand’s outdoor apparel company, March & Mill Company, sponsors the Halifax team . And he has been friends with MacCallum since they were 12 years old.

The Wednesday night game was a fundraiser for the family. It included a raffle for an autographed Marchand jersey , reports TSN.

“This gesture reflects the true spirit of the hockey community in Nova Scotia, one built on compassion, loyalty, and connection that ex

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