Copyright yardbarker
Villains aren’t always who you think they are. In fact, someone’s villain is often someone else’s good guy. Take Bad Brad Marchand, for example: we learned to hate him for 15 years in Boston, but as soon as he put on the Canada vest, we started to like him. Even he and Brendan Gallagher seemed to hate each other in the NHL… and love each other with Team Canada. Same thing with Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio in soccer.. Back to Brad Marchand. On Tuesday, the Panthers gave him the day off against the Ducks (in Florida). The reason given by the Panthers: mortality in his family. Until now, everything had been (sad and) normal.. But the story took a much more emotional turn last night when Brad Marchand was spotted behind the bench of a Halifax U18 team. What was he doing there? He was filling in behind the bench for a good friend of his (March & Mill Co Hunters head coach JP MacCallum), whose 10-year-old daughter (Selah Panacci-MacCallum) recently died of cancer. Although the team lost 7-0, I’m sure Marchand’s presence warmed the hearts of many whose moods were at zero before the game.
