{"id":249058,"date":"2025-10-29T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249058\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:53:10","slug":"panthers-brad-marchand-to-fill-in-as-coach-in-nova-scotia-after-death-of-coachs-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249058\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers\u2019 Brad Marchand to fill in as coach in Nova Scotia after death of coach\u2019s daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Brad Marchand might be known as \u201cThe Rat\u201d on the ice. But off it, he has always had a big heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/florida-panthers\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Panthers<\/a> forward will fill in as coach of the March &amp; Mill Co. Hunters at the Nova Scotia U-18 level following the loss of coach JP MacCallum\u2019s daughter, Selah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">\u201cThis gesture reflects the true spirit of the hockey community in Nova Scotia, one built on compassion, loyalty, and connection that extends far beyond the rink,\u201d a statement from league president Paul Graham said. \u201cOur thoughts are with JP, his loved ones, and the entire Hunters organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The game, which features the Hunters taking on the Halifax Macs, will <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQZTZVjDgVY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" hreflang=\"en\">serve as a fundraiser<\/a> to support the MacCallum family. One of Marchand\u2019s jerseys will be a raffle prize during the game on Wednesday, while an <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-CA\/ticketing\/strength-for-selah?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeNDU7EZ3bN7b1lSUITyddqsn_KVWIGSebR7z6AOHqjr96k3NiTDyVbGFGiog_aem_y2HkzKPeU0pA0vg2_lRXGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" hreflang=\"en\">online donation link<\/a> has been posted, as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">MacCallum is a close personal friend of Marchand\u2019s, having worked with the multi-time Stanley Cup champion during offseason training. He has coached at various levels of professional hockey, and even served as an assistant coach with Hungary\u2019s men\u2019s national team from 2009-12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The Hunters sit sixth in their division through 15 games this season. They won the first meeting between them and the Macs earlier this season by a score of 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761756790_532_image\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"color:transparent\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Marchand last suited up for the Panthers on Saturday, registering an assist. He has 11 points in 10 games during his first full season with the club. The 37-year-old won his second Stanley Cup championship last June after joining the Panthers as a trade deadline acquisition. He signed a six-year extension to stay with the club over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">It\u2019s unclear as to when Marchand could return to the lineup, but the Panthers do not play again until Nov. 1 when they welcome the Dallas Stars to town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">SPONSORED BY bet365<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brad Marchand might be known as \u201cThe Rat\u201d on the ice. But off it, he has always had&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-249058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}