Former Bruins captain Brad Marchand didn’t hesitate to help out an old friend.

“Selah would have loved nothing more than to see us behind that bench together,” Marchand said.

Marchand, who is now a member of the Florida Panthers, took a quick break from the NHL to take on a new role as a volunteer coach.

“We felt it was appropriate, and something Selah would have loved,” Marchand said.

Marchand went back home to Halifax, Nova Scotia with a group of friends to get behind the bench in support of his longtime friend and trainer, JP MacCallum.

MacCallum’s 10-year-old daughter died of cancer.

“The five of us all shared a very deep bond with Selah,” Marchand said. “We’ve known her since the day she was born. We’ve lover her since then.”

“Selah was an incredible, incredible girl,” Marchand

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