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Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand stepped away from the team to serve as a guest coach for his friend’s under-18 hockey team in Canada after the friend’s daughter died of cancer. JP MacCallum’s daughter, Selah, was 10 years old.

Marchand traveled back to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to coach the March and Mill Co. Hunters, which he co-owns.

The game served as a fundraiser for the MacCallum family, featuring a raffle for an autographed Marchand jersey.

“Please join us in celebrating an amazing night at the rink made possible by the ongoing giving nature of a 10 year-old girl that loved the game with all her (heart),” Marchand posted on Instagram.

Marchand missed Florida’s game Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks. Head coach Pau

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