"The reason was obvious. This goal was for Selah. Marchand's sixth goal of this season and the 430th of his career was unlike none other. It came three days after he was home in Nova Scotia, paying tribute to the life of 10-year-old Selah Panacci-MacCallum -- the daughter of his close friend JP MacCallum. Selah died Oct. 24 of adrenal cortical carcinoma, a rare form of cancer."
""It was a really, really tough week. That's a special one to get for Selah." Marchand missed Florida's game against Anaheim to be with his friend's family in Nova Scotia, and did so with the Panthers' blessing. Marchand filled in for JP MacCallum as the coach of the under-18 March and Mill Co. Hunters in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Wednesday night; Marchand co-owns that team. That game Wednesday was a fundraiser for the MacCallum family."
Brad Marchand scored his sixth goal of the season and 430th of his career and dedicated the goal to 10-year-old Selah Panacci-MacCallum, who died Oct. 24 of adrenal cortical carcinoma. Marchand had returned home to Nova Scotia to pay tribute and missed Florida's game against Anaheim with the Panthers' blessing. Marchand filled in as coach of the under-18 March and Mill Co. Hunters for JP MacCallum at a fundraising game. Panthers coach Paul Maurice acknowledged that family matters outweighed hockey. Marchand said Selah lived life to the fullest and that the week gave him a new perspective on the value of time.
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