Kevin Hayes reveals the truth about Brad Marchand.

An unbelievable story from Kevin Hayes.

Jonathan Larrivee
Jonathan Larrivee
Published 2 years ago
Kevin Hayes reveals the truth about Brad Marchand.
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Over the course of his career in the National Hockey League there is perhaps no player that has drawn the ire of fans more frequently than Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand. The Bruins forward is not only notorious for his ability to agitate opposing players on the ice, getting under their skin perhaps better than any other player in the league, but his smaller stature and his tendency to avoid fights have only served to amplify those qualities.

Brad Marchand is however much more than the pest that he plays on the ice in the NHL however and as the years have gone by, fans who have paid close attention to the forwards career have quickly learned that there is an entirely different side of Brad Marchand as well. This week we saw perhaps the best glimpse of that we have ever seen when Philadelphia Flyers forward Kevin Hayes spoke to the media about the passing of his brother Jimmy Hayes.

It was a difficult topic to be sure but during his conversation on the subject Kevin also took the time to thank those that had reached out to his brother's family and provided them support at a time that they no doubt need it most. Kevin mentioned that the Bruins organization had helped both his brother's family as well as his own during this difficult time, but he went out of his way to mention one man in particular for his special effort in bringing the Hayes family comfort.

By now you've probably guessed that the man Kevin mentioned is none other than Brad Marchand, but even then you might still be surprised to hear just how much Marchand has stepped up for Jimmy's family in his absence.

"The Bruins have been amazing with my my family and my brother's family," said Kevin. "Especially Brad Marchand. He has played street hockey with [Jimmy's son] Beau, he went down to the local Dorchester rink and hung out. Beau wants to be Kevin Hayes and Brad Marchand every single morning when he wakes up."

You may have plenty of reasons to dislike Brad Marchand, but going out of his way to spend time with Jimmy's son at such a difficult time has definitely elevated him in my book.

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