Some things are way more important than hockey, even when your job is to play in the National Hockey League, family is one of those things. A couple of weeks ago, tragedy struck Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher and his family as his sister announced that their mother is battling a rare form of brain cancer, which she been battling for some time, but he has largely remained silent.
Now, Gallagher has broken his silence, sitting down with Sportsnet's Eric Engels to discuss the terrible tragedy his family is currently dealing with.