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Nov 16, 2023, 10:26 AM ET
Brian Boyle played 14 seasons in the NHL, forging a reputation as a passionate player who gave it all every game. He inspired the hockey world off the ice, too, during his battle with chronic myelogenous leukemia.
He announced he had been diagnosed with a form of blood and bone marrow cancer in Sept. 2017. He missed the first 10 games of the 2017-18 season but ended up played 69 games for the New Jersey Devils while undergoing treatment. Boyle was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for “perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey” by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
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Boyle scored his first goal after his diagnosis on Nov. 9, 2017, leading to an emotional moment for the veteran forward and the fans in the stands.
Almost a year later, Boyle had another incredible moment in his comeback: Tallying the first hat trick of his career on Nov. 5, 2018, against the Pittsburgh Penguins — on Hockey Fights Cancer night, no less. Around two weeks before that game, Boyle found out that he was in remission.
Boyle joined Arda Ocal on ESPN’s digital hockey show “The Drop” this week to talk about Hockey Fights Cancer, as well as his post-NHL life and what it was like to play with Hall of Famer Henrik Lundqvist on the New York Rangers. Note that the below transcript was edited for length and clarity. The full interview is available on all podcasting platforms and on the NHL on ESPN channel on YouTube.
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ESPN: How has the media side of things been going for you?
Boyle: I’m learning. I’m really trying to improve. I enjoy it very much, so that’s why I’m trying to get better at it. I get to watch a lot of hockey. We just had twins. We got a lot of kids running…
Source link : https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38912542/brian-boyle-hockey-fights-cancer-lundqvist-hall-fame
Author : ESPN.com staff
Publish date : 2023-11-16 16:25:03
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