DALLAS (AP) — Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller will play in Friday night time’s recreation towards the Dallas Stars within the wake of his father’s sudden dying the night time earlier than.
“Clayton desires to play and be with the workforce,” Mammoth coach Andre Tournigny mentioned early Friday. “We need to specific our condolences to the household, Clayton, his mother (Kelley), his brother (Jake). It’s a troublesome time for the household, and we are going to assist him in any manner we will. We and the household ask everybody to respect their privateness.”
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The 27-year-old Keller has performed all 10 of his NHL seasons with the Arizona-Utah franchise and was named captain earlier than final season, when the membership moved to Salt Lake Metropolis. The seventh total decide within the 2016 draft and four-time All-Star was a 30-goal scorer every of the previous three seasons, together with profession highs final season with 60 assists and 90 factors. He went into Friday’s recreation second on the membership with 21 factors, together with eight targets.
“There’s nothing actually you’ll be able to say or do in that second however be there,” Tourigny mentioned. “Massive factor for us is to be there to assist him. Loyalty is when folks want you to be there, it’s not once you decide and select. On this robust time, we need to make sure that we present up for (Keller) and his household.”
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