Penguins support Kris Letang during his father’s funeral

Hockey players love to see a team like a family. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to create one for their team on Monday is a perfect example of this.

After their win of 4-1 over the Arizona Coyotes The Penguins took a surprise turn on Sunday night before returning to Pittsburgh after a 10-day road trip. On Monday, the team arrived in Montreal at 4:45 a.m. to attend Kris Letang’s father’s funeral.

According to The Athletic‘s Josh YoheThe team’s leaders gathered in the middle of their road trip to decide they would attend the funeral.

The logistical challenge of funding the extra travel and accommodations was made more difficult by the change in plans. Yohe stated that Yohe, a Penguins’ staff member, had to fly from Boston to Phoenix in order to present their passports to the team. They would need to have the documents needed to enter Canada during the funeral.

Claude Fouquet, who died just hours before Pittsburgh was scheduled to take over the presidency, passed away Jan. 2. Boston Bruins The 2023 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park. Letang, who was unable to play in the game because of an injury to his knee, left the team and flew to Montreal to find out the good news. Since then, he has not played.

His father’s death is just one more tragedy in a nightmare few months for the 35 year-old. After a disappointing start to the season, Letang suffered a stroke — the second of his career — in late November, but miraculously returned to the ice a week and a half later.

Letang was with the Penguins for all 17 NHL seasons. He was undoubtedly helped by his teammates’ kind gesture during one of his most difficult times.

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