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Trevor Strader, son of Dave Strader, sings national anthem before 'Hockey Fights Cancer' night at Stars game

For the second straight year, Trevor Strader, the son of late Stars broadcaster Dave Strader, sang the national anthem before Monday's game at the Stars' "Hockey Fights Cancer" night.

Dave passed away on Oct. 1 of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of bile duct cancer. He was 62.

In honor of his late father, Dave, Trevor Strader performed the U.S. national anthem. #HockeyFightsCancer pic.twitter.com/RyJqqJg6YD

— NHL (@NHL) November 7, 2017

A longtime hockey broadcaster, Dave joined the Stars team in 2015. In April he was honored with the Hockey Hall of Fame's Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for excellence in his broadcasting work.