Winnipeg Jets forward Brandon Tanev lost a good friend and true inspiration Saturday.
His former Providence College teammate, Drew Brown, died after a long fight against cancer. Brown was just 25.
“We knew he wasn’t in great shape, and the day of our game in Arizona I found out he passed away. It’s really sad. He was such a great person,” Tanev said Monday. “He was going through his second battle with cancer and was able to fight through the first one and we hoped for the best. It’s so unfortunate for his family. He was a good friend of mine at school, just an amazing person.