Emotional moment as Martin St-Louis opens press conference addressing tragedy connected to his son
The head coach of the Montreal Canadiens made an emotional statement at the beginning of his press conference.
Before even agreeing to answer a single question, Martin St-Louis stopped everything to speak about what happened at Brown University in the past few hours, while mentioning that his son is safe.
Shaken, but safe.
That is how the Montreal Canadiens head coach's press conference began, following the win against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
Martin St-Louis stops everything to comment on the tragedy that occurred at Brown University at the start of the press conference
Our hearts are with them.
Martin St louis starts his presser speaking about the Brown university which his son attends and sends his thoughts and prayers to all the families affected by the tragedy.
"My son goes to Brown University. He's a senior. He was at campus yesterday. So he was sheltering during last night's game. It's a tragedy, it hit home. I want to send my thoughts and prayers to everybody involved: the students, the families, that community. Stuff like that shouldn't happen. He's safe, he's back home. It was a difficult time for everyone.
- Martin St-Louis on the Brown tragedy
- Martin St-Louis on the Brown tragedy
Here's the video:
He was visibly shaken. Join us in offering your thoughts to those affected by this tragedy.
Kudos to Martin St-Louis for taking a moment to speak about this tragedy, and for taking a moment to offer his thoughts and prayers to all those unfortunately affected more closely.
We are at a loss for words.
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