

But what we see every day, he’s been exceptional.”


I can’t imagine what’s going on maybe behind the curtain. “He (Mason) knows we’re here if he needs something. I think about him, miss him, every day,” said DeBoer. He’s been a huge addition for us.”ĭeBoer and his assistant coach, Steve Spott, were friends with Bryan Marchment and are willing to help Mason on that front whenever he needs. “I can’t tell you how impressed I’ve been with how he’s handled it, how he’s come into camp, how he’s integrated in our group and how well he’s playing. “I don’t think any anybody has had a tougher three or four months than Mason,” said Stars coach Pete DeBoer. His dad, Bryan, died over the summer attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks, and Mason politely declined any questions on that front Thursday, even from those who covered his dad when he was a member of the Maple Leafs as part of a 15-year NHL career. Mason Marchment, quite understandably, did not want to talk about the death of his father on the day of his game.
