CHICAGO — Coaches and players have friends and family attend games all the time, but Chicago Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson thought one of his old buddies from Ottawa, Ontario, Barrie Robillard, could set an example for his players.
“It’s a good story. He’s in town on his last little vacation because he’s doing a surgery,” Richardson said before Thursday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the United Center. “He’s donating a kidney to a high school friend.”
Richardson, who wore an Ottawa fire department T-shirt given to him by Robillard, a fire chief, added, “I told the players about it yesterday. It’s one of the most selfless things someone could do to save someone’s life and puts it in perspective that we’re here doing a job at the highest level and enjoying it. Let’s do it well today because there are other things that are more important in life.”
