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Former Bruins coach and current Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy will be bringing the Stanley Cup to Massachusetts in a couple weeks, and he's using the occasion for a great cause.
The Golden Knights announced on Friday that Cassidy will be bringing the Stanley Cup to Milton on Thursday, July 13, to help launch the Cassidy Murray Foundation, a newly created non-profit dedicated to expanding educational opportunities and supporting the mental health needs of individuals navigating unthinkable tragedy. The foundation is named for 13-year-old Cassidy Murray, a friend of Cassidy's daughter, Shannon, who lived in Milton and died tragically in Aruba in 2022 when she was struck by the boat pulling her and her father on a water tube.
"Bruce and Julie Cassidy have been with us since our world turned upside down," Cassidy Murray's father, Dave Murray, said in the press release. "They have sat in our home, invited us into theirs, and given us strength and encouragement, especially as we ventured out into the public eye to urge Aruba to make critical changes to water safety laws so that no family ever again experiences our pain."
"Our precious little girl would want us to do this," he added. "And she would love seeing Bruce Cassidy and his family by our side. We are so grateful to them."
"Julie and I marvel at Linda and Dave's commitment to helping others despite a crushing grief that few of us can even imagine," Bruce Cassidy said. "Cassidy Murray would have been with our family celebrating this summer had life not taken such a cruel and terrible twist. We cannot think of a better way to honor this beautiful girl and her parents' noble commitment to others than by coming to Boston to bring attention to the foundation in her name."
The Milton event to launch the Cassidy Murray Foundation will be Bruce Cassidy's only public event during his day with the Stanley Cup. The Cup will remain in Massachusetts the next day, July 14, when North Chelmsford native Jack Eichel has it. Eichel's day will include a stop at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, where he grew up skating and where he still skates when he's home.
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