“Growing up, your whole goal and dream is to make the NHL. Once you get there, you kind of have to expand your goals on and off the ice. It took a little bit of time for me to do that, but again, with age and maturity you understand what you want more and how to achieve those things.”

Canadian professional ice hockey player

Brad Marchand is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays left wing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, and was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 2006. Selected in the third round, 71st overall, Marchand built his career in the NHL as a skilled winger. His public profile comes from his long run in professional hockey and his role on the ice rather than from any off-ice biography.