Former Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy bringing Stanley Cup to Milton

MILTON, Mass — The Bruins didn’t bring The Cup back to Boston this summer. But Lord Stanley will still be visiting the area.

Former Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy will bring The Stanley Cup to Milton on July 13. Cassidy raised The Cup earlier this month after guiding the Vegas Golden Knights to their first championship in his first year behind the bench.

Cassidy and The Cup will help launch The Cassidy Murray Foundation, named in honor of one of his daughter’s friends who tragically died in Aruba when she struck the boat pulling her and her father on a water tube.

In the days following Cassidy Murray’s death, the then-Bruins coach hosted her family at the TD Garden where he presented them with a Bruins jersey bearing her name and favorite number.

“Bruce and Julie Cassidy have been with us since our world turned upside down,” said Cassidy Murray’s father, Dave Murray. “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.”

The Cassidy Murray Foundation hopes to help families dealing with grief following a tragic loss by increasing access to trauma and grief therapy.

“We learned instantly the unimaginable depth of pain that washes over you when a loved one is taken so senselessly,” said Linda Murray. “We grieve every hour of every day. But we are able to find some degree of strength to stand and honor our daughter’s legacy because of a wonderful grief therapist who came into our lives in those first dark days.”

“Julie and I marvel at Linda and Dave’s commitment to helping others despite a crushing grief that few of us can even imagine,” said Bruce Cassidy. “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.”

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