SPORTS BRIEFS: Montour leaves Kraken for family matter

By Sam Laskaris Writer Montour leaves Kraken for family matter No doubt some local hockey fans were planning to travel to Toronto on Saturday while many others would have been glued to their televisions to watch hometown hero Brandon Montour in action. Montour’s current team the Seattle Kraken squared off against the host Toronto Maple Leafs in a National Hockey League contest. Seattle eked out a 4-3 overtime victory. But Montour, a 31-year-old Six Nations member who is a defenceman in his second season with the Kraken, did not play in the match. The Seattle club announced on Saturday morning via a social media post that their blueliner would be leaving the Kraken for a bit. “Defenceman Brandon Montour will be taking a temporary leave of absence to attend to…

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