The Athletic How Marcus and Nick Foligno’s NHL paths were shaped by their late mother: ‘She was the rock’

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'She was the rock': How Marcus and Nick Foligno's NHL rises were shaped by their late mother

The Wild and Bruins players on their mom, who died in '09: "She was the drill sergeant in the family, the motivator, the everything really."

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“Our dad played hockey, and we listened to him for advice on how to play,” Marcus says. “But if it wasn’t for our mom getting us where we needed to go, being such a supporter and booster of our confidence, I don’t think we would have made it.”

“She was the drill sergeant in the family, the motivator, the everything, really,” Nick says. “She was the rock — which is why it really rocked our family when we lost her.”

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