Brian Boyle, after disclosing Tuesday he had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, told one friend who reached out to him that night he had been “blown away by the support I’ve received.”
Henrik Lundqvist, who was a teammate of Boyle’s throughout the center’s five-year run on Broadway from 2009-10 through the 2014 Stanley Cup final, smiled when that was relayed to him Tuesday.
“He’s one of the best guys I’ve played with and he comes from a great family,” Lundqvist, one of those to offer his personal support, said. “It’s not a surprise to me at all to hear he is receiving that kind of response.