Kraken’s Brandon Montour returns after leave of absence, reveals brother’s death from ALS – The Athletic
Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour shared after his return to the club Saturday that his older brother, Cameron, died Monday from complications of ALS, which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The Kraken announced ahead of their Oct. 18 road game against the Toronto Maple Leafs that the 31-year-old took a temporary leave of absence to deal with a family matter, and the blueliner missed the last three games over the past week. On Saturday, as Seattle prepared to host the Edmonton Oilers, Montour fought through tears as he revealed the battle his brother had been dealing with “for three, four years now.”
“Obviously a rough week,” Montour told assembled media Saturday at Seattle’s practice facility. “Very proud, very happy to be his brother. Somebody that I’ve looked up to since obviously day one. A great son, brother, best friend, father. He’s got two baby girls.
“He battled hard. It’s going to put everything in perspective with the highs that I’ve had in the last couple years with winning and having babies and creating my own family. He was at home battling. Right until Monday when it happened. He was smiling. He was ready.”
Sending all of our love and support to Monty and the entire Montour family 💙🩵
🗣️ Defenseman Brandon Montour addresses his leave of absence. pic.twitter.com/mBoak8UEo9
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A GoFundMe account for Cameron Noble-Montour, 35, details how he noticed “a twitching in his right arm and hand” near the end of 2021. The disease continued to progress, where the twitching symptoms spread to his left arm and then the rest of his body over several months, and he would lose strength and control over his fine motor skills.
Noble-Montour was described in the post as a loving brother and caring husband with a fun-loving attitude, joking demeanor and a person who “has always been known as someone you can count on.” Brandon Montour, who won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024 before signing a seven-year contract with the Kraken, said his family has been “having a tough go” but was glad that it was together as Cameron ultimately succumbed.
“Being back here in Seattle and seeing my kids and being a part of this again, keep my mind off other things, which will be good,” Montour said. “Miss him. Again, he’s probably smiling and chirping me up there for crying, but love him. Yeah, it was a tough week.”
A second-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks in 2014, Montour has four assists in four games with Seattle and led the Kraken defensemen with 18 goals and 41 points last season in his first year with the club. In 10 NHL seasons with the Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Panthers and Kraken, Montour has 84 goals and 213 assists in 605 games.
“It’s tough, it’s not awkward, but everyone’s reached out, which has been unbelievable,” Montour said, per the Kraken’s official website. “But I know the other guys; you don’t really know what to say. It’s one of those things where, obviously you know people are feeling. The guys have been great. It’s a good group realizing there are things outside of the game that are important.
“I needed time. I still need time. This is going to be a long process, but happy to be back.”
Montour is expected to be in the lineup when the Kraken face off against the Oilers on Saturday in Seattle.
