It was there on the inside pocket of the suit jacket, too, another reminder of why the Boston Bruins forward was wearing this suit on this night, a game night against the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden. DB7.
It was almost a year ago that Drew Brown, Acciari's best friend and former prep school and Providence College teammate, died after a lengthy fight with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. He had been diagnosed in 2014 after sustaining a leg injury, when an MRI revealed a tumor. Brown died on Nov. 11, 2017.
"It's in honor of him," Acciari said, showing off the details of the suit, which he wore on the Bruins' Hockey Fights Cancer night, a 3-0 win against the Flyers. "Just a tribute to him, in any way I can."