The entire New York Rangers squad attended the funeral of Martin St. Louis’ mother France on Sunday. The team and coaches attended the service which took place outside Montreal in Laval, Quebec.

St. Louis’ mother passed away suddenly of a heart attack during the second round of the NHL playoffs.

St. Louis’ former teammate and Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos was also in attendance.

Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said the entire team was moved by the service.

“The New York Rangers family has been touched by a little Quebec family in a deep, profound way,” he said. “Today was very emotional, very moving time for our team.”

Teammate Brad Richards also said it was “another tough day” for the team, but that he admired the way St. Louis was dealing with the situation.

“He’s done an unbelievable job keeping everything together and helping his sister and his dad get through this,” Richards said. “You wouldn’t expect anything else.”

Before Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens, Richards spoke to reporters about the emotional and inspirational lift the team received from St. Louis following his mother’s passing.

“I hate talking about it because he lost his mom, and we’d rather have her back and not have rallied around that,” Richards said. “It deserves [being] talked about, but at the same time, we have to respect that it’s still a tough time for them and their family.”