As a team physician for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jean-Philippe Darche doesn't get a lot of time off during the football season.

But when New York Islanders General Manager and Executive VP Mathieu Darche asked his brother to join him for the team's dads and mentor's trip, it was worth trading downs for some down time.

"It's been a lot of fun, you meet so many good people, and especially now brand-new team," J.P. Darche said. "So, it's been a good time and everybody's so friendly, it's so easy to hit it off."

The trip, where the Islanders bring their dads, brothers and mentors on the road, is centered around bonding and spending quality time with the team's extended family. The Darche brothers keep their father Edouard, who passed away last year, front of mind and in their hearts on the trip. J.P. became Mathieu's go-to invite in recent years.