Nick Robertson's family lives only a few miles away from the wildfires ongoing in California and unfortunately had to abandon their home and get evacuated. When the <a href='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl/gameday-offensively-challenged-maple-leafs-host-stingy-dallas-stars/ar-BB1rqKU0' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Toronto Maple Leafs face the Dallas Stars</a>, the attention is often centered on the sibling rivalry of Nick and Jason Robertson. But in the run-up to their second meeting this season on Tuesday, the brothers are consumed by a more pressing concern: <a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/14/los-angeles-fires-california-wildfire-live-updates-tuesday/77680984007/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, California</a>. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MadelnCanada/status/1877469236626395590'> </a></blockquote></div> The Robertson brothers are from Arcadia, Calif., near Pasadena, but they moved to Michigan when they were young, to chase hockey. <h3>Robertson's family has to flee their home from wildfires</h3> Now they live in Toronto and Dallas for their NHL careers, but the family home is in California, where their sister still lives. Some family members have already fled the fires, but their homes have not been burned, and we are thankful for that. Nick spoke about how the fires have impacted him, and the worry and distraction it has added to his life as he goes about his business with the Maple Leafs. «Thankfully, the fire literally just went right around - it was right where we live - it went right around the house,» Nick said. «Thank you to the firefighters there. Obviously, it's not a very good situation but thankfully my family is safe.» «I've seen fires before, and obviously it's devastating. But this one, of this magnitude, is crazy,» he said. «I've been calling my parents and family members, asking how they're doing. Fortunately, my family hasn't been too badly affected by it. There's debris, and it's still not good to go home, but it's not at the point where the house is going to go down. It's a terrible situation - just praying for it to end.» <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/kenmartin73/status/1878273281008005476'> </a></blockquote></div> In speaking of his fear for their family and the greater California community, as well, Jason also described <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/gary-bettman-and-the-nhl-postpone-game-scheduled-for-tonight-due-to-massive-wildfire-destruction' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>watching the destruction and fearing</a> both that they wouldn't make it out alive, as well as others around his family. «We didn't move out of our house, but we rarely come home,» Jason shared. «It's pretty devastating what's going on out there. We have our fires but then the Palisades fires are pretty bad too. It's definitely disappointing. Our house hasn't been exactly affected, but certainly right around it too. It's going to be a long time before everything is still back to normal but hopefully, it comes to an end soon.» «It's my family house. My sister lives there and then my older sister had to evacuate. She's safe and the house is safe. I mean, it's just devastating when you see all the people,» he added. Hockey provided some distraction, but the Robertson brothers' thoughts are with their family and those impacted by the wildfires.