alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 17, 2020 Alexei Tezikov, who played 30 games in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks in the late 90s/early 2000s as part of a 15-year career in North American and Europe, has died. He was 42. https://moncton-wildcats.com/article/rip-alexei-tezikov 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 20, 2020 Jack Mcilhargey, who played nearly 400 games with Philadelphia, Vancouver and Hartford combined, racking up over 1,100 penalty minutes, has died. He was 68. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/former-canucks-defenceman-jack-mcilhargey-passes-away-age-68/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 21, 2020 GOON! I say that as a virtue, not a vice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 26, 2020 Eddie Shack, one of the most colourful players in NHL history, having played over 1,000 games and assessed nearly 1,500 penalty minutes, has died. He was 83. Shack played for a half-dozen different teams from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, including two stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the latter one having closed out his career. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-icon-eddie-shack-dies-age-83/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted July 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Eddie Shack, one of the most colourful players in NHL history, having played over 1,000 games and assessed nearly 1,500 penalty minutes, has died. He was 88. Shack played for a half-dozen different teams from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, including two stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the latter one having closed out his career. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-icon-eddie-shack-dies-age-83/ *he was 83 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted July 31, 2020 On 23/12/2019 at 19:00, Banana said: And with 2019 coming to a close, here's the new list for 2020 Jim CONACHER May 5, 1921 - April 9, 2020 Steve WOJCIECHOWSKI December 25, 1922 Howie MEEKER November 2, 1923 Pete BABANDO May 10, 1925 - February 19, 2020 Johnny PEIRSON July 21, 1925 Emile FRANCIS September 13, 1926 Val DELORY February 14, 1927 Fern PERREAULT March 31, 1927 George ROBERTSON May 11, 1927 Ray HANNIGAN July 14, 1927 - July 18, 2020 Phil MALONEY October 6, 1927 - February 21, 2020 Frank ASHWORTH October 16, 1927 Tom McGRATTAN October 19, 1927 Edward LEIER November 3, 1927 Marty PAVELICH November 6, 1927 Phil SAMIS December 28, 1927 Jack GORDON March 3, 1928 Norman LOWE April 15, 1928 Louis DENIS June 7, 1928 Paul RONTY June 12, 1928 - April 22, 2020 Ed SANDFORD August 20, 1928 Max QUACKENBUSH August 29, 1928 - April 17, 2020 Hugh COFLIN December 15, 1928 Steve WITIUK January 8, 1929 Joe CROZIER February 19, 1929 Vic STASIUK May 23, 1929 Reg ABBOTT February 4, 1930 Bob CHRYSTAL April 3, 1930 Jackie McLEOD April 30, 1930 George ARMSTRONG July 6, 1930 Larry POPEIN August 11, 1930 - February 7, 2020 Guyle FIELDER November 21, 1930 Conacher, Hannigan, Ronty & Quackenbush all died off the radar 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted August 8, 2020 Adam Comrie, a Canadian-born hockey player drafted by the Florida Panthers in 2008, whose professional career saw him play eight years in the minors before spending two seasons in Austria, carrying him through the 2019-20 campaign, has died. He was 30. https://www.syracuse.com/crunch/2020/08/former-syracuse-crunch-defenseman-adam-comrie-dies-at-age-30.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 18, 2020 On 21/10/2019 at 16:49, Banana said: Dale Hawerchuk took a leave of absence from the Barrie Colts this season due to health. Now he revealed he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Dale Hawerchuk dead at 57. https://globalnews.ca/news/7284285/former-winnipeg-jet-dale-hawerchuk-dead-57/ 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Banana said: Dale Hawerchuk dead at 57. https://globalnews.ca/news/7284285/former-winnipeg-jet-dale-hawerchuk-dead-57/ Mail obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Banana said: Dale Hawerchuk dead at 57. https://globalnews.ca/news/7284285/former-winnipeg-jet-dale-hawerchuk-dead-57/ Great player. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted August 29, 2020 On 01/05/2019 at 12:56, Banana said: Not player, but Vancouver Canucks beat writer Jason Botchford passed over the weekend from heart failure. https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/jason-botchford-popular-vancouver-sports-writer-dead-at-48/wcm/20d172e0-d4c9-455f-85cb-0dbc48c565b7 Coroner determines Jason Botchford official cause of death was accidental cocaine and fentanyl overdose. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jason-botchford-vancouver-canucks-writer-overdose-cause-of-death-1.5704179 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted September 16, 2020 Jack Kelley, a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, having been a former president of the Pittsburgh Penguins, head coach & general manager of the WHA's New England Whalers and two-time national title winner as Boston University coach, has died. He was 93. https://triblive.com/sports/former-penguins-president-jack-kelley-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted September 21, 2020 Albert (Al) Langlois, a three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens who's nearly 500-game NHL career also included stops with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins during a period from the mid-50s to the mid-60s, has died. He was 85. https://www.nhl.com/news/three-time-stanley-cup-champion-al-langlois-dies-at-85/c-319118398 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted September 21, 2020 Bob Nevin, who played over 1,100 NHL games combined with four different clubs and was a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s, has died. He was 82. https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-champion-bob-nevin-dies-82/c-319124162 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted October 2, 2020 Bob Miller, who played over 400 games in the NHL in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the bulk with the Boston Bruins, has died. He was 64. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/02/sports/bobby-miller-who-played-four-seasons-bruins-dies-64/ (behind paywall) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted October 6, 2020 Gord Brooks, who played 70 NHL games split between St. Louis and Washington during a professional career of over a decade, mostly in the minor leagues, has died. He was 70. https://northviewfuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/102/Gord-Brooks/obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted October 7, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 00:07, Skinny kiltrunner said: Guy Lafleur sounds like he is doing alright, getting better after surgery for lung cancer. Cancer back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted November 6, 2020 Jim Neilson, who played over 1,000 games in the NHL from 1962 to 1978, the bulk with the New York Rangers, has died. He was 78. Post-retirement, Neilson worked within Canada's Indigenous community, of whom he was a member. https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2020/11/6/21553325/rip-jim-neilson-passes-away-new-york-rangers-defenseman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 7, 2020 3 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Jim Neilson, who played over 1,000 games in the NHL from 1962 to 1978, the bulk with the New York Rangers, has died. He was 78. Post-retirement, Neilson worked within Canada's Indigenous community, of whom he was a member. https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2020/11/6/21553325/rip-jim-neilson-passes-away-new-york-rangers-defenseman Damn - that nose got broke a time or two 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted November 8, 2020 Howie Meeker (wiki) dead a few days after turning 97. Last surviving member of the Maple Leafs 1947–49 Stanley Cup teams. Also served as a Progressive Conservative MP in the Canadian Parliament (1951–53). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted November 21, 2020 Ken Schinkel, who played professional hockey for 20 years, from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, split between the minors and the NHL, where he played over 600 games combined for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, has died. He was 87. https://triblive.com/sports/former-penguins-forward-coach-executive-ken-schinkel-dies-at-87/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted November 24, 2020 Fred Sasakamoose, the first Canadian indigenous NHL player has died from COVID-19 at 86. He was hospitalised in recent days with the virus. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted November 29, 2020 Lou Nistico, who played 186 games in the WHA for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls in the mid-1970s before playing three games with the NHL's Colorado Rockies in 1977-78, has died. He was 67. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/former-nhler-lou-nistico-dies-at-67-3134326 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 6, 2020 Hall of Fame linesman Neil Armstrong has died at 87. He is the father of current St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Banana said: Hall of Fame linesman Neil Armstrong has died at 87. He is the father of current St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong. Clan Armstrong 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
