bladan 293 Posted August 11, 2018 Finnish hockey legend Lauri Mononen dead at 68. As good as top Soviet strikers in 1972. His nickname was "Jaws", I can't understand why. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted August 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, bladan said: Finnish hockey legend Lauri Mononen dead at 68. As good as top Soviet strikers in 1972. His nickname was "Jaws", I can't understand why. Jaws is dead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2018 Ab McDonald, whose 15 year NHL career included four Stanley Cups & becoming the first ever captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and whose pro career concluded with two seasons in the WHA playing for his hometown Winnipeg Jets, where he scored the franchise's first ever goal, has died. He was 82. https://globalnews.ca/news/4425922/winnipeg-jets-first-goal-scorer-alvin-ab-brian-mcdonald-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 7, 2018 On 06/09/2018 at 06:53, alt obits guy said: Ab McDonald, whose 15 year NHL career included four Stanley Cups & becoming the first ever captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and whose pro career concluded with two seasons in the WHA playing for his hometown Winnipeg Jets, where he scored the franchise's first ever goal, has died. He was 82. https://globalnews.ca/news/4425922/winnipeg-jets-first-goal-scorer-alvin-ab-brian-mcdonald-dies/ For some reason I have an entire set of the first WHA hockey cards, meaning I have the McDonald card shown in this obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: For some reason I have an entire set of the first WHA hockey cards, meaning I have the McDonald card shown in this obit. I have a few WHA cards, myself, from various years but I don't believe I have any from the first set nor any of Mr. McDonald. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 26, 2018 Danny Lewicki, who played in the NHL throughout the 1950s and was a member of the 1951 Stanley Cup winning Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 87. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/former-maple-leafs-player-1951-stanley-cup-champion-danny-lewicki-dies-at-87-1.4838474 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 26, 2018 Can't be many living Maple Leaf Stanley Cup winners. No danger of new ones any time soon. Edit: Reading is fundamental: "Lewicki was the last surviving member of the '51 team, and the only player to have won hockey's three major championships as a junior-age player — the Memorial Cup, the Allan Cup, emblematic of senior amateur supremacy in Canada, and the Stanley Cup." BTW we have a 'Last of the Mohicans' thread specifically for the last living _______ . It's not underutilized, it's NEVER utilized Not sure why, I think it important we pay homage to extinction. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29, 2018 Greg Terrion, who played 561 games in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1980s, has died. He was 58. https://www.tsn.ca/former-leafs-forward-greg-terrion-dies-at-58-1.1183208 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 29, 2018 Bad week for Maple Leafs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Bad week for Maple Leafs Yes, that's one old timer and one who I'd like to think wasn't an old timer, but did retire 30 years ago. Don't know where the time goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 1, 2018 On 29/09/2018 at 18:51, alt obits guy said: Yes, that's one old timer and one who I'd like to think wasn't an old timer, but did retire 30 years ago. Don't know where the time goes. LOL not at all, at 58 he's a MY timer Guess I should pay attention to writing on the wall.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: LOL not at all, at 58 he's a MY timer Guess I should pay attention to writing on the wall.... Personally, I'd like to pay attention to the writing on the wall but, unless I have my contact lenses in or my glasses on, I probably can't read it, anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 26, 2018 John Ziegler, who served as president of the National Hockey League from 1977 to 1992 and played a key role in the league's expansion, with the introduction of four teams from the defunct World Hockey Association, has died. He was 84. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/john-ziegler-fourth-president-of-nhl-dies-at-84-1.4151060#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=8GwpkVi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 27, 2018 18 hours ago, alt obits guy said: John Ziegler, who served as president of the National Hockey League from 1977 to 1992 and played a key role in the league's expansion, with the introduction of four teams from the defunct World Hockey Association, has died. He was 84. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/john-ziegler-fourth-president-of-nhl-dies-at-84-1.4151060#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=8GwpkVi Oh no..... that sucks. I met him and had a right lovely conversation with the man about hockey, sports law, etc. A very nice and accommodating individual, little pretense whatsoever, given his stature. RIP SirC 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted November 21, 2018 Dan Maloney, who played over 700 NHL games with Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit & Toronto and who later became a head coach in Toronto and Winnipeg, has died. He was 68. https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/dan-maloney-former-maple-leafs-player-and-coach-passes-away 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted November 24, 2018 13 hours ago, Banana said: Dead as confirmed by his son: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted November 24, 2018 ^^ Two posts providing links only and no mention on this site of the person's name so the search facility won't pick it up. Mick McGeough 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,964 Posted December 16, 2018 Scott Matzka, ALS-stricken hockey player and a risky obit punt for two DDP teams, dead at 40. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 17, 2018 Dave Newell, who was an NHL referee for 23 years, from 1967 to 1990, has died. He was 73. https://scoutingtherefs.com/2018/12/24507/dave-newell-former-nhl-referee-passes/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 23, 2018 Despite a tribute to the late Scott Matzka taking place, no mention of this on the latest report of the latest Cardiff Devils game: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/46665919 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 23, 2018 A little reluctant to post this, but wth.... you're all my best friends. The longtime voice of the Buffalo Sabres hasn't been silenced after being wheeled out of the press box on a stretcher. Rick Jeanneret is "resting and doing well," the Sabres announced Sunday, about 12 hours after the Hall of Fame broadcaster was transported to the hospital during the third period of Buffalo's victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The 76-year-old Jeanneret already is looking forward to returning to the broadcast booth following the NHL 's three-day Christmas break. The Sabres did not reveal the reason why Jeanneret was hospitalized. He overcame throat cancer in 2014 and was fitted with a pacemaker in 2016. Jeanneret has done play-by-play of Sabres games either on radio or television since 1971, the longest tenure with a single team in NHL history. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: A little reluctant to post this, but wth.... you're all my best friends. The longtime voice of the Buffalo Sabres hasn't been silenced after being wheeled out of the press box on a stretcher. Rick Jeanneret is "resting and doing well," the Sabres announced Sunday, about 12 hours after the Hall of Fame broadcaster was transported to the hospital during the third period of Buffalo's victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The 76-year-old Jeanneret already is looking forward to returning to the broadcast booth following the NHL 's three-day Christmas break. The Sabres did not reveal the reason why Jeanneret was hospitalized. He overcame throat cancer in 2014 and was fitted with a pacemaker in 2016. Jeanneret has done play-by-play of Sabres games either on radio or television since 1971, the longest tenure with a single team in NHL history. SC It should also be noted that the more he's aged, the fatter he's gotten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 24, 2018 16 hours ago, Banana said: It should also be noted that the more he's aged, the fatter he's gotten Too many bananas. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 21, 2019 Veteran of 12 NHL seasons and 556 games Red Sullivan dead at 89. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
