Bryan Marchment passes away

[vandymeer13]

Another fighter with a premature death, awful news.

He was more of a hitter who fought. Let's not blame this on fighting already have some class. Rip to Marchment big open ice hitter.

 

[vandymeer13]

He played to injure other people.

He didn't hold back. And was there to bring pain not seriously injure someone. A guy you wantbon your team and hate to play against. Mike Grier and tm have talked great about him. But let's bring up Brashear who has his own track record and the fact the guy like to lay big hits.

 

[Channelcat]

Sad news. Marchment was one of the scariest guys to ever play the game. Seemed like a great guy though.

 

[tarheelhockey]

He didn't hold back. And was there to bring pain not seriously injure someone. A guy you wantbon your team and hate to play against. Mike Grier and tm have talked great about him. But let's bring up Brashear who has his own track record and the fact the guy like to lay big hits.

Sorry, but that’s not true. Marchment was one of a handful of players who unquestionably tried for serious injuries on purpose. It’s fair to say he was the dirtiest player in the NHL for a period of time, and he wasn’t even sneaky dirty.

 

[Jumptheshark]

One of those players you loved on your team but hated to play against

 

[SepticFish]

Found an old article from Sports Illustrated.

Beware! Bryan Marchment, the San Jose Sharks' fierce defenseman, doesn't care that he's regarded as the league's dirtiest player. His motto is as simple as his method: If you keep your head down, you'll pay

"Your brain's telling you to stick your leg out because he'll get by you, have a breakaway, make you look like an idiot. If that's something dirty, so be it."

 

[tsujimoto74]

Far too young. RIP.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

And what, precisely, should we do with that information? Picket his funeral or something?

Everyone knows when someone passes away the appropriate thing to do is to have a list of wrongs that person committed in their life.

 

[HabsQC]

Very sad news. RIP Mr. Marchment.

 

[snag]

Sad news. I still think about how he wiped out crashing into the open penalty box gate with his head when I see gates open.

RIP

 

[Big Phil]

Any reason why he died? Has it been mentioned yet? A lot of people his age, and younger, who are dying suddenly over the last year or so.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Any reason why he died? Has it been mentioned yet? A lot of people his age, and younger, who are dying suddenly over the last year or so.

Nothing public yet.

 

[T REX]

RIP

 

[Jozay]

Damn, pretty young too. Rip

 

[Leafs87]

RIP. Sad news and far too young

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Condolences

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Yeah well Marchment sure impacted plenty of players lives. Absolute scumbag and a complete disgrace, both as a person and for every team who employed him.

And you’re talking down a person who just died. Aren’t you such a wonderful example of character and dignity.

 

[TheBeard]

And you’re talking down a person who just died. Aren’t you such a wonderful example of character and dignity.

Nothing like a tragedy to help weed out the true classy keyboard warriors, eh?

 

[mattihp]

Always chose him to anchor my all-hitting team in NHL 01. Such a bruiser.

My thoughts go to his family and friends.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Yea, a lot of people here trying to justify not having at least some sense of tact.

The internet has turned us all into psychopaths.

we were always psychopaths. the internet and anonymity has emboldened many of us to act that way outwardly

/off-topic

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

why do we have to stick to only positive things in these RIP threads? it's a discussion board, anything is fair game.

 

[PCAisBest]

Good, tough player who forced the other team into worrying about him when he was on the ice. Played the game within the game like a boss.

Will be missed.

 

[Blade Runner]

RIP

 

[amigo]

Sad news, always loved those old tough defensmens. He was mean mofo on ice dirty asf.

 

[BMOK33]

Any reason why he died? Has it been mentioned yet? A lot of people his age, and younger, who are dying suddenly over the last year or so.

saw a report he had cancer. As to whether it was cause or not who knows because not sure he’d have been working full time if the case but occasionally cancer treatments can cause strokes or heart attacks. Lost a co worker in remission as a result of this he looked clear and then out of nowhere gone