In Memoriam Former pro hockey players/management/others deaths (Kristian Antila)

[SealsFan]

Wow, Connie Dion at age 96! I actually know who that is - wartime goalie with the Redwings, only 2 NHL seasons. I did a boardgame replay of the 1943-44 season, that's how I know the name.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Ya, theres a name from the past. Connie Dion. Little guy. 5'4" and about 140lbs. Displaced in the Red Wings crease by Harry Lumley. Went on to play for another 8yrs in the minors after 38 games over 2 seasons with Detroit at the end of the War before retiring around 1954. Played Junior for the old Verdun Maple Leafs in Quebec.

 

[Yurog]

Denis Tsygurov...LA, BUF-mid 90s
His father Gennadiy is solid coach which won WJC99. Denis collected money for cancer treatment to father. Gennadiy is still alive, but his son not. Bad story

 

[Nunymare]

Denis Tsygurov...LA, BUF-mid 90s
His father Gennadiy is solid coach which won WJC99. Denis collected money for cancer treatment to father. Gennadiy is still alive, but his son not. Bad story

Added to the OP. Shame, 43 is way too young to go.

 

[byrone12]

Should sticky this thread, its a fine resource

 

[Nunymare]

Gordie Howe's brother, Vic Howe died at 85 on Saturday, January 31. Played briefly for the Rangers.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751524

 

[Canadiens1958]

Connie Dion

^^^ Ya, theres a name from the past. Connie Dion. Little guy. 5'4" and about 140lbs. Displaced in the Red Wings crease by Harry Lumley. Went on to play for another 8yrs in the minors after 38 games over 2 seasons with Detroit at the end of the War before retiring around 1954. Played Junior for the old Verdun Maple Leafs in Quebec.

From the Asbestos area. Arena is named after him. Did a lot for minor hockey and goaltenters in the area.

 

[Nunymare]

Vic and Gordie were scheduled to make a public appearance this weekend in Saskatoon. Looks like it's just Gordie now. He's the last of the Howe brothers.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...oit-red-wings-stem-cell-therapy-nhl/22825857/

 

[Nunymare]

2 more to report sadly:

January 19 - Mark Marquess, 89
February 1 - Jean-Paul Gladu, 93

Both played for the Bruins in the 1940s/1950s.

 

[MXD]

Claude Ruel

Not an NHL player, but it belongs here.

Claude Ruel, long-time assistant coach (and scout, and developpement coach), and also head coach during two stints for the Montreal Canadiens, just passed away at 76.

 

[Nunymare]

Marc Dufour, 73 on January 25. Played a few games in the NHL with the LA Kings and NY Rangers.

http://www.richardphilibert.ca/blog-single.php?id=1685

 

[Nunymare]

Earl "Ching" Johnson died on Feb 7, aged 83.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/okanaganvalley/obituary.aspx?n=Earl-Otto-JOHANSSON&pid=174122331

He played one regular-season game for the Detroit Red Wings in 1953–54 (SC Winning team)

 

[barnztormre]

Terrible news on Twitter:

@renlavoietva: It's with sadness that I just learn the passing of Steve Montador. He was 35 years old. He played 571 games in the NHL.

 

[Nunymare]

Added him. RIP.

 

[Killion]

Pretty tragic. Wonder if concussions played a big part in all of this?
"Suffering from depression"... Somethin not right about this.

More here: http://khl.hr/steve-montador-passes-away/

 

[Nunymare]

Dave Hoyda, 57, Feb 8

http://www.mobley-dodsonfuneralservice.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2960690&fh_id=10322

 

[Killion]

Dave Hoyda, 57, Feb 8

Well now, wow... I remember him... played with Linseman & Ververgaert in Philly for a year,
pretty decent 4th line. Hoyda no shrinking violet. Really tough Alberta Boy. What a shame, 57.

 

[Trottier]

Well now, wow... I remember him... played with Linseman & Ververgaert in Philly for a year,
pretty decent 4th line. Hoyda no shrinking violet. Really tough Alberta Boy. What a shame, 57.

Had a hellacious tilt with Clark Gillies at the Coliseum, circa late '70s; Gillies bested him. (Hoyda had taken a run at Mike Bossy moments earlier.)

Took on small Eddie Johnstone of NYR at the Spectrum once, in a typical NYR/Flyers line brawl. Took some flak for that.

Gives one pause when the glory of your youth, even a token fourth line brawler, pass. Seems like that's happening with more frequency as time moves on; irony/humor not intended.

 

[Killion]

Had a hellacious tilt with Clark Gillies at the Coliseum, circa late '70s; Gillies bested him...

Ya, I remember this guy Trottier... Pretty much typical of the era but not a guy who was completely one-dimensional. There was more of the love of the game to him then just as a Role Player as an Enforcer. During that period when I was coming up, too many players, expected to basically just behave like MeatSticks on Blades. 4th Liners, 5th wheels on defense. Limited ice-time, Dog of War unleashed by lame ass Coaches who didnt have a clue. In almost every case of serious serious pugilists that I ever played with, they had each & of their own a deep and abiding respect for the game, for their teammates & for talent, intellects trapped. Stereotyped, pigeonholed as being one dimensional. Never even given a chance to develop. I cant tell you how many guys I knew like that because there were so many.... But hey, he made it to "the show".

 

[Jumptheshark]

Denis Tsygurov...LA, BUF-mid 90s
His father Gennadiy is solid coach which won WJC99. Denis collected money for cancer treatment to father. Gennadiy is still alive, but his son not. Bad story

the guy was just a month older then me

 

[barnztormre]

Gives one pause when the glory of your youth, even a token fourth line brawler, pass. Seems like that's happening with more frequency as time moves on; irony/humor not intended.

I hear you. When Probie died it hit like a ton of bricks.

 

[iamjs]

I'm heartbroken to report that #Habs icon Elmer Lach, 97, died this morning following a stroke suffered last Saturday

https://twitter.com/Dave_Stubbs/status/584359829453545472

 

[kmad]

OP is also missing Steve Montador

 

[Big Phil]

https://twitter.com/Dave_Stubbs/status/584359829453545472

Oh no! Lach died. That's a shame. What a life he lived and the stories he could have told. He lived longer than his linemates. Toe Blake dying in 1995, Rocket dying in 2000. The other two lived full lives as well.

 

[Big Phil]

Pretty tragic. Wonder if concussions played a big part in all of this?
"Suffering from depression"... Somethin not right about this.

More here: http://khl.hr/steve-montador-passes-away/

Unfortunately we really don't know. We assume a hockey player can't possibly be depressed, but they can.

Gordie Howe - who played with Sawchuk forever - said this about him: "For a man who seemingly had everything he was a very unhappy individual."

Why would Terry Sawchuk be depressed? He has it all right? Well, we thought that about Robin Williams too. The truth is, once the curtain is down with these great athletes reality sets in. I really don't know why Montador was depressed either.