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

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Side note: As Dave Stubbs has now pointed out via SIHR, virtually every source lists Boivin's birth date as August 2, 1932, which is false:

"Leo’s obituary, just published by his family, says Aug. 2, 1931, the date that appeared on his first three Maple Leafs Parkhurst cards, then inexplicably became Aug. 2, 1932 when he was traded to the Bruins."
 
Former NHL’er Greg Tebbutt
 

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Sad to see Curt pass - was a great character from the 1970s era and was integral to some colorful rosters.
 
I've always liked this Province story from the Canucks' 1978 training camp:



Wonder if Ridley ever did quit smoking. He was in Dallas for basically the entire year, which (in the late 1970s) isn't necessarily a place I think of as being a good place to quit smoking.
 
My first NHL game was Atlanta at Vancouver December 20/1977. Ridley started for the Canucks but was hit in the throat by a shot (Eric Vail?) and Maniago came in and replaced him. RIP.

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Just heard from a friend that former Vancouver Canucks player and San Jose Sharks coach Jim Wiley has passed away after battling cancer.
 
Something from the archives, Moore had two shutouts in five career starts after he replaced Bernie Parent (career-ending eye injury) late in the 1978-79 season. He was the goalie in the two wins against Vancouver in the preliminary round after the Canucks won the opener in Philadelphia and if not for a dramatic faceoff win by Bobby Clarke and pass to Reggie Leach in the last minute of regulation in Game 2, the result could have been one of the biggest post-season upsets in NHL history.

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That's two days in a row for NYI deaths....Clark Gillies' Islanders' teammate Randy Boyd died yesterday.
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Gillies played on some memorable lines during his years with the Islanders:

He played on the Islanders' top line with Bryan Trottier and Billy Harris in the '70s.

Then he played with Trottier and Mike Bossy....a very famous line. They played together for 3 or 4 seasons, and parts of others.

Gillies also played on a good line with Butch Goring and Duane Sutter.

He played some with Pat LaFontaine also.
 

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