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

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BOSTON - Former Bruins winger Vic Stasiuk passed away over the weekend at the age of 93.

The Alberta native played for Boston from 1955-61 after being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings, for whom he was a part of three Stanley Cup titles in 1952, 1954, and 1955.

Upon his arrival in Boston, Stasiuk reunited with Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath to form the famous "Uke Line" - all three Canadians had Ukrainian ancestry and had played together several years earlier for Edmonton in the Western Hockey League. They went on to become one of the most iconic trios in club lore and in 1957-58, the triumvirate made NHL history when they were the first line to have all three players hit the 20-goal mark in a single season.

 
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Billy MacMillan has passed away at age 80

He played with the Canadian National Team, then in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders

He won a Stanley Cup as an Assistant Coach with the New York Islanders in 1980, then was head coach and GM with the Colorado Rockies (later New Jersey Devils)

Billy is an honoured member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
 

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Just posted the passing of Billy MacMillan and then find out that on the same weekend that a teammate of his on the inaugural Atlanta Flames team also passed

Lew Morrison

Sad news.

It was some years ago when I did some research about him. His point production was abysmal, but like the article say he was pure defensive forward. Sometime even used as pure PK specialist. He was very effective in it. And very respected teammate by what I could find.
 

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Brian O’Neill, a longtime NHL executive who helped oversee the league's first major expansion and was tasked with drafting its first 12-team schedule, has died at age 94.

The NHL confirmed O'Neill's death in a release on Friday. A cause of death was not given.

O’Neill was hired by NHL president Clarence Campbell in 1966 as the league’s director of administration.

The Montreal native was in charge of drawing up the NHL's 1967-68 schedule, which added six teams and doubled the size of the league.

While Chicago was the westernmost team in the Original Six days, O'Neill had to assemble a 444-game schedule to be played in a span of 25 weeks, with teams spanning the continent from Boston to Los Angeles.

He was named the league's executive director four years later and began a long tenure supervising the NHL amateur/entry draft, a series of expansion drafts and the regular-season and playoff schedules.

He retired from his position in 1992 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame two years later.

“An elegant and erudite man, Brian served the league in myriad ways for more than 50 years, ultimately as executive vice president of hockey operations,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “He performed each and every role with modest grace, uncommon dignity and a meticulous attention to detail that commanded universal respect and admiration — from fans, players, owners and c; ub executives and the media.

"On a personal level, for a good part of my 30 years as NHL commissioner, Brian was a trusted adviser, providing counsel and guidance that has contributed to the continued growth of our game."
 
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I got scared when I read mention of Brian O'Neill's death since there is a former NHL player (and still active in Switzerland) of same name.
 

ES

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I had to Google if Gilbert was the guy with that spectacular mask but no. Confused him with another Gilles, Gratton who is still with us.

Btw I'm building an Excel sheet of listing how many players of each team is still alive. Going to put it somewhere in this forum when I'm ready. I've done now 15 out of 33 franchises (current ones plus Seals/Golden Seals/Barons).
 

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I've used mostly Elite Prospects as a source, along with Facebook listing about the oldest living players, mostly to confirm the status of pre-expansion players.

Here are some key facts about living players for each team. My total player counts are a bit off since anyone who has played for multiple teams during the season is counted twice or more.

Flames and Devils from 1983-84 are the oldest teams who haven't lost any of their players.

Relocated franchises include information from their old home.

Earliest season with players livingEarliest season with at least 50% of players livingEarliest season with 100% players livingMost recent season with all players not living
Anaheim Ducks1993-941993-942006-072010-11
Arizona Coyotes1979-801979-801991-921996-97
Boston Bruins1947-481963-641984-852018-19
Buffalo Sabres1970-711970-711995-962010-11
Calgary Flames1972-731972-731983-842005-06
Carolina Hurricanes1979-801979-801989-902006-07
Chicago Blackhawks1950-511966-671986-872013-14
Cleveland Barons1967-681967-68None1977-78
Colorado Avalanche1979-801979-801985-862009-10
Columbus Blue Jackets2000-012000-012000-012020-21
Dallas Stars1967-681969-701987-882010-11
Detroit Red Wings1944-451963-641997-982010-11
Edmonton Oilers1979-801979-801987-882019-20
Florida Panthers1993-941993-941995-962014-15
Los Angeles Kings1967-681967-681986-872005-06
Minnesota Wild2000-012000-012000-012009-10
Montreal Canadiens1950-511967-681995-962001-02
Nashville Predators1998-991998-992007-082010-11
New Jersey Devils1974-751974-751983-842017-18
New York Islanders1972-731972-731987-882007-08
New York Rangers1953-541967-681989-902010-11
Ottawa Senators1992-931992-931992-932010-11
Philadelphia Flyers1967-681967-681990-912015-16
Pittsburgh Penguins1967-681968-691985-861997-98
San Jose Sharks1991-921991-921992-932008-09
Seattle Kraken2021-222021-222021-22None
St. Louis Blues1967-681967-681985-862003-04
Tampa Bay Lightning1992-931992-931998-992000-01
Toronto Maple Leafs1952-531957-581994-952007-08
Vancouver Canucks1970-711970-711986-872010-11
Vegas Golden Knights2017-182017-182017-18None
Washington Capitals1974-751974-751987-881999-2000
Winnipeg Jets1999-20001999-20001999-20002002-03
 

Yozhik v tumane

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I've used mostly Elite Prospects as a source, along with Facebook listing about the oldest living players, mostly to confirm the status of pre-expansion players.

Here are some key facts about living players for each team. My total player counts are a bit off since anyone who has played for multiple teams during the season is counted twice or more.

Flames and Devils from 1983-84 are the oldest teams who haven't lost any of their players.

Relocated franchises include information from their old home.

Earliest season with players livingEarliest season with at least 50% of players livingEarliest season with 100% players livingMost recent season with all players not living
Anaheim Ducks1993-941993-942006-072010-11
Arizona Coyotes1979-801979-801991-921996-97
Boston Bruins1947-481963-641984-852018-19
Buffalo Sabres1970-711970-711995-962010-11
Calgary Flames1972-731972-731983-842005-06
Carolina Hurricanes1979-801979-801989-902006-07
Chicago Blackhawks1950-511966-671986-872013-14
Cleveland Barons1967-681967-68None1977-78
Colorado Avalanche1979-801979-801985-862009-10
Columbus Blue Jackets2000-012000-012000-012020-21
Dallas Stars1967-681969-701987-882010-11
Detroit Red Wings1944-451963-641997-982010-11
Edmonton Oilers1979-801979-801987-882019-20
Florida Panthers1993-941993-941995-962014-15
Los Angeles Kings1967-681967-681986-872005-06
Minnesota Wild2000-012000-012000-012009-10
Montreal Canadiens1950-511967-681995-962001-02
Nashville Predators1998-991998-992007-082010-11
New Jersey Devils1974-751974-751983-842017-18
New York Islanders1972-731972-731987-882007-08
New York Rangers1953-541967-681989-902010-11
Ottawa Senators1992-931992-931992-932010-11
Philadelphia Flyers1967-681967-681990-912015-16
Pittsburgh Penguins1967-681968-691985-861997-98
San Jose Sharks1991-921991-921992-932008-09
Seattle Kraken2021-222021-222021-22None
St. Louis Blues1967-681967-681985-862003-04
Tampa Bay Lightning1992-931992-931998-992000-01
Toronto Maple Leafs1952-531957-581994-952007-08
Vancouver Canucks1970-711970-711986-872010-11
Vegas Golden Knights2017-182017-182017-18None
Washington Capitals1974-751974-751987-881999-2000
Winnipeg Jets1999-20001999-20001999-20002002-03

Great job. Morbidly interesting.
 

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