In Memoriam Former pro hockey players/management/others deaths

[simon bedford]

Gus was a class act

 

[Leaf Lander]

Sad to see another great leaf pass away
4, cups and 8 all star team t appearances

 

[Nunymare]

Bob Fillion, the oldest living Montreal Canadien, has died, it was announced today (Aug. 13). He was 95. I'll wait until there's a specific date before updating the OP.

http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hocke...de-lancien-joueur-du-canadien-bob-fillion.php

 

[Nunymare]

Aug 8 - Jack Jackson, 90

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ka...=john-a-jackson-jack&pid=175512997&fhid=14160

 

[Killion]

^^^ Interesting. Id not heard of Jack Jackson before. Offensive Defenceman who played the bulk
of his career post war for the Kansas City Pla-Mor's of the USHL. 48 games with Chicago in 46/47.

And RIP Bob Fillion. Great photo of him there in that linked article/obit. Smart player, won 2 Cups with the Habs in the 40's, mostly on a line with Kenny Mosdell & Murph Chamberlain. Part of the resurgent Montreal Canadiens in the 40's who's future was solidified with the arrival of Dick Irvin Sr., Maurice
Richard & Frank Selke Sr. Never looked back. Greatest franchise in NHL history.

 

[iamjs]

RIP Ron "Chico" Maki

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...khawk-ron-chico-maki-dies-20150825-story.html

Ron “Chico” Maki, who played parts of 15 seasons with the Blackhawks during the 1960s and ’70s, died Monday, the team confirmed. Maki was 76.

Maki was a three-time All-Star who got his name on the Stanley Cup after playing in one game during the Hawks’ 1961 playoff run to the championship.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Bummer. How time flys. Just a great player. Smart. Journeyman sure but a guy who came up through & was inculcated in the whole Blackhawks system, Beehives, TeePee's, whole 9 yards... part of the lore, legend & mystique. Seems like yesterday. RIP Chico. Gone but never forgotten. Legendary player.

 

[simon bedford]

Al Arbour has passed at age 82

 

[Killion]

Al Arbour has passed at age 82

Yeah, saw that earlier elsewhere. Tremendous Coach, hockeymind. Remember him quite well as a player. Hard not to as he was the only one out there with glasses on. Not spectacular but extremely reliable, steady, intelligent. Dont recall him with Detroit but vivid images of him with Chicago; then of course Toronto & finally St.Louis where he was an integral part of that clubs success in their first few years in the league.

 

[Nunymare]

Former Detroit Red Wings player Cummings "Cummy" Burton died on August 24 at the age of 79.

http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=902630

August has been a rough month...

 

[simon bedford]

problem with the "one day in 1959 ' story , Lindsay was a black hawk that year.

 

[Killion]

problem with the "one day in 1959 ' story , Lindsay was a black hawk that year.

Im guessing they just got the year wrong as Burton did play 3 games for Detroit
as a call-up from Edmonton of the WHL in 56/57 (Lindsays last season with Detroit).

... sounds exactly like the kind of Gallows Humor a club might play on a Rookie.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Cummy Burton

Im guessing they just got the year wrong as Burton did play 3 games for Detroit
as a call-up from Edmonton of the WHL in 56/57 (Lindsays last season with Detroit).

... sounds exactly like the kind of Gallows Humor a club might play on a Rookie.

His NHL career stretched over 3 different seasons and 42 games.

http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/burtocu01.html

 

[Nunymare]

Todd Ewen, 49. Sept. 19, 2015.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...-player-todd-ewen-dies-at-49/article26446402/

 

[Killion]

^^^ Oh dear. I wonder if this is a CTE related death. 49's awfully young, Todd Ewen an Enforcer who like Probert didnt particularly enjoy fighting. Ewen when asked about it & its role in the game said "take it out". I believe he retired to the St. Louis region & took up Coaching, quite successful at the amateur & High School levels. Pretty sad.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

sad update:

According to CTV Calgary, police are classifying his death as a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

http://www.tsn.ca/report-ewen-s-death-being-classified-as-suicide-1.363805

 

[seventieslord]

I'm guessing it was CTE related. Sad.

 

[Killion]

I'm guessing it was CTE related. Sad.

Ya, and while we dont know for sure, youve just gotta figure.... being discussed on BOH & on the NHL General Board as well. Very sad.

 

[IComeInPeace]

Very fond memories of Todd.
He played for the NW Bruins when I was a young teen.

I was a big kid (tall) who was really skinny, but went through a big growth spurt (finally filled out) late.
I was too physically weak (despite working out regularly from when I was 14). When I finally stopped gaining height, and filled out I had put on 40+ pounds in 2 years and made it through the NW Bruins rookie camp and invited to their main camp.

I wanted to be the team's next Todd Ewen, as I enjoyed that part of the game.
As a real young kid I used to dream about being Guy Lafleur. As a teenager, those dreams had changed to being the next Todd Ewen. I loved how the fans in New West loved him so much.

He was scary tough in the WHL, with just the right amount of 'crazy'. He also became a very good hockey player as an overager.
If I'm not mistaken, he was the team's MVP in his overage season.

The Oilers already had Semenko; as a Nucks fan, I was so relieved when they traded Ewen to the Blues.

A really underrated tough guy. His TKO of a prime Probert is legendary in fight circles. Even in rematches, he could hold his own against him (IMO Probert had to come out of his jersey to beat Ewen in a couple of their fights).

It's tragic that both those guys are now gone.

Many blessings to Todd, and his family.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Former Bruins goalie Norm Defelice passed away recently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Defelice

 

[Theokritos]

Former Bruins goalie Norm Defelice passed away recently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Defelice

10 games in the NHL if hockeydb got it right. A career minor leaguer we'd call him, but then again, not too shabby either since it was prior to the 1967 expansion.

Link: Piece by Joe Pelletier

 

[Doctor No]

Sad to see. I've also got him with ten NHL games, although there were plenty of quality goaltenders that couldn't find their way into the six-team NHL. SIHR also had a nice write up on their FB page.

 

[DisgruntledGoat*]

Very fond memories of Todd.
He played for the NW Bruins when I was a young teen.

I was a big kid (tall) who was really skinny, but went through a big growth spurt (finally filled out) late.
I was too physically weak (despite working out regularly from when I was 14). When I finally stopped gaining height, and filled out I had put on 40+ pounds in 2 years and made it through the NW Bruins rookie camp and invited to their main camp.

I wanted to be the team's next Todd Ewen, as I enjoyed that part of the game.
As a real young kid I used to dream about being Guy Lafleur. As a teenager, those dreams had changed to being the next Todd Ewen. I loved how the fans in New West loved him so much.

He was scary tough in the WHL, with just the right amount of 'crazy'. He also became a very good hockey player as an overager.
If I'm not mistaken, he was the team's MVP in his overage season.

The Oilers already had Semenko; as a Nucks fan, I was so relieved when they traded Ewen to the Blues.

A really underrated tough guy. His TKO of a prime Probert is legendary in fight circles. Even in rematches, he could hold his own against him (IMO Probert had to come out of his jersey to beat Ewen in a couple of their fights).

It's tragic that both those guys are now gone.

Many blessings to Todd, and his family.

Great story. So easy to forget where these guys come from sometimes.

 

[Nunymare]

Gil Mayer, 86... another goalie, died yesterday.

 

[Killion]

Gil Mayer

The Needle as he was nicknamed. Star in the AHL throughout the 50's.
Heres his bio. Interesting career... www.hockeythenandnow.blogspot.ca/2011/02/gil-mayer-ahl-legend.html