In Memoriam Former pro hockey players/management/others deaths

[Fenway]

Former Hab, Whaler and Penguin and 2X Cup winner Gilles Lupien passed away (French)
Gilles Lupien emporté par un cancer

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Tom Kurvers, 58. Cup winner in '86.

 

[kaiser matias]

Tom Kurvers, 58. Cup winner in '86.

Like I mentioned on the main board, they mentioned his name during the intermission on HNIC, saying he wasn't doing too good. Rough to see this the very next day.

 

[Crosstraffic]

Great article from The Athletic about Tom. I only remembered him from his brief time in Anaheim, sounds like he was a great person to learn from. RIP

 

[SharksAttack]

Howie Glover passed away June 15th
Howard Edward Glover Tuesday June 15th 2021, death notice, Canada

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Rene Robert has passed away.

Rene Robert, Sabres 'French Connection' right winger, dies at 72

Rene Robert, the right winger on the Buffalo Sabres' famed "French Connection" line of the 1970s, died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack in Florida on June 15. He was 72.

Robert had been hospitalized in Port Charlotte, Fla., and underwent multiple procedures since he was stricken.

Robert was an unknown 23-year-old when the Sabres acquired him from Pittsburgh on March 4, 1972, for the ultra-popular Eddie Shack, who was 35. Robert was eventually placed on a line with center Gilbert Perreault and left wing Rick Martin and they became the focal point of Buffalo's unlikely 1973 playoff team and the 1975 Stanley Cup finalists.

The French Connection, a name bestowed on the line that was a takeoff of the 1971 Gene Hackman thriller of the same title, became the NHL's dominant trio throughout the '70s as the Sabres made the playoffs six times during the decade.​

 

[Crosstraffic]

RIP Rene, never will see the same line stick together for 7 years anymore.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Wow. Only Gilbert Perrault left from that amazing line.
RIP Rene Robert.

 

[reckoning]

Deeply saddened to hear about Rene Robert. One of my favourite players when I was a kid.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Staniowski]

I especially remember Tom Kurvers when he came up on the Habs....they had an exciting group of young defensemen in the mid-'80s, with Chelios, Kurvers, Ludwig, then Svoboda.

Kurvers remembered fondly by Canadiens teammate Chelios

 

[kaiser matias]

Not a former player by any means, but Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died yesterday. Conflicting reports about cause of death, with some saying he fell and hit his head, others saying he was hit in the chest with a firework. I think it may be a combination of both (hit in chest, then fell and hit his head). Either way, rough adding a 24-year-old to this list.

CBJ's Kivlenieks, 24, dies in fireworks-related fall

 

[Czech Your Math]

Not a former player by any means, but Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died yesterday. Conflicting reports about cause of death, with some saying he fell and hit his head, others saying he was hit in the chest with a firework. I think it may be a combination of both (hit in chest, then fell and hit his head). Either way, rough adding a 24-year-old to this list.

CBJ's Kivlenieks, 24, dies in fireworks-related fall

Chest trauma from firework per autopsy. RIP

 

[ES]

Bryan "Bugsy" Watson 1942-2021



Also represented Canadiens, Red Wings, Seals, Penguins and Blues in NHL as well as Cincinnati Stingers in WHA. A total of 878 NHL games.

 

[Davenport]

Check out Gary Ronberg's Sports Illustrated article about Bryan Watson, from November 28, 1966. By this point, Watson had already earned himself the nickname "Bugsy."

The boy on Bobby's back is back

 

[byrone12]

Dennis Murphy passed away at age 94

He was a co-founder of the World Hockey Association (WHA)



Murphy, co-founder of pro sports leagues, dies

 

[kaiser matias]

Norman Lowe, who played 3 games with the Rangers in 1949-50 (according to NHL.com; other sites say 4 games) died on June 29, aged 93:

Vernon hockey icon dies at 93 - Vernon Morning Star

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Not a player but

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Dennis Murphy passed away at age 94

He was a co-founder of the World Hockey Association (WHA)



Murphy, co-founder of pro sports leagues, dies

Gary Davidson still around at age 86

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Not a player but

She also wrote this

 

[Habsfan18]

Sad to hear about the news of Jay Greenberg’s passing. He was a legendary hockey writer and journalist whose work appeared in The Hockey News, Sports Ilustrated, The Philadelphia Daily News, The NY Post and Toronto Sun among others. He also authored multiple hockey books over the years including two fantastic history books on the Philadelphia Flyers, and worked with Mark Howe on his autobiography.

He was a former Elmer Ferguson Award recipient. RIP, Jay.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

He is authoring a book with Mike Keenan due out next year.

 

[Habsfan18]

He is authoring a book with Mike Keenan due out next year.

Indeed. Hoping it’ll still be released. Jay had become quite ill last summer, so I don’t believe any additional work had gone into the project over the course of the past year.

 

[Staniowski]

Indeed. Hoping it’ll still be released. Jay had become quite ill last summer, so I don’t believe any additional work had gone into the project over the course of the past year.

I think Scott Morrison is also involved with the Mike Keenan book.

 

[Staniowski]

Apparently Jay Greenberg died of West Nile Virus.

I especially remember Jay when he wrote for The Hockey News in the 1980s. And he also moved to Toronto and wrote for the Toronto Sun for a while in the '90s.

I remember that he wrote with a real sense of humor.