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This category covers ice hockey players who have either died while playing, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after taking ill during a game. See also List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career, which includes deaths not related to play.
Age Player Nationality Date of death Cause of death Notes 40: Terry Sawchuk Canada May 31, 1970: injuries suffered in an off-ice shoving incident: Played 21 seasons and 972 games in the National Hockey League from 1949 to 1970; 14 of those seasons played with the Detroit Red Wings who retired his number 1; set numerous NHL goalie records and won numerous NHL awards; considered by many to be ...
A high school ice hockey player in New York died after losing consciousness during a game, authorities said. Nassau County Police in Long Island confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE that a 17-year ...
Swedish Ice Hockey Association: in-game brain injury: January 30, 2010 [82] [83] Butch Mousseau: 48 referee: Western Collegiate Hockey Association: brain injury during pre-game warmup March 25, 2016 [84] Pavel Lainka 24 referee: WSM Liga [j] in-game brain injury September 10, 2016 [85] Rafael Kadyrov: 47 referee: Kontinental Hockey League ...
A series of tragic deaths, both on and off the ice, has left the world or professional hockey in mourning. On March 18, 2024, former NHL players Konstantin Koltsov and Chris Simon were announced ...
In one of the more distressing sports stories early in 2022, a high school hockey player in Connecticut tragically passed away after sustaining serious injuries during a game. According to TMZ ...
Belarusian hockey player Koltsov died in March 2024 at the age of 42. “According to investigators on Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:39 a.m., Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were ...
William James "Bill, Billy" Gibson (April 22, 1927 – August 29, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He lived in Lethbridge, Alberta. Gibson was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. During the tournament, he scored 15 goals and 7 assists in 8 games, making him the top scorer.