List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

This is a list of ice hockey players who died during their playing careers.

Player deaths

Before 1931

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
28	Higginbotham, FredFred Higginbotham	Canada	01896-09-07 September 7, 1896	horse riding accident	Member of the Winnipeg Victorias; won Stanley Cup in February 1896 in a challenge match against the Montreal Victorias.
?	Frank Falvey	United States	01903-01-14 January 14, 1903	acute peritonitis	Member of the MIT men's ice hockey team and club president.
24	James A. McGee	Canada	01904-05-15 May 15, 1904	horse riding accident	Member of the Ottawa Silver Seven, captain of the Ottawa Rough Riders; brother of Frank McGee.
23	Archie Hooper	01904-10-11 October 11, 1904	Canada	complications from on-ice injury	Member of 1902 and 1903 Montreal Hockey Club Stanley Cup champions.
24	Alcide Laurin	Canada	01905-02-24 February 24, 1905	on-ice head injury	He received what The Ottawa Journal claimed on February 25, 1905, was an accidental stick blow to the head by 19-year-old Allan Loney, a player on a rival team from Maxville, Ontario.
27	Duval, WilliamWilliam Duval	Canada	01905-06-05 June 5, 1905	drank himself to death	Member of the Ottawa Hockey Club 1901 Canadian champions, member of the Pittsburgh Pros at time of death.
22	McCourt, OwenOwen McCourt	Canada	01907-03-07 March 7, 1907	on-ice head injury	Murder charges were laid against other players in game in Cornwall, Ontario. There were no convictions.
28	Stuart, HodHod Stuart	Canada	01907-06-23 June 23, 1907	open water diving accident	Member of Montreal Wanderers, Stanley Cup champion in 1906 and 1907. All-star benefit game held for family. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
29	Dey, EdgarEdgar Dey	Canada	01912-02-13 February 13, 1912	on-ice chest injury	Stanley Cup winner with Ottawa Senators in 1909.
24	Davidson, AllanAllan Davidson	Canada	01915-06-16 June 16, 1915	World War I casualty	Played professionally for Toronto Blueshirts. Stanley Cup winner in 1914. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
23	Del Irvine	Canada	01916-04-13 April 13, 1916	pneumonia	Played professionally for Portland Rosebuds. PCHA champion in 1916.
32	Shore, HambyHamby Shore	Canada	01918-10-13 October 13, 1918	influenza	Played nine seasons for the Ottawa Senators.
26	Baker, HobeyHobey Baker	United States	01918-12-21 December 21, 1918	plane crash	Only member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Hockey Hall of Fame, annual award to top male player in U.S. collegiate hockey named in his honour.
37	Hall, JoeJoe Hall	Canada	01919-04-05 April 5, 1919	influenza	Member of Montreal Canadiens and former long-time member of Quebec Bulldogs. Led NHL in penalty minutes in both seasons played. Had played professionally since 1906. Died during 1919 Stanley Cup Finals. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
22	Martin, FoleyFoley Martin	Canada	01923-12-09 December 9, 1923	blood poisoning	Played two seasons in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1921 to 1923 with the Calgary Tigers. Died during opening road trip to start 1923–24 WCHL season.
34	Darragh, JackJack Darragh	Canada	01924-06-28 June 28, 1924	ruptured appendix	Played thirteen seasons for the Ottawa Senators. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
39	Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vézina	Canada	01926-03-27 March 27, 1926	tuberculosis	Played sixteen seasons with the Montreal Canadiens from 1910–11 to 1925–26 winning two Stanley Cups; The National Hockey League has awarded the Vezina Trophy annually since his death; member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. On November 29, 1925, the home opener of the 1925–26 season, Vezina ran a temperature of 105°. He started the first period, and, in the second, he collapsed in the crease. After this game, he was forced to retire from the NHL.
25	Horne, GeorgeGeorge Horne	Canada	01929-07-31 July 31, 1929	drowning	Played three seasons in the NHL from 1925 to 1929 with the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs. Stanley Cup champion in 1926. Drowned while attempting to swim to shore during a sudden storm that capsized his boat; two friends and a local guide survived.
26	Baker, EdwardEdward Baker	Canada	01929-01-10 January 10, 1929	on-ice skull fracture	Played two professional seasons, in Hamilton (Can-Pro) and Niagara (IHL). Collided with a teammate and left the ice unassisted. He checked into a nearby hospital, where he died the following morning.

1930–1969

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
26	Connors, BobbyBobby Connors	United Kingdom	01931-07-27 July 27, 1931	diving accident	Played three seasons and 78 games in the NHL from 1926 to 1929–30 for the New York Americans and Detroit Cougars.
29	Gardiner, CharlieCharlie Gardiner	Canada	01934-06-13 June 13, 1934	brain hemorrhage	Goaltender for the Chicago Black Hawks for seven seasons from 1926–27 until 1933–34, the year they won the Stanley Cup; Gardiner was a multiple award winner, winning the Vezina Trophy twice, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
24	Leswick, Jack "Newsy"Jack "Newsy" Leswick	Canada	01934-08-07 August 7, 1934	drowning	Played 37 games for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1933–34. Body found in the Assiniboine River without his wallet or other valuables. Stanley Cup Champion in 1934.
30	Miller, EarlEarl Miller	Canada	01936-06-20 June 20, 1936	unknown	Played five seasons and 109 games for the Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927–28 to 1931–32. Stanley Cup champion in 1932.
34	Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	Canada	01937-03-08 March 8, 1937	complications from leg injury	Played 14 seasons and 550 games in the National Hockey League, most notably with the Montreal Canadiens, from 1923–24 to 1936–37; generally regarded as the best player of his era, he won two scoring championships, three Hart Trophies and three Stanley Cups; The Canadiens retired his number 7; member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
24	McConnell, RussellRussell McConnell	Canada	01942-09-07 September 7, 1942	World War II casualty	Played four championship seasons with McGill University; most valuable player of Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1938–39. Turned down pro offers from New York Rangers to serve in Royal Canadian Navy.
24	Sterle, NorbertNorbert Sterle	United States	01943-11-19 November 19, 1943	World War II casualty	Played one season at Illinois, led program to an Intercollegiate championship.
30	Deacon, DonDon Deacon	Canada	01943-12-25 December 25, 1943	fall from balcony	Played three seasons and 30 games for the Detroit Red Wings from 1936 to 1940.
20	Garrett, RedRed Garrett	Canada	01944-11-25 November 25, 1944	World War II casualty	Played 23 games for the New York Rangers in 1942–43; Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award is awarded annually by AHL to top rookie.
25	Turner, JoeJoe Turner	Canada	01945-01-12 January 12, 1945	World War II casualty	Played one game in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings as a goaltender, a 3–3 tie; the now-defunct IHL awarded the Turner Cup in his memory annually to the league champion.
23	Mellups, HarijsHarijs Mellups	Latvia	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	Mellups was the starting goaltender of the first-ever Soviet national team game. Played several seasons in the Soviet League for VVS Moscow, which lost 11 players in the 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash.
27	Šūlmanis, RobertsRoberts Šūlmanis	Latvia	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	Played several seasons in the Soviet League for Dinamo Riga. Joined VVS Moscow in 1949.
24	Novikov, IvanIvan Novikov	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	1947 Soviet Championship bronze medal winner. 1948 Soviet Championship silver medal winner.
30	Bocharnikov, BorisBoris Bocharnikov	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	1947 Soviet Championship gold medal winner. 1948 Soviet Championship bronze medal winner.
31	Zigmund, ZdenekZdenek Zigmund	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	1947 Soviet Championship bronze medal winner. 1948 Soviet Championship silver medal winner.
27	Tarasov, YuriYuri Tarasov	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash	Brother of hall of fame player Anatoli Tarasov.
?	Volodin, VasilyVasily Volodin	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash
?	Voronin, EugenyEugeny Voronin	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash
?	Zhiburtovich, YuriYuri Zhiburtovich	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash
?	Isaev, VictorVictor Isaev	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash
?	Moiseev, AlexanderAlexander Moiseev	Soviet Union	01950-01-05 January 5, 1950	plane crash
24	Barilko, BillBill Barilko	Canada	01951-08-26 August 26, 1951	plane crash	His plane crashed in 1951 but investigators did not find the crash until 1962. Played five seasons and won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1947 to 1951, and scored the legendary cup-winning goal in overtime of game five in the 1951 finals; the Leafs retired his number 5. Inspired the song "Fifty Mission Cap" by The Tragically Hip.
26	Lowe, RossRoss Lowe	Canada	01955-08-08 August 8, 1955	drowning	Played three seasons and 77 games in the NHL from 1949 to 1952 for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens; Les Cunningham Award recipient as AHL MVP for his performance during 1954–55, his last season.
28	Balfour, MurrayMurray Balfour	Canada	01965-05-30 May 30, 1965	lung cancer	Played eight seasons and 306 games in the National Hockey League from 1956–57 to 1964–65 winning a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1961; he also played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.
22	Wasama, JarmoJarmo Wasama	Finland	01966-02-02 February 2, 1966	car crash	Five-time all-star defenseman in SM-sarja. In 1995, the trophy of top rookie of SM-liiga was renamed Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy.
22	Paul, ButchButch Paul	Canada	01966-03-25 March 25, 1966		Played three games for the Detroit Red Wings in 1964–65.
29	Masterton, BillBill Masterton	Canada	01968-01-15 January 15, 1968	on-ice head injury	Played 30 games in the 1967–68 NHL season with the Minnesota North Stars and is the only player in NHL history to be killed as a direct result of an on-ice incident; the NHL annually awards the Bill Masterton Trophy in his honour, and the North Stars retired his number 19.
27	Seger, ElovElov Seger	Canada	01968-03-08 March 8, 1968	brain tumor	All-American, helped Michigan Tech win a National Championship in 1962.
22	Blinov, ViktorViktor Blinov	Soviet Union	01968-07-09 July 9, 1968	heart failure	Defenceman who played for Spartak Moscow. Champion of USSR (1967), European champion (1968), World champion (1968), champion of Olympic Games (1968). Died during training.
29	Larkin, WayneWayne Larkin	Canada	01968-09-13 September 13, 1968	Massive coronary thrombosis	Played eight seasons in American Hockey League. Died on the ice during the first practice of the New York Rangers training camp, held in Kitchener, Ontario. Won 1959 Memorial Cup with Winnipeg Braves.

1970–1989

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
40	Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk	Canada	01970-05-31 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 one of the greatest goalies of all time; member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
21	Briere, MichelMichel Brière	Canada	01971-04-13 April 13, 1971	car crash	Pittsburgh Penguins rookie played 76 games in 1969–70; the Penguins retired his number 21; the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually by the QMJHL to the league MVP.
30	Klimov, KonstantinKonstantin Klimov	Soviet Union	01972-01-08 January 8, 1972	car crash	Forward. Played for the national Soviet junior team and HC Spartak Moscow. Champion of USSR (1969, 1974), winner of the USSR Cup (1970,1971,1974), winner of the European Junior Championship (1970).
19	Mahon, JimJim Mahon	Canada	1971	accidental electricution	Former right winger for the Peterborough Petes. The OHL's Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy is named in his honour.
19	Fendley, PaulPaul Fendley	Canada	May 8, 1972	car crash	Top NHL Prospect, led SOJAHL's Guelph CMC's to 1972 Centennial Cup and died as a result of hitting his head on the ice in final period of the deciding game.
28	Svedberg, LennartLennart Svedberg	Sweden	01972-07-29 July 29, 1972	car crash	Represented Sweden in the 1968 Winter Olympics and six IIHF World Championships; in the 1970 World Championships he was named top defenceman
44	Horton, TimTim Horton	Canada	01974-02-21 February 21, 1974	car crash	Played 24 seasons and 1,446 games in the National Hockey League from 1949 to 1974, playing 20 seasons and 1,185 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs; named to the NHL's First and Second All-Star teams three times each; member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Also founder of the Tim Hortons restaurant chain.
29	Maki, WayneWayne Maki	Canada	01974-05-12 May 12, 1974	brain cancer	Played six seasons and 246 games in the National Hockey League, for the Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks.
22	Kovalev, MikhailMikhail Kovalev	Soviet Union	01975 1975	Unknown	Defenseman. Played for the national Soviet junior team and HC CSKA Moscow. Winner of the European Junior Championship (1973).
24	Gassoff, BobBob Gassoff	Canada	01977-05-27 May 27, 1977	motorcycle crash	Played four seasons and 245 games for the St. Louis Blues from 1973 to 1977; the Blues retired his number 3.
30	Suominen, VeikkoVeikko Suominen	Finland	01978-12-21 December 21, 1978	suicide	Played 331 SM-sarja games for Kiekko-67, Upon Pallo and Ilves. Won one SM-sarja Championship with Ilves in 1972 and played 8 games for Finnish national team.
27	Garland, ScottScott Garland	Canada	01979-06-09 June 9, 1979	car crash	Played three seasons and 91 games in the NHL from 1975 to 1979 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings.
24	Najdenov, AlexanderAlexander Najdenov	Soviet Union	01979 1979	murdered, smothering	Forward. Played for HC Spartak Moscow. His murderer was never found.
26	Ashby, DonDon Ashby	Canada	01981-05-30 May 30, 1981	car crash	Played six seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies, and Edmonton Oilers from 1975 to 1981
33	Kharlamov, ValeriValeri Kharlamov	Soviet Union	01981-08-27 August 27, 1981	car crash	Played in three Olympics, 11 IIHF World Championships and the 1972 Summit Series. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
28	Levonen, RauliRauli Levonen	Finland	01981-12-01 December 1, 1981	heart attack	Played 9 seasons in Finnish SM-liiga for Ässät Pori and won championship title in 1978. Father of ex-pro hockey player Jarno Levonen, cousin of ex-player and international referee Jari Levonen. Suffered a heart attack during a 3rd division game and died later at hospital.
22	Aubut, AndréAndré Aubut	Canada	01982 1982	on-ice injury	All-American, played 4 years at Maine. Died after suffering a freak injury in a game of pickup hockey during the summer of 1982.
25	Schultz, PallePalle Schultz	Denmark	December 1984	injury	Played several seasons in Danish 1. Division and won championship title in 1983 with Herlev IK. Died in December 1984 in Kopenhagen Hospital after he was hit by stick during league game
18	Melanson, BruceBruce Melanson	Canada	01985-01-04 January 4, 1985	heart failure caused by Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome	Played for the OHL's Oshawa Generals. Chosen 41st overall at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.
17	Fetisov, AnatoliAnatoli Fetisov	Soviet Union	01985-06 June 1985	car crash	Fetisov was a sure bet to play with the Soviet Union at the 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Hamilton and a strong candidate for selection in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft; his older brother, former NHLer Viacheslav Fetisov, was the driver in the crash.
26	Lindbergh, PellePelle Lindbergh	Sweden	01985-11-11 November 11, 1985	car crash	Philadelphia Flyers goalie played five seasons from 1981 until his death in 1985; Vezina Trophy recipient for 1984–85 NHL season; the Flyers created the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy and award it annually to the team's most improved player.
18	Pelawa, GeorgeGeorge Pelawa	United States	01986-08-30 August 30, 1986	car crash	Played for Bemidji High School, was the Calgary Flames' first-round pick (16th overall) in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Was named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1986 as the top high-school player in the state.
20	Kresse, TrentTrent Kresse	Canada	01986-12-30 December 30, 1986	bus crash	Killed when Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on the way to a WHL game in Regina. The league awards the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy to its player of the year, partially in his honour.
19	Kruger, ScottScott Kruger	Canada	01986-12-30 December 30, 1986	bus crash	Killed when Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on the way to a WHL game in Regina. The league awards the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy to its player of the year, partially in his honour.
20	Mantyka, ChrisChris Mantyka |	Canada	01986-12-30 December 30, 1986	bus crash	Killed when Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on the way to a WHL game in Regina. The league awards the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy to its player of the year, partially in his honour.
16	Ruff, BrentBrent Ruff	Canada	01986-12-30 December 30, 1986	bus crash	Killed when Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on the way to a WHL game in Regina. The league awards the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy to its player of the year, partially in his honour. Brother of Lindy Ruff.
27	Zemko, AndrewAndrew Zemko	Soviet Union	01988-07 July 1988	unknown, supposedly heart attack	Defenseman, played for Torpedo Togliatti during 1985–1988. Died during cross-country run in training camp.
30	Skaare, BjørnBjørn Skaare	Norway	01989-06-21 June 21, 1989	car accident	One game in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings. First Norwegian to play in the NHL.
18	Carnes, NeilNeil Carnes	United States	01989-07-30 July 30, 1989	motorcycle crash	Neil Carnes played in the QMJHL from 1986–87 through 1988–89 with the Verdun Junior Canadiens and the Laval Titan. Drafted in the 3rd round (46th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Carnes died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Plymouth, Michigan shortly after playing in the 1989 Memorial Cup with Laval. Neil scored 79 goals and had 145 assists for a total of 224 points in 164 career QMJHL games.
23	MacPherson, DuncanDuncan MacPherson	Canada	01989-08-09 August 9, 1989	Hit by snow grooming machine, then buried	Drafted 20th overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Frozen body found in a glacier in 2003.

1990–1999

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
18	Tarasov, KirillKirill Tarasov	Soviet Union	01990 1990	car crash	Candidate for the Soviet National Junior team. Vyacheslav Kozlov, then the top junior player in the country who would go on to play 18 years in the NHL, was seriously injured in the same accident.
26	Cajka, LudekLuděk Čajka	Czechoslovakia	01990-02-14 February 14, 1990	on-ice spinal injury	Played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. Chosen 115th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. His death led to installation of no-touch icing in Europe.
34	Durdins, VladimirsVladimirs Durdins	Latvia	01990-05-27 May 27, 1990	car crash	Played 11 seasons for Dynamo Riga in the Soviet Championship League and one season for Ässät Pori in the Finnish first division. Member of 1978 Soviet All-Stars squad that played exhibition games against WHA teams. Father of Sergei Durdin, who later played in the United Hockey League.
19	Schrott, MiranMiran Schrott	Italy	01992-01-14 January 14, 1992	cardiac arrest following on-ice slash	Played for HC Gardena in Italy's Serie B league. Jimmy Boni, the player who slashed him, was charged with culpable homicide in his death but later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
19	Kopot, ArtemArtem Kopot	Russia	01992-07-20 July 20, 1992	car crash	A promising defenceman with the world champion Commonwealth of Independent States national junior team. Drafted in sixth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kopot was involved in a fatal one-car crash the following month in his hometown, five days prior to his twentieth birthday.
19	Schrott, MiranMiran Schrott	Italy	01992 1992	died on the ice after being slashed in the chest by an opposing player, stopping his heart.	Played for HC Gardena in Italy's Serie B league. Jimmy Boni, the player who slashed him, was charged with culpable homicide in his death but later pled guilty to manslaughter.
30	Hagglund, RogerRoger Hägglund	Sweden	01992-06-06 June 6, 1992	car crash	Played three games for the Quebec Nordiques in 1984–85.
27	Kordic, JohnJohn Kordic	Canada	01992-08-08 August 8, 1992	lung failure due to heart malfunction from a drug overdose	Played 7 seasons and 244 games in the NHL from 1985 to 1992, most notably with the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Won Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal. Won 1982-83 Memorial Cup with WHL's Portland Winter Hawks.
18	Rippingale, GaryGary Rippingale	England	01992-10-31 October 31, 1992	choked on vomit	Played for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Hockey League. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at Under-18 level. He died following the Panthers' Halloween party. The number 3 jersey is retired by the Panthers in his honour.
25	Colman, MikeMike Colman	United States	01994-04-05 April 5, 1994	car crash	Played fifteen games for the San Jose Sharks in 1991–92.
27	Mrozik, PeterPeter Mrozik	United States  Slovakia	01994-06-28 June 28, 1994	car crash	Slovak-born American ice hockey player. Played in the 1st. Slovak National Hockey League in 1991. Later Mrozik resumed his career in Estonia.
24	Szal, JakubJakub Szal	Poland	01994-12-08 December 8, 1994	heart attack	Played in the Polish Extraliga for Podhale Nowy Targ, STS Sanok.
23	Milan, PiotrPiotr Milan	Poland	01995-01-23 January 23, 1995	bus accident	Played in the Polish Extraliga for STS Sanok.
29	Karlsson, PeterPeter Karlsson	Sweden	01995-03-11 March 11, 1995	stabbed to death	Played in the SEL for VIK Västerås HK.
28	Akerblom, BengtBengt Åkerblom	Sweden	01995-10-15 October 15, 1995	on-ice accident	Played 53 SEL games for Djurgårdens IF and five seasons for Mora IK in the second-level league. Neck was cut by a skate during an exhibition game.
21	Osadchy, AlexanderAlexander Osadchy	Russia	01996 1996	suicide	Drafted in round 4, #80 overall, by the San Jose Sharks during the 1993 NHL Draft.
25	Breistroff, MichelMichel Breistroff	France	01996-07-17 July 17, 1996	airplane crash	Played for French national team at 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Played NCAA Division I hockey for Harvard University.
25	Batters, JeffJeff Batters	Canada	01996-08-23 August 23, 1996	car crash	Played 16 games over two seasons for the St. Louis Blues from 1993 to 1995.
24	Dupre, YanickYanick Dupré	Canada	01997-08-16 August 16, 1997	leukemia	Played three seasons and 35 games for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1991 to 1996, the Yanick Dupre Memorial is awarded annually by the Flyers organization and by the American Hockey League for a player's service to his local community.
20	Christie, GrahamGraham Christie	Canada	01997-11 November 1997	on-ice accident	Played in the SJHL at the time of his death. The PJHL Rookie of the Year trophy is named in his honour.
29	Morin, StephaneStéphane Morin	Canada	01998-10-06 October 6, 1998	heart attack, during game	Played five seasons and 90 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks; he was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy as the IHL's leading scorer in 1995.
29	Silver, ChadChad Silver	Canada  Switzerland	01998-12-03 December 3, 1998	heart attack	Played nine seasons and 374 games in the National League A mostly for the HC Fribourg-Gottéron and ZSC Lions Zurich.
26	Haviar, TiborTibor Haviar	Slovakia	01999 1999	shooting	Was goalkeeper, played for MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš and STS Sanok and represented Western Slovakia. Shot dead by unknown offender.
34	Rautianen, PetriPetri Rautianen	Finland	01999 1999	brain tumor	Played two seasons in SM-liiga for Ässät Pori and Jokipojat Joensuu. Last two seasons of his career he played for Newcastle Cobras in the British Ice Hockey Superleague. Died on a relapsed brain tumor. His jersey was retired by Newcastle in 2001.
32	Chiasson, SteveSteve Chiasson	Canada	01999-05-03 May 3, 1999	Impaired Driving	Played thirteen seasons and 751 games in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers and Carolina Hurricanes from 1986–87 to 1998–99.
22	Tertyshny, DmitriDmitri Tertyshny	Russia	01999-07-23 July 23, 1999	slashed jugular vein in boat accident	Played 62 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1998–99

2000–2009

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
28	Malicki, ArturArtur Malicki	Poland	02001-02-14 February 14, 2001	hit by car as a pedestrian	Played in the Polish Extraliga for Unia Oświęcim.
38	Ageikin, SergeiSergei Ageikin	Russia	02001-05-31 May 31, 2001	leukemia	Played for Spartak Moskwa, Podhale Nowy Targ, Vityaz Podolsk, participated in IIHF World Championships 1986 (won gold medal with Soviet Union).
32	Bezukladnikov, ViacheslavViacheslav Bezukladnikov	Russia	02001-07-10 July 10, 2001	liver cirrhosis	Master of Sports, forward. Champion of Russia (1994, 1996), winner of the European Cup (1997). Played for Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk, SKA Sverdlovsk, HC Lada Togliatti and the Russian national team, including at the 1994 Winter Olympics. One of the annual Russian ice hockey tournaments for children named in his honour. Only 11-year-old players can participate in this tournament because Bezukladnikov played with this jersey number.
22	Batovsky, ZoltanZoltan Batovsky	Slovakia	02001-08-08 August 8, 2001	car crash	Played for the Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL). Won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships in Winnipeg, Slovakia's first IIHF medal as an independent nation. Played in the QMJHL for the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
26	Yegorov, AlexeiAlexei Yegorov	Russia	02002-03-02 March 2, 2002	drug overdose	Drafted in round 3 #66 overall by the San Jose Sharks during the 1994 NHL Draft.
22	Krevsun, AlexanderAlexander Krevsun || Kazakhstan||02002-07-03 July 3, 2002||cerebral hemorrhage||Drafted 124th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. Died during a cross country workout with CSK VVS Samara.
22	Tootoo, TerenceTerence Tootoo	Canada	02002-08-26 August 26, 2002	suicide	Played for the Roanoke Express (ECHL) and OCN Blizzard (MJHL). Brother of NHLer Jordin Tootoo.
24	Lyashenko, RomanRoman Lyashenko || Russia||02003-07-05 July 5, 2003||suicide||Played four seasons in the NHL for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers from 1999 to 2003.
23	Ettinger, TrevorTrevor Ettinger	Canada	02003-07-26 July 26, 2003	suicide	Chosen 159th overall at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Was playing for the AHL's Syracuse Crunch at the time of his death.
27	Pastuszak, GrzegorzGrzegorz Pastuszak	Poland	02003-08-14 August 14, 2003	hit by car as a pedestrian	Played in the Polish Extraliga for SKH Sanok.
25	Snyder, DanDan Snyder || Canada||02003-10-05 October 5, 2003 ||car crash|| Played three seasons and 49 games for the Atlanta Thrashers from 2000 to 2003; the OHL renamed its Humanitarian of the Year award to the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy in Snyder's honour; Dany Heatley was the driver in the accident.
36	Karachun, ViktorViktor Karachun	Belarus	02004-08-11 August 11, 2004	cancer	Played for Dinamo Minsk, Podhale Nowy Targ, German clubs in DEL, participated in IIHF World Championships 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and Winter Olympics in 1998 and 2002.
27	Ustyugov, AnatoliAnatoli Ustyugov || Russia||02004-09-27 September 27, 2004||murder, head injury||Played in Russia on teams such as Amur Khabarovsk, Lada Tolliati, and Spartak Moscow.
31	Sergejs Žoltok, Sergejs Žoltok || Latvia||02004-11-03 November 3, 2004||hypertrophic cardiomyopathy during a match||Played ten seasons and 588 games in the National Hockey League for six teams from 1992 to 2004.
18	Logan, JaxonJaxon Logan || USA||02005-01-21 January 21, 2005||on-ice accident||Played for Brigham Young University men's ice hockey. Was hit by a puck which stopped his heart.
28	Delisle, JonathanJonathan Delisle	Canada	02006-03-16 March 16, 2006	car crash	Drafted and played one game with Montreal Canadiens. Delisle died in an auto accident in March 2006 as a member of the Saint-Georges CRS Express. The Delisle Trophy has been named in his honor and is awarded to the LNAH player who "best exemplifies leadership in the regular season."
21	Blaho, StefanStefan Blaho	Slovakia	02006-08-30 August 30, 2006	car crash	Drafted 120th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Played for the Sudbury Wolves and the Sarnia Sting of the OHL.
22	Savin, AlexeiAlexei Savin	Belarus	02007-06-18 June 18, 2007	car crash	Played for the Belarusian national team.
30	Cech, MartinMartin Čech	Czech Republic	02007-09-06 September 6, 2007	car crash	Played in the Czech Extraliga.
26	Robinson, DarcyDarcy Robinson || Canada|| 02007-09-27 September 27, 2007 ||heart attack|| Played for Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey. His former team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, dedicated their Robo's Readers program in his memory.
19	Renaud, MickeyMickey Renaud || Canada||02008-02-18 February 18, 2008||hypertrophic cardiomyopathy||Captain of the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL; chosen in the 5th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
21	Bourdon, LucLuc Bourdon || Canada||02008-05-29 May 29, 2008||motorcycle accident|| Drafted 10th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks; played 36 games in the NHL from 2006–2008.
20	KJ Ramolla	Canada	02008-06-28 June 28, 2008	car crash	Played for the Newmarket Hurricanes of the OPJHL. Chosen in the fifth round of the 2004 OHL Priority Selection by the Kingston Frontenacs.
21	Antosik, IgorIgor Antosik	Russia	02008-07-25 July 25, 2008	unknown	Central forward. Played for Russian national junior team, Dynamo Moscow (KHL, Russia) and Atlant Mytishchi (KHL, Russia) farm clubs. Died during cross-country in training camp.
18	Kapec, DomagojDomagoj Kapec	Croatia	02008-09-12 September 12, 2008	car crash	Played for KHL Zagreb in his homeland. Represented Croatia at two IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
19	Cherepanov, AlexeiAlexei Cherepanov || Russia||02008-10-13 October 13, 2008||Myocarditis||Drafted 17th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. In 2008 played for Omsk Avangard (KHL, Russia). Omsk retired his number seven. KHL award to top rookie of the year named in his honour.
21	Sanderson, DonDon Sanderson	Canada	02009-01-02 January 2, 2009	on-ice head injury	Played for the Whitby Dunlops of the Ontario Hockey Association. Struck head on ice during fight on December 12, 2008, and died three weeks later. Drafted by the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL in 2003.
34	Ocskay, GaborGábor Ocskay || Hungary||02009-03-24 March 24, 2009||heart attack||Played professionally for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in Hungary. Was selected as best player in the league three times, and won scoring title three times. Scored 115 points in 187 games for the Hungarian national team.
21	Vajarov, KirilKiril Vajarov || Bulgaria||02009-04-18 April 18, 2009||stabbing||Goaltender who played for Slavia Sofia in Bulgaria. Was a member of Bulgarian national team for two World Championships.
28	Muller, RobertRobert Müller || Germany||02009-05-21 May 21, 2009||brain cancer||Goaltender. Was drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2001. Champion of Germany in 2002–03 and 2006–07 seasons. Was a member of German national team. Played 127 games for his national team, participated in eight IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006. Inducted into the German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in March 2009. Kölner Haie retired his number 80.
18	Kuchin, AlexeiAlexei Kuchin	Russia	02009-09-26 September 26, 2009	car crash	Forward. Played for HC Krilya Sovetov (MHL, Russia).

2010–2019

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
22	Matt Cook	Canada	02010-04-04 April 4, 2010	bone cancer	Won a bronze medal at the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships playing for Canada.
23	Igor Misko	Russia	02010-07-06 July 6, 2010	cardiac arrest while driving	Played for SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. Died after having cardiac arrest while driving a car in the Kolpino region of St. Petersburg.
20	Ben Pearson	Canada	02010-10-02 October 2, 2010	urea cycle disorder	Played for Norwich Merchants, a junior C hockey team in Ontario. Also played for the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs and the Junior B Cambridge Winterhawks. His #7 jersey has been retired by the Merchants.
19	Markus Wächter	Germany	02010-11-03 November 3, 2010	heart attack	Played for ESV Kaufbeuren (Germany). Died in a hospital after collapsing following a bodycheck in national junior league game. It was later announced that Markus suffered from a heart illness.
28	Tom Cavanagh	United States	02011-01-07 January 7, 2011	suicide	Played for the San Jose Sharks and the Springfield Falcons (AHL). Diagnosed with schizophrenia; found dead in the Providence Mall parking garage after jumping to his death.
23	Mandi Schwartz	Canada	02011-04-03 April 3, 2011	acute myeloid leukemia	Played for Yale University Bulldogs. Her younger brother Jaden is a St. Louis Blues player.
28	Derek Boogaard		02011-05-13 May 13, 2011	accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity	Played six seasons and 277 games in the NHL, five with the Minnesota Wild and one with the New York Rangers, between 2005 and 2011.
27	Rick Rypien		02011-08-15 August 15, 2011	suicide	Played 119 NHL games between 2005 and 2011.
36	Pavol Demitra	Slovakia	02011-09-07 September 7, 2011	plane crash	Played 847 NHL games between 1993 and 2010. He won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in 2000. In 2003 he won a Bronze Medal playing for Slovakia in the World Championships. Slovakia men's national ice hockey team retired his number 38.
30	Josef Vašíček	Czech Republic			He was drafted 91st overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played 460 games in the NHL as well as 166 in the KHL. He was on the Carolina team that won the Stanley Cup in 2006. 2005 IIHF World Championship Gold Medal winner. Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team retired his number 63.
32	Karel Rachůnek				Won a Gold Medal in 2010 and a Bronze Medal in 2011 playing for the Czech Republic in the World Championships. He played 371 games in the NHL and 152 games in the KHL in his career. Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team retired his number 4.
31	Jan Marek				Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 8th round (243rd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Led the KHL in goals scored in the 2008–09 season with 35. Played 541 games professionally in the KHL and in the Czech Extraliga. 2010 IIHF World Championship Gold Medal winner. Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team retired his number 15.
30	Stefan Liv	Sweden			Playing for Sweden he won Gold Medals at the 2006 World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics, a Silver Medal at the 2004 World Championships, and Bronze Medals at the 2002 and 2009 World Championships. He played 308 games in the Swedish Elite League.
37	Kārlis Skrastiņš	Latvia			Played 832 games in the NHL. He also played on Latvian national teams in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympic Games and ten different World Championships between 1993 and 2009. Nicknamed as "Iron Man" because of his streak of 495 consecutive appearances in the NHL regular games.
36	Ruslan Salei	Belarus			He was the first Belarusian first round pick in the NHL, when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim drafted him 9th overall in 1996. Played 917 games in the NHL over 14 years. He also played on the Belarusian national team in the 1998, 2002, and 2010 Olympic Games and nine different World Championships between 1994 and 2010.
24	Vitali Anikienko	Ukraine  Russia			Drafted 70th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Played 235 regular games for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) scoring 67 (19+48) points. 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal winner. 2007 World Junior Championship Silver Medal winner.
31	Mikhail Balandin	Russia			Played 158 regular games in the KHL. 2000 World U20 Championship Silver Medal winner.
24	Gennady Churilov				Played 302 regular games in Russian Super League and KHL and 9 games for the Russian National team in the 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour. 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championship Silver Medal winner.
25	Robert Dietrich	Germany			Member of the German National team in 2007, 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Championships.
23	Marat Kalimulin	Russia			Played 102 regular games in the KHL. 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship Bronze Medal winner.
23	Alexander Kalyanin				Played 94 regular games in the KHL and 6 games for the Russian National team in the 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour.
24	Andrei Kiryukhin				Played 107 regular games in the KHL. 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal winner.
21	Nikita Klyukin||Played 104 regular games in the KHL for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 2007 World U18 Championship Gold Medal winner. 2009 World U20 Championship Bronze Medal winner.
21	Sergei Ostapchuk	Belarus			Played 36 regular games in the KHL for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
18	Maxim Shuvalov	Russia			2011 World U18 Championship Bronze Medal winner. Played 51 regular games in the MHL for Loko Yaroslavl.
19	Pavel Snurnitsyn	Russia			Played 115 regular games in the MHL for Loko Yaroslavl.
20	Daniil Sobchenko|| Ukraine  Russia||Played 51 regular games in the KHL for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 2011 World Junior Championship Gold Medal winner.
31	Ivan Tkachenko	Russia			Was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Played 553 regular games in Russian Super League and KHL. Winner of 2002 and 2003 Russian Superleague championships. 2002 IIHF World Championship Silver Medal winner.
33	Pavel Trakhanov				Played 589 regular games in Russian Super League and KHL.
20	Yuri Urychev				Played 23 regular games in the KHL for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 2011 World Junior Championship Gold Medal winner.
23	Alexander Vasyunov				Forward. Drafted 58th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Played 18 NHL regular games scoring 5 (1+4) points and 187 AHL games scoring 91 (39+52) points. 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal winner.
38	Alexander Vyukhin	Ukraine  Russia			Goaltender. Played 647 regular games in Russian Super League and KHL. Winner of 2003–04 Russian Superleague championship.
21	Artem Yarchuk	Russia			2008 World U18 Championship Silver Medal winner.
26	Alexander Galimov		02011-09-12 September 12, 2011	injuries sustained in a plane crash	Member of the silver-medal winning Russian U20 team at the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship
16	Maxim Koposov		02012-02-17 February 17, 2012	hit by puck during game
23	Bryan Rufenach	Canada	02012-06-04 June 4, 2012	electrocution	Drafted 208th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, by the Detroit Red Wings. Fatally electrocuted while on vacation in Switzerland.
34	Remir Khaidarov	Russia	02012-06-29 June 29, 2012	fire
32	Dmitri Uchaykin		02013-03-31 March 31, 2013	hit in head during game	Played for Amur Khabarovsk of the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League. Was a member of HC Ertis-Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga at the time of his death.
20	Kristiāns Pelšs	Latvia	02013-06-11 June 11, 2013	drowning	Pelšs was drafted by Edmonton Oilers during the 7th round of 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He appeared in 20 games for Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League as well as played two games for Latvian national ice hockey team.
23	Scott Winkler	Norway	02013-06-12 June 12, 2013	undetermined	Chosen in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. Spent four years at Colorado College. Also played for Russell Stover midgets and the USHL's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Appeared at two World Under-18s and two World Junior Championships for Norway, including being named Best Forward at the 2010 World Juniors. Made the WCHA's All-Academic Team for three consecutive years.
16	Jordan Boyd	Canada	02013-08-12 August 12, 2013	cardiac arrest	Played for Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the QMJHL
27	Stasiowski, TomaszTomasz Stasiowski	Poland	02013-10-05 October 5, 2013	motorcycle crash	Played in the Polish Extraliga for TMH Polonia Bytom, and for Poland U-18, U-20.
19	Peter Halash	United States	02014-01-05 January 5, 2014	car accident	Played for the Topeka Roadrunners in the NAHL. Died in a single-car accident on icy roads in Kansas.
20	Terry Trafford	Canada	02014-03-11 March 11, 2014	suicide	Played for the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL. Died as a result of self-inflicted asphyxiation after going missing 8 days prior.
30	Jozef Salajka	Slovakia	02014-05-20 May 20, 2014	motorcycle accident"	Played 5 games for MsHK Žilina in Slovak extraliga. Salajka spent his entire career in minor leagues in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
21	Nick Egan	United States	02014-08-09 August 9, 2014	hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrest	Defenceman for the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Had graduated from the team and was pursuing a professional contract.
16	Alexander Orekhov	Russia	02016-02-02 February 2, 2016	hit in the neck by a puck	Played for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Russia U18 League. Played 18 games, picking up 9 points before his death.
14	Ladislav Balogh	Slovakia	02016-12-12 December 12, 2016	hit by a police car	Played for HC Petržalka 2010. He died just one day after his birthday.
20	Markus Olsson	Sweden	02017-04-09 April 9, 2017	drowning	Goaltender for MODO Hockey's youth team.
25	Michael Doan	Canada	02017-07-15 July 15, 2017	car crash	Played for the Soo Thunderbirds of the NOJHL, Wellington Dukes and the Huntsville Wildcats of the OJHL from 2010 to 2012. Played three seasons with the Northern Michigan University, and then a year with the Windsor Lancers CIS hockey team. Completed his first season in the SPHL with the Knoxville Ice Bears and the Evansville Thunderbolts
24	Sarah Stevenson		02017-10-31 October 31, 2017	complications from neisseria meningitidis	Played 34 games for the Toronto Furies of the CWHL during the 2015–16 season. Also played all four seasons at Liberty University. First ACHA player drafted in the CWHL.
16	Adam Herold		02018-04-06 April 6, 2018	bus crash	Played 1 regular season game in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos and played 4 regular season games in the Western Hockey League with the Prince Albert Raiders. Was drafted 35th overall in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders.
18	Logan Hunter				Played 55 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos.
20	Jaxon Joseph				Played 104 regular season games in the SJHL between the Humboldt Broncos & Melfort Mustangs and played 21 regular season games in the BCHL with the Surrey Eagles. Son of NHL defenseman Chris Joseph.
19	Jacob Leicht				Played 43 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos.
21	Conner Lukan				Played 56 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos and played 161 regular season games in the AJHL with the Spruce Grove Saints. Was drafted 166th overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft by the Brandon Wheat Kings.
20	Logan Schatz				Played 187 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos. Was drafted 186th overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft by the Kootenay Ice. Schatz was the Broncos team captain.
18	Evan Thomas				Played 49 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos. Was drafted 209th overall in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft by the Kootenay Ice.
18	Parker Tobin				Played 22 regular season games in the SJHL with the Humboldt Broncos and played 48 regular season games in the AJHL between the Spruce Grove Saints, Drayton Valley Thunder & Olds Grizzlys.
21	Stephen Wack				Played 99 regular season games in the SJHL between the Humboldt Broncos and played 76 regular season games in the AJHL between the Whitecourt Wolverines & Camrose Kodiaks. Was drafted 156th overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft by the Prince George Cougars.
21	Logan Boulet		02018-04-07 April 7, 2018	injuries sustained in a bus crash	Played 134 regular season games in the SJHL between the Humboldt Broncos & Kindersley Klippers.
32	Sergei Ogorodnikov	Russia	June 2018	personal water craft accident	A 2004 New York Islanders' draft pick, Ogorodnikov represented Russia on two World Juniors teams and played primarily in Russia from 2003-2018.
18	Alec Reid	Canada	02019-03-03 March 3, 2019	complications related to epilepsy	Played one season in the QMJHL between the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, with whom he was a member of at the time of his death.
21	Arunas Bermejo	Mexico	02019-04-25 April 25, 2019	heart attack	Had moved to Lithuania to further his hockey career. Played for the Mexico national team at junior level and at the 2017 Division IIB World Championship.
24	Florian Janny	Austria	02019-10-06 October 6, 2019	murder	Shot to death along with his girlfriend and her family members.
29	Samvel Mnatsyan	Russia	02019-10-06 October 6, 2019	cancer	Defenceman. Played 183 games in the KHL for Barys Nur-Sultan, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Admiral Vladivostok.

2020–present day

Age	Player	Nationality	Date of death	Cause of death	Notes
18	Vilen Prokofyev	Kazakhstan	02020-02-03 February 3, 2020	Ewing's sarcoma	Goaltender. Played in the MHL for the Snezhnye Barsy. Played 4 games for the Kazakhstan U-18 team.
25	Colby Cave	Canada	02020-04-11 April 11, 2020	brain bleed due to a colloid cyst	Player in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers. Also played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. Was in medically induced coma prior to death.
20	Ondřej Buchtela	Czech Republic	02020-07-24 July 24, 2020	heart cancer	Played 27 regular season games for Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga over three seasons. He also had a number of loan spells in the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League and last played for HC Benátky nad Jizerou. Played in the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships for the Czech Republic.
30	Adam Comrie	Canada	02020-08-08 August 8, 2020	motorcycle accident	Drafted 80th overall in the 2008 NHL draft by Florida Panthers. Comrie spent eight seasons in the AHL and the ECHL before joining Klagenfurt AC whom he helped capture league title in EBEL in 2019.
19	Timur Faizutdinov	Russia	March 16, 2021	hit in head by puck	Faizutdinov was the captain of the MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg of the MHL at the time of his death.
32	Marek Trončinský	Czech Republic	May 22, 2021	cause unknown at this time	Trončinský played as a defenseman for the team Gyergyói HK of the Erste Liga at the time of his death.
24	Matīss Kivlenieks	Latvia	July 4, 2021	fireworks accident	Goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL. Also played for the Latvian national team in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
20	Mack Motzko	United States	July 24, 2021	car crash	During his final season, played for Sioux Falls Stampede in USHL and New Mexico Ice Wolves in NAHL. Son of long-time college coach Bob Motzko.

External links

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