From the brightest star in Jean Béliveau to a one-game goalie like Joe Junkin, several former Canadian-born NHL players were among the fallen in 2014. Here are their obituaries, originally published on my Benched blog:
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Journeyman defenceman enjoyed a long career in the Western Hockey League after having cups of coffee in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/don-ward/
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Goalie's NHL career lasted seven minutes, 56 seconds:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/joe-junkin/
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Decorated wartime hero, driving force behind the creation of what is now Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS), McLeod later worked as the NHL's supervisor of officials:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/danny-mcleod/
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Never scored a goal as a player, but built the expansion Philadelphia Flyers into Stanley Cup winners:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/keith-allen/
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Diesel spent 22 seasons in the NHL on five different clubs, yet never had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/doug-mohns/
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Tall player known as The Octopus for his reach, Stoddard was first NHLer to defy superstition by wearing sweater No. 13 for an entire season:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/jack-stoddard/
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Hard-hitting defenceman was known as the Chairman of the Boards:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/doug-jarrett/
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He lost three years of his career fighting Nazis instead of NHL rivals:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/joe-bell/
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Stalwart left-winger got his name on the Stanley Cup after he retired:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ron-murphy/
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Rugged bruiser scored six goals in 36 wartime games:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/chuck-scherza/
Defenceman scored one goal in 35 games with Boston Bruins:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/lionel-heinrich/
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Lantern-jawed forward played briefly for Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the 1960s:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/jim-mikol/
Stylish New York Rangers forward was a hockey Gandhi:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/edgar-laprade/
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Checking forward won two Stanley Cups with Philadelphia Flyers:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/ross-lonsberry/
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Bruising defenceman played good defence on bad Chicago Black Hawks teams:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/ralph-nattrass/
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An original member of the expansion New York Islanders:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/brian-marchinko/
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Tough player known as The Rock endured anti-Semitic barbs on ice:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/larry-zeidel/
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Tiny forward nicknamed The Mouse:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/guy-trottier/
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Defenceman twice got his name on the Stanley Cup, played in six All-Star Games in 17-season career:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/carol-vadnais/
Journeyman minor leaguer was playoff call-up on 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/milan-marcetta/
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New York Rangers sniper slowed by broken leg:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/wally-hergesheimer/
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Forward whose wrist shot earned him nickname The Rifleman played in 18 NHL games with New York Rangers and Oakland Seals:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/len-ronson/
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Big Irishman played nine seasons on blue-line for Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames, later had success as coach and general manager, winning Olympic gold in 2002:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/pat-quinn/
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Stylish playmaker scored 274 goals over 16 NHL seasons:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/murray-oliver/
Two-way player won four Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/gilles-tremblay/
Le Gros Bill. Ten Stanley Cups as a player, another seven as an executive, all with the Montreal Canadiens. Five hundred and seven career goals. Grace personified:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/jean-beliveau/
Winning goalie in most lopsided NHL game ever played — a 15-0 victory for Detroit over Rangers:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/connie-dion/
Scored 10 goals in 99 NHL games:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/bob-solinger/
A stocky forward with the Chicago Black Hawks:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/eddie-kachur/
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André Gill
Québec goalie recorded a shutout for Boston Bruins in his NHL debut, but was soon back in the minors:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/andre-gill/
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Germain Gagnon
Québec forward slogged through minors for a decade before playing for Montreal Canadiens, New York islanders, Chicago Black Hawks and Kansas City Scouts:
https://benchedathletes.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/germain-gagnon/
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