Social media tributes poured in Sunday upon the news that Arizona Coyotes Senior Director of Hockey Development Matt Shot had died that morning, after a 10-month fight with liver cancer.
Shott, 34, was remembered as a tireless advocate for the growth of hockey in Arizona, a youth girls coach whose work increased greatly the participation in hockey among young girls, and a well-liked co-worker who humbly shunned the spotlight and used work as a way to find joy despite the fatigue and effects of chemotherapy treatments.
"It's a family, especially in the hockey development department," Shott said last month for a Republic story on him published a day before he was honored at Gila River Arena.