It’s truly upsetting to report more sad stories involving retired NHL players, but Saturday we received another painful reminder of hockey’s inherent danger. Todd Ewen was reported dead at 49 of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. The St. Louis Blues — one of the four teams he played for, along with the Canadiens, Mighty Ducks, and Sharks — released a statement that you can read here.
With a nickname like “The Animal”, it is not a surprise that Todd Ewen was a ferocious enforcer. During the years he played in the NHL, from 1986 to 1997, Ewan amassed 150 fighting majors and 1911 penalty minutes.