Mark Pavelich, a New York Rangers alumni best known for the role he played in the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Olympics, has passed away. Pavelich was 63. No cause of death has been reported.
“The New York Rangers are saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Pavelich,” the Rangers said in a statement. “His determination, passion, and dazzling playmaking ability earned him the adoration of Rangers fans during his five-year tenure in New York.”
We are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mark Pavelich.