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Chris Snow, Flames Assistant General Manager, Dies of ALS at Age 42

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The hockey community is mourning the death of Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow, who died Saturday after a four-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was 42.

The news comes after Snow's wife Kelsie posted Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Chris became unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday. Doctors were able to restore his heart beat, but a brain scan revealed he had "suffered a catastrophic brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen."

Kelsie posted an update on Thursday stating that tests confirmed Snow would not wake up and that he would remain on life support while organ donation was arranged.