EHIW Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 James Mirtle @mirtle James Mirtle Police confirm former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien has been found dead in his Alberta home. More to come. Sad news,what is going on with tough guys of the NHL :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/jets-forward-rypien-found-dead/article2130621/ Former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien was found dead by a family member on Monday in Crowsnest Pass, Alta.Rypien, who signed with the Winnipeg Jets in July, had missed most of last season because of a leave of absence from the Canucks for personal issues. Local RCMP told The Globe and Mail on Monday night that the death was not suspicious. Undrafted after three years with the Regina Pats, Rypien became a popular member of the Canucks’ fourth line beginning in 2005, racking up 226 penalty minutes in 119 games played over six seasons. Off the ice, however, he battled depression, and his leave of absence last November was the second he took as a member of the team in the past three seasons. Rypien was well known in Winnipeg after beginning his pro career there with the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks’ AHL affiliate, and the Jets gave him a chance to re-establish his career there when he was signed a one-year, $700,000 (U.S.) contract as a free agent this summer. “Everyone that knows me, knows that everything that was happening didn’t reflect me as a person and it’s not like I was doing anything wrong,” Rypien told the Winnipeg Free Press at the time. “I went through a couple of things I had to deal with, I got over it – it took longer than I wanted. “But just the interest people had in me and the belief people had in me … it means a lot to me. It makes me believe even more in myself. They see something in me as a person that maybe sometimes you don’t see yourself. They point that out and then you believe in yourself more and then hope you reach the potential they see and you see in yourself.” Rypien, 27, is the second young NHL tough guy to die in the off-season. New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead in May with a mixture of alcohol and oxycodone in his system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 What a horrible summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 That's damn horrible. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 That's.. Oh, wow. That's horrible. My condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Terrible summer. League has lost 2 tough guys over the summer. RCMP says the death was not suspicious, wonder if it's similar to Derek's. With depression it could've been self inflicted. Terrible way to go. big loss for the jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thats awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeg2 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Boy, 27 is young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_Habs10 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 That's.. Oh, wow. That's horrible. My condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P. Rick. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddienmike Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 This is just too sad,another young man dead far too early,how awful for his family and friends,my heart goes out to you,may he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 OMG another Regina Pat. What is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnipegJet Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Terrible summer. League has lost 2 tough guys over the summer. RCMP says the death was not suspicious, wonder if it's similar to Derek's. With depression it could've been self inflicted. Terrible way to go. big loss for the jets. In being quoted as "sudden and not suspicious", my thoughts are that its probably different circumstances than Derek's. I haven't read anything about an autopsy taking place either, and the sense I got from hearing Heisinger speak about his past demons makes me think that it was self-inflicted. It's really sad, he was apparently a tremendous person and I was really looking forward to watching his energy with the Jets this year. RIP, Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfoundlandHab Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Was is indeed suicide? I read that he hung himself in his basement and was found by his father. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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