NHL-fajtern Todd Ewen har gått bort – blev 49 år

Han var en slagskämpe i NHL-laget St Louis Blues. Nu har Todd Ewen gått bort, bara 49 år gammal, skriver SportExpressen.
Förre lagkamraten i Blues, legendaren Brett Hull, sörjer på Twitter. ”Kan inte fatta att du är borta”, skriver han på sitt konto.
Ewen draftades av Edmonton Oilers 1984. Han spelade elva säsonger i NHL med lag som St Louis, Anaheim, San Jose, och Montreal där han var med och vann Stanley Cup 1993.

Brett Hull (PAUL CONNORS / TT / NTB Scanpix)
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Todd Ewen
Wikipedia (en)
Todd Gordon Ewen (March 22, 1966 – September 19, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for several teams in the NHL. A right wing Ewen was primarily known as an enforcer. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and San Jose Sharks. Ewen retired with 1,911 penalty min. putting him 58th for all time career. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and raised in St. Albert, Alberta. Ewen would win the Stanley Cup in 1993. After leaving his professional career Ewen made several coaching videos with Championship productions on "How to buy equipment for your child", "Break out Basics" and "Checking". He also was coaching director for Chesterfield hockey association, Lafayette Varsity head coach and assistant coach for Saint Louis University Billikens.
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