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Famous deaths in 2016 weren’t just limited to rock stars, (looks like 2017 is heading in the same direction). I was also saddened to learn last night that my childhood hero who wasn’t a rock star also passed away in 2016. Ice hockey legend, (if you’re a fanatical Philadelphia Flyers fan like myself), Rick MacLeish passed away on May 30 last year from multiple complications, he was 66. Born in Lindsay, Canada in 1950, Rick was the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season and scored the winning goal in Philadelphia’s first Stanley Cup victory. Even hearing about it ten months on, I am saddened to hear of his passing.
R.I.P Rick MacLeish
On a much happier but surprising note, I have to announce that I won’t be attending the Bloodstock Festival this summer. Other commitments have gotten in the way plus this year, I think the Download Festival in June has a line up more to my liking. I understand that for hardcore metal fans that this is an act of treason but I will definitely share my experiences from the Festival on here.
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March 22, 2017 at 1:57 am
I hadn’t heard about MacLeish’s passing. Damn. Thanks for this.
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March 22, 2017 at 5:52 pm
You’re welcome. I only found out by chance. Still, the way the Flyers are playing at the moment, they could use somebody like him.
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March 23, 2017 at 1:24 am
Man I remember when the Flyers were terrifying. Broadstreet Bullies, eh?
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March 23, 2017 at 7:04 am
Oh yes, players like Bobby Clarke, Reggie Leach, Dave the hammer Schultz, Moose Dupont and of course Rick. They also had a great coach in Fred Shero.
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