Worst Hockey Off-season EVER.

[Shyla Wild]

Has anyone ever seen such a Dark Time in Hockey? With all the recent deaths surrounding NHL and former NHL players and now this happens:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587792

[Raging Bob]

You have a point....I'd heard about the crash but didn't hear the whole story......Hockey is taking a beating! Sad when people get taken in their prime.

[Shyla Wild]

Here is the List of Hockey related Deaths in 2011

Wade Belak
Derek Boogaard
Rick Rypien
And the 44 Players and Coaching staff of the downed KHL team.

[Kottonmouth]

yea, its been really really bad.. i seriously hope it stops. i dont know ever a sport has ever had, this many deaths in 1 damn off season