Todd Ewen, a member of the Stanley Cup winning 1993 line-up of the Montreal Canadiens Jersey, has died. He was 49 years old.
CTV Calgary reports Saint Louis police have described the death as a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Ewen broke into the NHL starting with the Saint Louis Blues. He spent 11 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Blues, the Ducks and the San Jose Sharks. He’s best remembered as an enforcer, and was also a member of the Habs when they won the cup back in 1993.
He finished his NHL career after the 96-97 season. During his time in the professional league, he amassed a total of 1,911 penalty minutes.
He is the latest NHL enforcer to die at a relatively early age. Former Calgary Flames defenseman Steve Montador was found dead in his home last February. And in 2011 three former enforcers were found dead, all from unnatural causes, within a four-month period.
Questions have since been raised as to whether they may have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition neurologists believe may have lead to the deaths of several NFL players.
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