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Former NHL defenceman Bryan Marchment dies at 53

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Toronto Maple Leafs Bryan Marchment skates during warm-up prior to pre-season NHL action in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005. Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 

Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53.

Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks.

A cause of death was not immediately available.

“It’s a sad day for for me personally, a very sad day for our organization,” said Mike Grier, who was named Sharks general manager on Tuesday. “He meant a lot to a lot of people in our organization, our players, our staff —anyone who knew Brian, the type of man he was. He was just an honest, a down-to-earth, loving person who just cared about everyone. He had time for everyone in the building. Anyone he came across, he had time for. ”

Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006 with Winnipeg, Chicago, Hartford, Edmonton, Tampa Bay, San Jose, Colorado, Toronto and Calgary. The Toronto native had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.

The NHL and NHL Alumni Association offered their condolences in statements released Wednesday afternoon. News of Marchment’s death reached GMs while they were attending their annual meeting at the draft

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3 COMMENTS

  1. The second I saw his name I remembered the terrible cheap shot artist he was. That being said, I feel for his family, being taken away at such a young age. So many thugs on the ice are golden people off it.

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