Shawn Burr (ex - Wings, Bolts) passes away at 47

[billybob123]

Sad story. So young. I did like him especially when he was with the Wings in the 93 playoffs.

He did a great job growing awareness of leukemia and lymphoma.

RIP.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...014354327.html

[Ozy_Flame]

He fell as per TSN. And the article. Internal injuries I suspect? He was battling cancer for three years.

[calgarywinning]

Wow. Hope it was as painless as possible. RIP.

[Tsawwassen]

RIP Shawn Burr.

[loob job]

The article i read said sever head trauma from a fall.

[Playfair]

Shawn Burr may not have been the most talented player during his 14 seasons in the NHL, but he was one of the most popular players with each of his three teams.

“Extremely witty,” said Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who played with Burr on the Detroit Red Wings from 1984 to 1995. “That’s the first thing people would say when you talk about Shawn.”

Burr died Monday night after a fall at his home in St. Clair, Mich. He suffered severe brain trauma after falling down a set of stairs and was taken off life support, Dave Goetze, who runs the Shawn Burr Foundation, told The Detroit Free Press.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle13608425/