RIP - Rick MacLeish (1950-2016)

[Jets4Life]

Long time Flyers star Rick MacLeish passed away at the age of 66.

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884488

[transplant99]

Really sad news. ..one hell of a hockey player.

[habernac]

Boston drafted Reggie Leach and Rick Macleish with the 3rd and 4th overall picks in 1970. How much better is Boston if they keep those two??

Macleish also the rare guy on that Flyer team who didn't goon it up. RIP, Rick.

[Hi-Psi]

He was a distant relative of ours, as such he was one of my most prized hockey cards when I was growing up and collecting cards.

RIP

[pope04]

One of the greatest snapshots in the game. Great release.

[getbak]

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884515

In April of the next season, he left his feet to knock down a Los Angeles pass and had his throat inadvertently skated over by Marcel Dionne, requiring 80 stitches. At the bar later that night, MacLeish took a drag of his cigarette and saw smoke coming out of his neck.

[Dion]

[442scotty]

so young
He was one of the great ones...loved watching those crazy old flyers