[News] Mickey Renaud’s lasting impact

[mac_82]

Didn't see this posted anywhere and thought I would share.

Good article on Renaud's impact on Windsor, and former teammates like Taylor Hall, Adam Henrique, and Ryan Ellis.

Renaud’s versatility may have come as a surprise, but his instinctual desire to help the team did not. That attitude was a huge reason why the Calgary Flames drafted the workmanlike Renaud in June of 2007, and why he’d become a hometown captain of the Spitfires by the start of the next season. The way Renaud carried himself is also why, nearly 10 years after his sudden death brought an entire community to its knees, his name headlines a league trophy, is permanently inked in tattoos and still induces smiles from those who knew him.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/junio...spitfires-ohl/

[oldschoolcalgary]

Thanks for posting this...

as a fan, I only had a general knowledge of Mickey Renaud since he was a calgary draft pick... I had the outlines, like him being the captain of Windsor, that he was the kind of "heart and soul" energy guy that could contribute in a third line capacity etc...

the article helps to fill in that outline...Renaud seemed like a great kid... Wish we could have had a chance to see him as a Flame, as he sounds like he would have become a fan favorite here...

[Aeneas]

I proudly wear a Renaud Spitfires jersey. One small way for me to remember him. Enjoyed watching him at one development camp.

[Snuffleupagus]

I wonder after Mickeys death do they do a EKG on these kids in hopes it doesn't happen again? HCM is truly a silent hidden killer but a simple EKG can find it.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Was watching the Seattle/Windsor Memorial Cup game tonight and they talked quite a bit about Renaud and his lasting impact on the Spitfires. They have a very nice permanent shrine in the building.