Steve Montador passes away at age 35

[chemgear]

Christ.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by activeStick

@CruickshankCH: May 2004 -- Montador, slapping his stick on the ice for the pass, scores OT against SJ. "You could hear him up in Sacramento," says Sutter.



RIP Steve

From AC...

[Pointman]

Devastating news. One of my all-time favorite players.

[DownInFlames]

Awful news. He was a big part of that 2004 run.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by AC

Jeez that's awful.

He seemed like a great guy, and of course Flames fans will remember him for this:

Yep, that's my one biggest memory of him even though I missed seeing the goal because I was meeting Metallica and had to find out from Hetfield who was watching it backstage. They it on the TVs at the Winnipeg Arena and when the fans started chanting "Go Flames Go!" I figured the Flames had won.

RIP Monty

[FlameFan21]

Terrible news. One of those "heart and soul" type guys who embodied our run to the Cup. RIP.

[ricoFlame]

Wow, these things just hit you hard some times. This is brutal news.

[kermitology]

I'll always remember walking his grandma down to the dressing room after game 4 of the SCF.
God this hurts.

[BigFlameDog]

Sad....good bye Steve.

[HarryH93]

Choked. Terrible to hear. RIP Monty, thanks for the memories.

[josef]

shocked....R.I.P.

[GirlySports]

Very sad, the OT goal in Game 1 vs San Jose was my favorite goal of that spring.

[Huntingwhale]

Very sad news and not something I wanted to read about when I logged on. Thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. The entire hockey world will miss you Steve

[Codes]

RIP, Steve. You'll be missed by many.

[DoubleK]

Very Sad.

Was able to chat with him during his time in Erie, had a close friend on that team and spent some time with them when they came through town.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

I refuse to see this as suicide. As far as I'm concerned, it's a concussion-related death.

[stemit14]

Very sad to hear this news. The guy was a warrior on the ice.

[Hackey]

Rip

[Mightyfire89]

Awful, awful news. He seemed like a genuinely good guy.

RIP Monty.

[SeeGeeWhy]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Patrick Burke @BurkieYCP
"Cluster suicides" are a real phenomenon. The hockey community needs to take time to reach out to those who may need to hear from a friend

This is horrible news. Monty always came across so intelligent and thoughtful in his interviews, I hoped he had a future in coaching. What a loss. Always a Flame.

Pat Burke is right. Cluster suicides, but also there is an increase in fatal accidents in groups who identify themselves as peers with victims of suicudes, murders and accidents. I'd encourage anyone who is finding themselves effected by this to talk with someone, the dark side of our minds is powerful.