The San Jose Sharks are sad, the day before the NHL Draft.
Former NHL player Brian Marshman has died instantly in Montreal at the age of 53.
– very boring. He’s a likable guy who’s been close to jokes all along, says Marcus Ragnarson, a former hill mate.
Former National Hockey League defender Brian Marshman died Wednesday in Montreal, Canada.
This was confirmed by his longtime agent Rick Corinne to the AP news agency.
He was marching in town as a scout for the annual NHL Draft, which begins in the city on Thursday.
The cause of death is not yet clear.
I played with Ragnarson
– Very sad to hear. We’ve played in the same back pair for a while and lived together for a season too,” says Marcus Ragnarson, 50.
The two belonged to San Jose Sharks at the same time in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Ragnarson says they haven’t been in constant contact with each other after their careers, but they still bump into each other a few times and talk about old memories.
– He was a wonderful guy. “Relaxed”, happy and close to jokes all the time. Then he led strongly in both training and match, Ragnarsson continues next season as assistant coach at Djurgården.
Known as the NHL rogue
Bryan Marchment has played 17 seasons in the NHL for nine different clubs. He was known for his tough matches and collected a total of 2,307 minutes of commentary.
– He’s run over many players over the years. At the same time, he also defended himself, and had to be beaten a lot.
A player you liked on your team?
– truly.
Brian Marshman is the father of 27-year-old Florida Panthers striker Mason Marshman, who scored 47 points in 54 games last season.
Brian was above all a beloved son, husband and father. Our deepest condolences to his parents, wife Kim, son Mason and daughter Logan.” San Jose Sharks writes in a statement.