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After taking time away from his NHL career to battle depression, Rick Rypien finally appeared to be in a good place.
The scrappy centre, formerly with the Vancouver Canucks, recently signed with the Winnipeg Jets along with longtime friend Jason Jaffray. He appeared content and at peace and talked about the possibility of winning the Stanley Cup.
That's why news of Rypien's sudden death Monday came as a shock to Jaffray and others who watched Rypien battle his way, physically and mentally, into the NHL.
"Everyone knew he had some issues that he had to get taken care of last year and he was definitely a new man when he came back and ... he was definitely the happiest I'd ever seen him," Jaffray said Tuesday from his home in Olds, Alta. "We actually had joked around about bringing a Cup back to Winnipeg."
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Source: tsn.ca
Tags: Rick Rypien Death Rick Rypien Passes Away
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NHL Trade Rumor Created on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:53 |
