Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Tom Lysiak, 3-time NHL All-Star, dies of leukemia at age 63 (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 1977, file photo, Atlanta Flames' Tom Lysiak, left, and Chicago Blackhawks' Dale Tallon chase after the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago. Lysiak, a three-time NHL All-Star who played 13 NHL seasons with the Flames and Blackhawks, has died of leukemia at the age of 63. His daughter, Jessie Lysiak Braun, confirmed on Twitter that he died Monday, May 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File)

Former NHL All-Star Tom Lysiak has died of leukemia at the age of 63. Lysiak's daughter, Jessie Lysiak Braun, confirmed on Twitter that he died Monday. In the process, Lysiak also made a fan for life out of Ed Olczyk, who idolized the center from High Prairie, Alberta, while growing up in Chicago.


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