Wade Belak found dead

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/31/ex-leafs-enforcer-belak-found-dead

Jesus Christ. another ex-enforcer dead. I liked Belak too, very funny character. RIP.

This one was ther most surprising to me. The guy always seemed so happy-go-lucky.

RIP Belak

Damn, he had such a great personality, thought he might go on to be a good colour guy. Sad to hear...

So sad and tragic. He's leaving behind a wife and two young children.

Wow, so sad.

R.I.P Belak

What an awful year it has been for players passing away.

I just heard it was suicide...holy lord, what's happening?? This looks real bad right now...soon we'll have to think about eliminating fighting...

EDIT: Not sure it's suicide, The Star may have been incorrect.

He just signed to do Nashville broadcasts and was doing Battle of the Blades.

How could someone do that to their children. How bad is your life that you would hurt your children like that?

He must have been in utter dispair to even think to do that let alone to carry it out.

How long until we see some form of rule change to fighting, if we do at all?

Flames statement on Belak: “We are deeply saddened with the news of Wade’s passing. We are proud that Wade wore the Calgary uniform and we will always remember him as member of the Flames Family. We would like to express our sincere sympathies to the Belak family. This is a terrible loss of a vibrant young man; a man with great character who truly loved the game of hockey.”

Very sad to hear. Ran into him in the customs line here in Toronto a few years back. Dude was friggin' huge, and hella funny.

RIP Belak.