Anyone have details? I’d think he had some CTE going on..
Way too young to die. Godspeed Chris.
DeeM0e
That’s 2 today?
hrryyss
I’m going to out on a limb and guess that CTE has something to do with this. Remind me why we love fighting so much?
ZombieBait2
That’s sad he was one of my favs
AxeMcFlow
Shame about Simon, but yay Rempe right?
-FR0STY-one
Man, dude was a gamer. 🙏🏼
Realistic-Ad-8875
RIP warrior
GolfTime17
This makes me sad. As a kid playing 2K on PS2 I used to always fantasy draft this dude as my teams muscle.
6bfmv2
Another CTE victim…
WolfSilverOak
Damn. 52 is young.
Anishinabeg
Sad. That’s far too young to pass. He was an absolute warrior, and though he definitely made his fair share of poor choices on the ice, he was one of those guys you absolutely hated to play against, but would love to have on your side. He also killed it in the 1999-2000 season, scoring 29 goals. Not bad at all for a “goon”.
I’ll also always have a soft spot for him as one of the few Indigenous players to make it to the NHL and have a long career.
RIP.
unbakedpizza
Man, that’s sad.
Equivalent_Goose_226
He was actually a pretty good hockey player outside of his aggressive behavior. This is sad. Rest in peace.
poopiehands
Mental illness is no joke. RIP
PadreFrancisco
CTE?
grunge_forever91
Chris Simon shouldn’t just be remembered as an enforcer, he was also a good NHL player, 29 goals one season, and produced consistently even into the end of his career in the NHL and KHL.
tuxedo7777
🕯️
Diogenedarvida
Sad…. hugely sad. Saw this guy once after a game against Montréal, at Centre Molson in those time. Long story short, my cousin has a boyfriend who had contact. After the game, we visited the corridor where players were. Simon was there. Simon speak perfectly French with a huge base voice. He say hi to everybody, he seams enjoying it. When he was talking, he turned around and hit a kid with his elbow, obviously by accident. He then tell the kid to wait a bit. He came back and took 10 kids to visit the Washington Capitals. And, as a former Nordiques fan, he will always be remember. Nice guy who turned badly, sadly.
alovelycardigan
One of the more skilled enforcers. RIP.
banned-archer
I was a kid in the Soo back in the early 90’s and I had a job selling programs before game time. One day while at the old arena, I sitting in an empty dressing room with a few other guys talking and laughing and Chris walked in and chatted with us a bit and someone handed him a stick and a few pucks. He started taking clappers at the opposite wall of the dressing room with that serious/intense stare he has. I was fairly convinced I was about to be killed by a bouncing puck, old arena dressing rooms aren’t very big but it was pretty cool to be there. I was an instant fan of Chris after that day. RIP
MAJORMINORMINORv2
Aw man RIP king
HockeyTownHooligan
Whoa I literally used this guy the other day in puckdoku the other day. I always remember him from the 98 finals with the caps vs red wings.
Practical_Papaya7142
Really sad to hear this, RIP to the Chief. He was great in his role and a pretty talented player. Loved by his teammates and many fans as well.
Affectionate_Toe_201
I remember a few years back he had filed for bankruptcy and couldn’t work due to his hockey injuries
Imm0rTALDETHSpEctrE
fuck, man…I idolized this dude back in the 90s / 2000s ✌🏼️😭💯 one of the most feared AND skilled enforcers to ever play.
I’ll always remember the 98 SCF when he skated past the Red Wings bench and just glared and pointed his stick left to right like “…any one o’ you muffukkas” ✊🏼🔥
my heart goes out to his family and friends 💯🕊️💖 rest in peace, Chris. thank you for bein you
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Anyone have details? I’d think he had some CTE going on..
Way too young to die. Godspeed Chris.
That’s 2 today?
I’m going to out on a limb and guess that CTE has something to do with this. Remind me why we love fighting so much?
That’s sad he was one of my favs
Shame about Simon, but yay Rempe right?
Man, dude was a gamer. 🙏🏼
RIP warrior
This makes me sad. As a kid playing 2K on PS2 I used to always fantasy draft this dude as my teams muscle.
Another CTE victim…
Damn. 52 is young.
Sad. That’s far too young to pass. He was an absolute warrior, and though he definitely made his fair share of poor choices on the ice, he was one of those guys you absolutely hated to play against, but would love to have on your side. He also killed it in the 1999-2000 season, scoring 29 goals. Not bad at all for a “goon”.
I’ll also always have a soft spot for him as one of the few Indigenous players to make it to the NHL and have a long career.
RIP.
Man, that’s sad.
He was actually a pretty good hockey player outside of his aggressive behavior. This is sad. Rest in peace.
Mental illness is no joke. RIP
CTE?
Chris Simon shouldn’t just be remembered as an enforcer, he was also a good NHL player, 29 goals one season, and produced consistently even into the end of his career in the NHL and KHL.
🕯️
Sad…. hugely sad.
Saw this guy once after a game against Montréal, at Centre Molson in those time. Long story short, my cousin has a boyfriend who had contact. After the game, we visited the corridor where players were. Simon was there. Simon speak perfectly French with a huge base voice.
He say hi to everybody, he seams enjoying it.
When he was talking, he turned around and hit a kid with his elbow, obviously by accident. He then tell the kid to wait a bit. He came back and took 10 kids to visit the Washington Capitals.
And, as a former Nordiques fan, he will always be remember.
Nice guy who turned badly, sadly.
One of the more skilled enforcers. RIP.
I was a kid in the Soo back in the early 90’s and I had a job selling programs before game time. One day while at the old arena, I sitting in an empty dressing room with a few other guys talking and laughing and Chris walked in and chatted with us a bit and someone handed him a stick and a few pucks. He started taking clappers at the opposite wall of the dressing room with that serious/intense stare he has. I was fairly convinced I was about to be killed by a bouncing puck, old arena dressing rooms aren’t very big but it was pretty cool to be there. I was an instant fan of Chris after that day. RIP
Aw man RIP king
Whoa I literally used this guy the other day in puckdoku the other day. I always remember him from the 98 finals with the caps vs red wings.
Really sad to hear this, RIP to the Chief. He was great in his role and a pretty talented player. Loved by his teammates and many fans as well.
I remember a few years back he had filed for bankruptcy and couldn’t work due to his hockey injuries
fuck, man…I idolized this dude back in the 90s / 2000s ✌🏼️😭💯 one of the most feared AND skilled enforcers to ever play.
I’ll always remember the 98 SCF when he skated past the Red Wings bench and just glared and pointed his stick left to right like “…any one o’ you muffukkas” ✊🏼🔥
my heart goes out to his family and friends 💯🕊️💖 rest in peace, Chris. thank you for bein you