Tribute Eugene Melnyk has passed away

[Agent Zub]

wow not what i was expecting when i fired up HF.

Made me rant a lot but he had great passion for the Senators and hockey.

RIP Melnyk

 

[ORRFForever]

Who is likely to buy the team?

 

[ISensFanI]

Rip big man, say hello to Bryan and roger

 

[Icelevel]

Yeah wow. Shocking to read. And only 62? Didn’t know he was that young somehow.

 

[branch]

Who is likely to buy the team?

Probably not the place for speculation at this point

 

[ORRFForever]

Probably not the place for speculation at this point

Fair enough. My bad.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Irregardless of how I felt about him towards the end, but I really wished we gave him a cup. I don't think there were as many big super fans of this team as Melnyk was.

 

[XavierZabo]

From a Habs fan in British Columbia.. RIP ...Mr Melnyk..you will be missed

 

[starling]

Oh wow damn. Had to re-read it 3 times. Couldn't believe it. RIP.

 

[Johnny Hanson]

Condolences to his family.

 

[TheDebater]

Absolutely shocked of course, because although I speculated he was looking really sick in his last public appearance, there was no build up to this news at all. Went from nothing to "Melnyk has passed", no hospital admission, no news that he was "close" to dying or anything of the sort....just crazy that he is here one moment and gone the next.

This might seem like self assurance but the past while I actually stopped putting blame on Eugene Melnyk and made some posts here defending his spending and basically shedding the "cheap" label with some trades and signings.

Anyway, we will leave the hockey talk for another thread, but I hope Mr. Melnyk got a chance to see or hear about the attendance numbers at the last home game, hopefully that gave him some peace knowing that fans came back.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

I always appreciated those pictures from the Eugene Melnyk Kid's Skate Day. He really did look like he enjoyed the event.

 

[TheDebater]

 

[TheDebater]

Statement from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman

 

[SensFanInMTL]

R.I.P. Mr. Melnyk. Really a sad day for Sens and hockey fans alike.

 

[Boud]

I am shocked... literally shocked....

RIP Euge

 

[Spartachat]

RIP Melnyk. Very sad news. My condolences to his family.

 

[GCK]

Sad news. Say what we will about the way he ran the club he truly was a passionate fan at heart. RIP Eugene.

 

[BradyTkachucky]

Rest in peace Mr. Melnyk

 

[H2O]

This is really sad. Condolences to the Melnyk family. RIP.

 

[Fenway]

The man saved the team from moving 19 years ago - give him that

He inherited a mess starting with the arena being in Kanata.

I am a Bostonian but my college roommate who passed in 2019 became a serious promoter in Ottawa and he told me the only way deals get done in Ottawa would be at the Elgin Street Diner late at night.

LeBreton Flats is the obvious answer but Ottawa politics is complicated.

 

[Micklebot]

RIP, I knew his health had been declining but still shocking to hear he's passed.

 

[Sweatred]

RIP Geener … thanks for saving our team and 17 years of Sens hockey.

 

[Debrincat93]

holy shit.

 

[Tuna99]

Whatever happens with ownership. It’s a new start and also a fresh start for fans to prove they are willing to give the new owner a chance. Fans have to come out and get the bandwagon full again.

But do expect a renewal of the fans and the organization. New faces, no message, new plan.