Leafs Great Andy Bathgate has passed away

[Cor]

@sunhornby: Leaf great Andy Bathgate has passed away.

RIP

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[Stephen]

RIP Andy Bathgate.

Interesting fact, he only played 70 game with the Leafs in the regular season.

 

[Puzzles]

RIP Andy

 

[Damisoph]

RIP.

I hit a lot of balls at his driving range back in the day.

 

[ACC1224]

Met him in the Thorold arena some time in the 70's when the NHL Oldtimers played.
He gave me his stick and I remember thinking "who was that guy?".

 

[Budsfan]

Great Leaf Hockey Player.

Condolences to the family.

 

[FreeBird]

Met him in the Thorold arena some time in the 70's when the NHL Oldtimers played.
He gave me his stick and I remember thinking "who was that guy?".

His career was mostly with the Rangers, played for the Biltmore's in Guelph on some powerful Jr teams, Eddie Shack also played there.

 

[TLeafsFan]

RIP Andy and condolences to the family of a great Leafs player.

 

[yubbers]

I'll go hit a bucket of balls in his honor

 

[Confucius]

Time moves on, so will Andy. Thanks for the memories, God bless.

 

[teeder333*]

Best looking man to ever play in the NHL. And I am NOT into men.

 

[p.l.f.]

that sucks

 

[Leaf Lander]

He was more of a Ranger


Sad to see all the old players. Pass over the past few yrs


We were lucky to have them for as long as we did though

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Used to see Andy at his driving range. He would be in the pro shop and rode the cart that picked up the driving range balls.
Even in his 70s, geez, was he good looking man. Baby blue eyes and grey hair, and fit.

Great player especially in his Ranger days when they had crappy teams. His career lasted into the World Hockey Association.

 

[The Nic]

I had a book about Andy's journey to the NHL and super stardom as a Ranger when I was a kid... or rather I confiscated it from my older brother. I must have read that thing over a hundred times. The man seemed way larger than life to me.