Travis Roy passes away at age 45

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[DropTheGloves]

A real shame. He did a substantial amount with his time on earth, though, and turned a tragedy into an opportunity for real change. Hopefully his advocacy can help us one day find a cure for most if not all forms of spinal cord injury.

 

[nyr2k2]

Really sad what happened to him. He did some good stuff with his life afterward. Very inspirational. My condolences to the family.

 

[Muffin]

RIP first heard about him and Chris Drury during the 2001 cup run.

 

[JoVel]

His story is one of those that make toughest of men cry. Rest in peace dude.

 

[TheNeutralPresident]

what a week, what a year. RIP Trav.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Jesus. I just looked in to him and wondered what he’s been up to lately.

 

[El Travo]

RIP man. The documentary about him really tugged at the heart.

It was especially jarring because we share a name and so do our dads.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

I remember watching his documentary, really inspirational dude and I think he did a lot in his life accomplishing so much. RIP

 

[Flyers1987]

An absolute hero. There are not many people I would call a hero of mine. Travis has been a hero of mine for a long time. One of the strongest and warmest souls ever to be on this planet. My condolences to the friends and family.

 

[tarheelhockey]

To those of a certain age, this is terribly sad news. Travis Roy’s accident was a moment that made superhero athletes suddenly seem mortal to a generation.

 

[End on a Hinote]

First Joey and now this. Terrible, felt so sad after hearing his story but he was a tough guy through it all.

RIP

 

[tiburon12]

in the mid 2000's he came to my middle school and shared his story. It was an assembly i actually paid attention to since his speech was hockey related, and i remember it being inspiring.

Sad to hear of his passing

 

[Dr Pepper]

RIP to a true hockey hero.

 

[filip85]

RIP

I could barely hold tears when his story appeared in 2001. championship AVS video

 

[member 157595]

His story is one of those that make toughest of men cry. Rest in peace dude.

Well said.

 

[SI90]

Wow.

 

[Craig Button]

found a CNN video of him from 2017.

Hockey player's dream shattered in 11 seconds - CNN Video

 

[Newsworthy]

Wow so sad

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I still remember seeing video of his injury. It's why I get so squeamish every time I see someone go into the boards awkwardly now.

RIP Travis.

 

[missionAvs]

RIP. Gone but not forgotten.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Wow.

I'm proud that Drury was the Captain of the Rangers.