Chris Simon has died at the age of 52. The former NHL player's professional career included a stint with the Colorado Avalanche when they won the Stanley Cup in the 1990s.

Former Canadian hockey star Chris Simon, who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, has died by suicide at the age of 52, and his family believe CTE played a role in his death.

Chris Simon, a 15-year NHL veteran who had stints with the New York Rangers and Islanders, died by suicide Monday. He was 52. Simon died at his home in Wawa, Ontario, according to his agent.

Chris Simon, who played for seven different hockey franchises during his NHL career, died at the age of 52. Simon’s death was confirmed by the NHL Alumni Association on Tuesday, March 19.

FILE - New York Rangers' Chris Simon celebrates his second-period goal against the New York Islanders, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. Former NHL enforcer Chris ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A newly released analysis found that Chris Simon, a former NHL hockey player, had stage three chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, when he died in 2024. Simon was a well-known ...

Simon's death emphasizes the risk of brain injuries in hockey. “Looking back, we now realize that Chris likely started suffering from CTE in his late 20s to early 30s.

Chris Simon, who has died aged 52, was one of ice hockey’s toughest “enforcers”; he overcame teenage alcohol addiction to become the fearsome linchpin of a string of teams in the National ...

Mike Stobe/Getty Images A cause of death has been revealed in the sudden passing of NHL journeyman Chris Simon. In a Tuesday, March 19, statement through Simon’s former agent Paul Theofanous ...

By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Hockey Writer) Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52. Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario, a spokesperson for the NHL Players’ Associat… ...

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52. A spokesperson for the NHL Players’ Association said Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario.