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RIP Rick Rypien

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:16 am
by ajaX82
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_d ... hl-wp10665

So sad. No word yet on a cause of death

One of the best and most entertaining fighters there was

Re: RIP Rick Rypien

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:41 am
by OldNo7
Hearing rumours that it is a suicide. RIP.

Re: RIP Rick Rypien

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:19 pm
by WEFFPIM
Dear Current NHLers,

Stop dying.

Signed,
Fans

Re: RIP Rick Rypien

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:30 am
by Nolan
I feel bad for his family, friends and teammates. It really sounded like he finally overcame those demons that have haunting him for so long.

Here's a great article by Bruce Arthur talking about Rypien and his battle with depression:
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/NHLer+Death+shines+light+depression/5264406/story.html