Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after brief illness
Kyle Calder, who played 608 NHL games as a winger from 1999 to 2009, died Monday. His daughter Madison announced the death in a social media post, and the Los Angeles Kings said he died after a brief illness.
sportsnet.caFormer NHL player Kyle Calder died Monday at age 47 after a brief illness. His daughter Madison announced the death in an Instagram post. "Never in a million years would I have thought this day would come," she wrote.
Career and later work Calder played 608 regular-season and playoff games from 1999 to 2009. The Manville, Alberta, native spent most of his career with Chicago and also played for Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and Anaheim. Since 2018 he coached youth teams in Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston.
Tributes The NHL Alumni Association said Calder "embodied the values that make our alumni family so special: his loyalty, toughness, generosity, and an unwavering commitment to those around him." "Kyle approached life with the same passion, intensity and incredible dedication that defined his play," Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said.
