RIP Tom Lysiak and Rick Macleish

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The most skilled player I ever saw don a Medicine Hat Tigers jersey, played alongside Lanny McDonld (not a bad player in his own right ) and those guys just piled up the points and wins for the Tigers. The '73 Tigers went to the Memorial Cup but lost to the Quebec Remparts who were led by a guy named Guy Lafleur (another pretty good player). Tom was drafted second overall by the Atlanta Flames (the Islanders had first overall pick and took a pretty good player named Denis Potvin). He put up some fine numbers with the Atlanta Flames and was a big part of the reason that team was competitive right off the hop.

Tom passed away at the age of 63 after battling and succumbing to leukemia.

Former NHL all-star and Medicine Hat Tiger great Tom Lysiak dead at 63

 

[tducey]

RIP, he was always a very good player IMO.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

RIP to Rick Macleish too ... I seemed to always pull his hockey card from every pack of cards i ever bought in that era

 

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RIP to Rick Macleish too ... I seemed to always pull his hockey card from every pack of cards i ever bought in that era

Geez, I missed the news on the passing of Rick MacLeish. He was an important (and in my opinion unheralded part) of those great Flyers teams of the 70s.

 

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RIP to Rick Macleish too ... I seemed to always pull his hockey card from every pack of cards i ever bought in that era

Good lookin' dude.

 

[BGDave]

Geez, I missed the news on the passing of Rick MacLeish. He was an important (and in my opinion unheralded part) of those great Flyers teams of the 70s.

Could not agree more.

RIP Tom and Rick.

/this sucks when players pass and you remember watching them.

 

[puckhead]

RIP to Rick Macleish too ... I seemed to always pull his hockey card from every pack of cards i ever bought in that era

I always confused him and Reggie Leach on the hockey cards