Wade Belak

Wade Belak
Wade Belak
Born	July 3, 1976; Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Died	August 31, 2011 (aged 35); Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence/forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Colorado Avalanche; Calgary Flames; Toronto Maple Leafs; Florida Panthers; Nashville Predators
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1994; Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1996–2011
Website	www.wadebelak.com

Wade Belak (July 3, 1976 – August 31, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player that played a career total of 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the 12th overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Belak retired from the NHL on March 8, 2011 and remained with the Predators in an organizational role. On August 31, 2011, He was found dead in his condo at the One King Street West hotel in Toronto.^[1] His death was later treated as a suicide by Toronto police.^[2] Before his death he was preparing to take part in the upcoming season of Battle of the Blades.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Another tragedy". The Score. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-14.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Ex-NHLer Belak committed suicide: sources". CBC. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

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Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Another tragedy". The Score. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-14.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Ex-NHLer Belak committed suicide: sources". CBC. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

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