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Former NHL Player Chris Simon Dead at Age 52


Chris Simon, who played for seven different NHL teams and won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, has died at the age of 52

In an email sent by the NHL Players’ Association about Simon’s death on Tuesday obtained by The Sports Network, “his children and family are grieving the sudden loss of their father, son, brother, friend and teammate.” Us Weekly looks back at the stars who died before their time, including Amy Winehouse, Prince and Whitney Houston — see the most shocking celeb deaths A doctor cited in the bankruptcy documents also stated Simon suffered from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and arthritis to his shoulder, hand, knees, back and neck.

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