Christopher Michael Snow (August 11, 1981 – September 30, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was the assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames.
Chris Snow | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1981 |
| Died | September 30, 2023 (aged 42) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Spouse |
Kelsie Snow (m. 2007) |
Personal life and death
editSnow was born on August 11, 1981, and he grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts. He met his wife, Kelsie, when they were sportswriters for The Boston Globe. They married in 2007 and had two children. In 2019, Snow was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[1] He died of complications of the disease in Calgary, Alberta, on September 30, 2023, at the age of 42.[2][3][4][5] His death, along with Borje Salming a year earlier from the same fatal illness,[6][7][8] caused all seven NHL Canadian teams to team up to fight ALS through the ALS Super Fund.[9][10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ Branch, John; Bracken, Amber (2022-05-03). "He Thought A.L.S. Would Kill Him Within a Year. After Three, He's Watching His Calgary Flames in the Playoffs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Flames' Snow suffers 'catastrophic brain injury'". ESPN.com. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Glasspiegel, Ryan (2023-09-27). "Flames assistant GM Chris Snow not expected to recover from brain injury". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Flames assistant GM Chris Snow dies from ALS complications". CBC.ca. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Snow, Flames assistant general manager, dies of ALS at 42". NHL. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Shillton, Kristen (2022-11-24). "Maple Leafs legend, Hall of Famer Salming dies". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Börje Salming, legendary Maple Leafs defenseman, dies at 71 following battle with ALS". CBSSports.com. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming dead at 71 after battle with ALS". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Canada's 7 NHL teams join forces to fight ALS". ESPN.com. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "7 Canadian NHL teams partner to support ALS Super Fund | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Canada's NHL teams join forces to fight ALS". Deadspin. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Former NHL player Kirton gets assist from Oilers CEO with ALS Super Fund | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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