Winnipeg C Rypien found dead (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his home Monday, nine months after he took a leave of absence to deal with an undisclosed personal matter. An official with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police called Rypien's death sudden, but not suspicious. Rypien, a cousin of Super Bowl MVP quarterback Mark Rypien, was 27.

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[Brian in Mesa]

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Wonder if there are similarities between the deaths of Rypien and Boogard earlier this year. Football players get a lot of attention for their concussion problems, but hockey players are at great risk, too, especially if they have roles like Rypien and Boogard.