Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenomenon who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hockey Hall of Fame, died on Tuesday. The death, from stomach cancer, was confirmed on Twitter by the Barrie Colts, the Ontario Hockey League team that Hawerchuk coached. Hawerchuk was drafted by the Jets in 1981 at 18 and did not disappoint. In his first season, Hawerchuk scored 45 goals and became the youngest player in N.H.L. He led Winnipeg to a 48-point improvement that season, the largest single-season turnaround in N.H.L.

Source: New York Times August 21, 2020 16:01 UTC