Last month's death of "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey standout Mark Pavelich was ruled a suicide, a Minnesota medical examiner said Monday. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County said in a news release that the 63-year-old Pavelich died of asphyxia. Pavelich sold his gold medal for more than $250,000 in 2014, two years after wife Kara died in an accidental fall. Pavelich starred at Eveleth High School and was an All-America selection at the University of Minnesota Duluth before earning a spot on the Olympic team. "Mark Pavelich always let me join with the Eveleth guys.

Source: Fox News April 05, 2021 18:45 UTC