The death of NHL tough guy Wade Belak – the third fighter to die in four months, and the second by his own hand – throws an undeniable pall over the looming NHL season and poses endless questions over ...

Wednesday's news of Wade Belak's passing marked this summer's third death of a player who had fought in the NHL this past season. Earlier in the summer, the world lost Derek Boogaard and Rick Rypien.

Today, it was announced that former player Wade Belak was found dead at the age of 35. His tragic passing is now the third of the offseason for the league. Earlier this month, Jets forward Rick Rypien ...

The St Louis Blues, right, celebrate a goal by teammate Matt D’Agostini against the Nashville Predators as Predators’ Wade Belak (3) skates by in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, ...

Not to be melodramatic, but it’s come to this: for the first time ever, I’m convinced that Don Cherry has his head up his ass. Hockey Night in Canada’s most famous mouthpiece is famous for loving ...

It's no secret enforcers like Wade Belak and Derek Boogaard have one of sports' most physically and emotionally demanding jobs. (Lynne Sladky/AP) With today's report in The Toronto Star that Wade ...

All Wade Belak ever wanted to do was play in the NHL You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. SASKATOON — All Wade Belak ever wanted to do was play in ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Back in the Paul Maurice days, my father was a manager at a Metro (nee Dominion) in north Toronto, one at ...

The voice was clear and composed as he talked about the churn among his fellow hockey enforcers. Less than a week before he lost his own life, Wade Belak told Sportsnet Radio – Fan 960 in Calgary he ...

Barry Belak was counting up a dead man’s reasons to live. His stepson Wade had so many. There was a beautiful wife and two daughters, and plans to go see them soon in their Nashville home. There was a ...

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 02: Wade Belak #3 of the Nashville Predators checks Derek Dorsett #15 of the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 2, 2011 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo ...

The business of hockey violence is rearing its ugly head again, but I had resisted the impulse to respond. Five years ago, I wrote a book about the subject. I had had my kick at that can, and I was ...