- Former player died at Minnesota treatment center aged 63
- Pavelich assisted on goal that beat USSR at 1980 Olympics
Last month’s death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey player Mark Pavelich was ruled a suicide a Minnesota medical examiner said on Monday.
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka county announced the ruling in a news release that Pavelich died of asphyxia. His body was found on 3 March at the Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He was 63.
As a kid growing up in Hibbing I used to go to the arena and hang out with gear in hand waiting to see if I could skate w the teams that rented the ice! Mark Pavelich always let me join with the Eveleth guys! He taught me so much about the game! #RIP pav
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org.
