-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Quote Former NHL defenseman Zarley Zalapski has died at the age of 49. Ken King, president and CEO of the Calgary Flames, with whom Zalapski spent parts of five seasons, released the following statement: We are deeply saddened with the news of Zarley's passing. We are proud that Zarley wore the Flames jersey; made Calgary his home following his playing career; represented our alumni executive; and we will always remember him as a member of the Flames family. This is a terrible loss of a man with great character who truly loved the game of hockey. We express our sincere condolences to the Zalapski family. Zalapski logged 637 games from 1987-88 to 1999-2000 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Flames, Montreal Canadiens, and Philadelphia Flyers, collecting 384 points. His best season came in 1992-93 with Hartford, in which he collected 65 points. https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1444836 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Whoa. My buddies and I used to call all slapshots "Zalapskis". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Any news on how it happened? 49 is pretty young. Definitely a member of the all-name team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 RIP Zarley Zalapski. Really sad given he was so young. Given the lack of details around his death and his age, I fear that he may have taken his life. My only real memory of him was I went to a preseason game he played for Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I remember him being a staple on the Canadian National teams. Great skater, especially noticeable on the big ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Why in the heck don't I remember this guy? RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Always liked him when he was a Whaler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, canucklehead44 said: RIP Zarley Zalapski. Really sad given he was so young. Given the lack of details around his death and his age, I fear that he may have taken his life. My only real memory of him was I went to a preseason game he played for Vancouver. Why does he appear to be using an Atom player's stick? Seriously though,he was one of the better two way defenders in the league for a couple of years. He was a great skater with lots of offensive skills. RIP young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelicHearts Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 10 hours ago, -AJ- said: Any news on how it happened? 49 is pretty young. Definitely a member of the all-name team. Apparently he suffered complications related to a viral infection. https://globalnews.ca/news/3912597/former-calgary-flames-defenceman-zarley-zalapski-dead-at-49/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Damn....that's way too young. RIP, ZZ.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almo89 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I remember him when I was a kid in the 90s mainly because he had a could name to pronounce. Way too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YummyCakeFace Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Very chitty. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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