Peter Zezel died on Tuesday after a battle with a blood disease called hemolytic anemia, which is a disorder that causes red blood cells to be killed off faster than the body can replace them.
Zezel was always one of my favourite players on the 1993 and 1994 teams. He was the defensive and faceoff specialist. He scored a goal to win Game 1 of the 1994 Western Conference Finals. He also was great off the ice giving back to his community and leaving hockey to be with his family after the 1999 death of his niece from leukemia.
Down Goes Brown has a great piece paying tribute to someone I'll always remember as a Maple Leaf.
To those who want to pay tribute:
His family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Peter Zezel’s name to the James Birrell Fund at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The cheques should be made payable to "The James Fund" and can be mailed to:
The James Fund
625 Whitaker Street #4
Peterborough, ON
K9H 7L5
Canada
Sometimes life is not fair and this case it is not. My heart goes out to his family and friends. On the ice he was a true gentlemen and knew hockey one of my favorite players.
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R.I.P
Peter