KipWellsFan Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 This was the player injured in the car accident. Sadly he couldn't recover and he died Sunday night from massive brain injuries. Link to article Link to player profile This may ruin Heatley's hockey career aswell because they take vehicular manslaughter pretty seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Man that's absoultely tragic. It's really got me thinkin that no-one's safe out on da roads if u drive like a hoon, and I do that sumtimes since I got my License. We got a speech at school a few months ago from a canadian woman who lost her sister cos her sister's boyfriend crashed driving at 175 kms/h in a 40 zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Thoughts and prayers to Dan Snyder and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 OHH I thought you were talkin about the Redskins owner RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVVY18 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I saw this come over the ticker last night and I just had this empty feeling. It is truly tragic. He didn't have a wife or kids, but he did have a long time girlfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 And this is the effect it has on the people around them... A night to regret By Michael Russo Staff Writer Posted October 2 2003 ATLANTA · It wasn't your typical night in the NHL, and it was one Panthers winger Darcy Hordichuk will never forget. It was the night he spent at a hospital, pushing the stretcher that held his comatose friend. For two years with the Atlanta Thrashers and their farm teams in Orlando and Chicago, Hordichuk and Dan Snyder were teammates and friends. They played on the same line and overcame huge odds by making it to the NHL the same year. Hordichuk and Snyder shared a bond. Now his unconscious 25-year-old pal was clinging to life and getting a brain scan. "It wasn't a pretty sight," Hordichuk said. "I mean, that's not the way you usually see Snides. He's the joker in the room, the one always smiling, the one who keeps everybody relaxed." Monday night Thrashers star Dany Heatley lost control of his Ferrari and slammed into a brick pillar and iron fence outside a condominium. The car was torn in half. Snyder, in the passenger seat, was thrown 30 feet onto the road. He underwent surgery Tuesday for a skull fracture and is in critical condition. Heatley, 22, walked from the wreckage before collapsing. He has a concussion, broken jaw, bruised lung, bruised kidney and injuries to a shoulder and knee. He is in the hospital and in police custody. Hordichuk passed Tuesday night with Snyder's family. He also spent time with his old teammate, Heatley. The rising NHL star is "only worried about Snides right now and how he's doing," Hordichuk said. "He doesn't remember much. He's in shock right now. He still can't believe after seeing pictures of the vehicle that they're still alive. Somebody up top was looking over them." Monday's accident makes coach Mike Keenan worry about his team. The Panthers are stacked with young players, and Keenan said he hopes Monday's accident imparts some lasting caution. "It's an automatic wakeup call without even having to discuss it with them," Keenan said. "Just walking through the locker room this morning, they're all talking about it. It's a terrible way of being reminded that you can't take for granted what you have." The Thrashers contemplated canceling Wednesday's exhibition game with the Panthers but went back to work instead. Coach Bob Hartley tried to get his players focused during the morning skate. "That's our challenge," he said. "We have two members of our family that are not with us. It's tough, but we hope to overcome this. Today we're doing the best thing. We're getting on the ice. We had a good practice. The boys showed good spirit. Once the puck will drop, we'll play for those two guys." Keenan met with Hartley briefly Wednesday morning. On Nov. 10, 1985, months after his star, goalie Pelle Lindbergh, won the Vezina Trophy, Keenan, the Philadelphia Flyers' coach, received a 4:30 a.m. phone call. Lindbergh, 26, was on life support after slamming his Porsche into a cement wall in Sommerdale, N.J. He died that day. "We had the youngest team in the league then, and when you're young you feel invincible," Keenan said. "You feel that these things will never happen to you. It's a real dose of reality in how fragile life is. I think our guys had some solace in the ability to play hockey. I think they retreated to that. I suspect the same thing will happen here in Atlanta." Seeing his comatose friend on that stretcher provided Hordichuk his wake-up call. "In life, one day you can be on top of the world and within five seconds your life can change forever," Hordichuk said. "It opens your eyes and says, `Man, I better get my priorities in order.' "Life is just too short." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Heatley has been charged with vehicular homicide. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Saw him play many games for the wolves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 This is the story from today about the funeral of Dan Snyder http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-t...ov=ap&type=lgns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 RIP Snyder. I heard from a credible source that Snyder didn't actually die from the impact of the accident. Such source said that he died due to a loss of consciousness caused by the anesthesia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 RIP Snyder. I heard from a credible source that Snyder didn't actually die from the impact of the accident. Such source said that he died due to a loss of consciousness caused by the anesthesia. , I wonder if this will ever hit the mainstream news. I have to do some investigating on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Senseless tragedy. Let's also remember this happens hundreds of times a week to lesser known, but equally loved ones. My brother died from a collision with a tree caused by a drunk driver, himself. For a long time I hated him for doing that to our mom and dad. Remember a couple years ago the Indians lost a player from a drunk boating accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 The latest update is that Danny Heatley might not even face jail time now. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1637398 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Senseless tragedy. Let's also remember this happens hundreds of times a week to lesser known, but equally loved ones. My brother died from a collision with a tree caused by a drunk driver, himself. For a long time I hated him for doing that to our mom and dad. Remember a couple years ago the Indians lost a player from a drunk boating accident. I know the pain Tex. A few days before Christmas marks the 25th anniversary of my uncle's death. He was killed by a drunk driver. My dad said that he never wanted to find out what happened legally to the driver (the guy walked away with scratches and a bruise or two) because one, it wouldn't bring him back and two if killing someone didn't change the guy's ways, nothing would. He also said at the time in Ireland, the laws were different and he imagined not much probably happened. My uncle was to be married the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Senseless tragedy. Let's also remember this happens hundreds of times a week to lesser known, but equally loved ones. My brother died from a collision with a tree caused by a drunk driver, himself. For a long time I hated him for doing that to our mom and dad. Remember a couple years ago the Indians lost a player from a drunk boating accident. I know the pain Tex. A few days before Christmas marks the 25th anniversary of my uncle's death. He was killed by a drunk driver. My dad said that he never wanted to find out what happened legally to the driver (the guy walked away with scratches and a bruise or two) because one, it wouldn't bring him back and two if killing someone didn't change the guy's ways, nothing would. He also said at the time in Ireland, the laws were different and he imagined not much probably happened. My uncle was to be married the next year. I'm just thankful his passenger wasn't seriously injured. At the funeral three girls almost got in a fight because each of them was describing herself as his girlfriend. And the reason he got so drunk and pissed was a different girl had dumped him that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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