Former NHL player Tom Kurvers dies at 58 from lung cancer
Associated Press
June 21, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former NHL player and Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers died Monday from lung cancer, the team and University of Minnesota Duluth said. He was 58.
Kurvers served as Minnesota's assistant general manager since 2018. Minnesota Duluth athletics spokesperson Brian Nystrom said the hockey program there was informed of Kurvers' death by Kurvers' family. The Wild said Kurvers died at his home Monday morning.
Kurvers won the Hobey Baker Award as the top college player at Minnesota Duluth in 1984. He played 11 NHL seasons from 1984-1995 with the Canadiens, Sabres, Devils, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Islanders and Mighty Ducks before going into management.
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To Tom Kurver and his family....
