Jack McIlhargey, who spent 24 years with the Canucks as a player, coach and alumni, sadly passed away at the age of 68.
over the last 24 years as a player, coach and alumni made him one of the most respected members of the organization, passed away on Sunday after battling cancer. He was 68.
The team announced his passing on Monday. McIlhargey’s wife, Karyne and teenage daughters Georgia and Anna were at his bedside in their Burnaby home on Capital Hill at the time of his death, according to the Canucks. An undrafted defenceman, McIlhargey established himself as one of the NHL’s toughest players when he broke into the league as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers in the mid-1970s. That reputation endured when he was traded to the Canucks midway through the 1977 season.
We are deeply saddened to lose our friend Jack McIlhargey. He was one of the most respected and loved
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