Canada's Chris Simon, former NHL enforcer, dead at 52
The deaths of two former NHL players were announced Tuesday. Chris Simon, once one of the hockey's most feared enforcers, died at 52. Meanwhile, former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the Kontinental Hockey League, died in Florida, police said. He was 42.
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![Former NHL player Chris Simon, seen above with the Calgary Flames in 2006, died Monday night at 52 years old. A hockey player looks ahead.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7148962.1710881413!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/simon-chris-031924.jpg)
The deaths of two former NHL players were announced Tuesday. Chris Simon, once one of the hockey's most feared enforcers, died at 52. Meanwhile, former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the Kontinental Hockey League, died in Florida, police said. He was 42.