Former NCAA player Raymond Sawada (Cornell) died of an apparent heart attack during a recreational senior league game last week at home in Richmond, British Columbia.
Sawada, 38, played four years at forward for Cornell (2004-2008), where he tallied 31 goals and 45 assists for 76 points 137 career games. He also helped the Big Red to two NCAA tournament berths, an ECAC Hockey regular-season championship, and an ECAC Hockey tournament title.
Drafted 52nd overall by the Dallas Stars in 2004 after playing junior hockey with Nanaimo (BCHL) and Richmond (PIJHL) in his home province, he had one goal in 11 career NHL games, all with Dallas. He also played with Iowa, Manitoba, Texas and St. John's in the American Hockey League in his pro career, along with Colorado (ECHL), Tappara in Finland, Belfast in Great Britain, and Oji in Japan before retiring in 2016.
Sawada was a married father of two who was serving as a firefighter in Burnaby, B.C. at the time of his passing. A Go Fund Me account to benefit family has been set up in his name at gofund.me/a4e1e229.
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