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Rick Rypien has died.  Shocking news out of the NHL tonight as Rick Rypien, forward for the Winnepeg Jets  was found dead.  There is no foul play suspected, however Rick Rypien has suffered from depression and mental problems for the past few years. 

The Canadien’s Globe and Mail reports,

Former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien was found dead by a family member on Monday in Crowsnest Pass, Alta.

Rypien, who signed with the Winnipeg Jets in July, had missed most of last season because of a leave of absence from the Canucks for personal issues.

Local RCMP told The Globe and Mail on Monday night that the death was not suspicious.

Undrafted after three years with the Regina Pats, Rypien became a popular member of the Canucks’ fourth line beginning in 2005, racking up 226 penalty minutes in 119 games played over six seasons.

Off the ice, however, he battled depression, and his leave of absence last November was the second he took as a member of the team in the past three seasons.

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SOURCE: Globe and Mail