It is unfortunate that my first entry is such a sobering one. On Monday August 15, 2011, the world learned that Winnipeg Jets forward and former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien, had committed suicide. This came as a shock to many people as they did not know why Rypien had done this, however those who follow the Canucks closely and those in and close to the Canucks organization knew this was always a possibility. Rypien apparently suffered from depression and lost the battle Monday. It is very sad though because many of those close to Rypien believed that he was making progress in battling his illness as he was quoted as recently as the weekend before his death as to being very excited to start the season in Winnipeg where he spent the majority of his Canuck career, as a member of the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. However those who are familiar with depression, know that even if a person seems to be on the road to recovery, one real bad day can put them in, and that's what seems to happened with Ryp.
Rypien will always be remembered as the pit bull liked fighter who always took on any comer, regardless of how big they were. He quickly established himself as a fan favourite wherever he went as his never-back-down style of play quickly endeared himself to fans everywhere. Rypien was also regarded as a great teammate and leader as everywhere you read, former teammates always had something good to say about Rypiens character and the type of person he was. Rypien was 27 years old.
RIP Ryp. You will be missed
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