BREAKING: Ontario's Auditor General finds 203 emergency department closures during 2022-23 largely driven by the province’s inability to properly staff hospitals.
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It’s incredibly hard to comprehend the loss of Rodion. His smile and joy for life & hockey was infectious. My teammates & I are grateful for our time spent with him & forever inspired by his courageous fight. Condolences to his loved ones. We’ll miss him dearly. #RodionForever
It is we great sadness that we announce the passing of Rodion Amirov. Two years ago, Rodion was diagnosed with a brain tumour. From the moment he received the news, he refused to speak in the negative, determined to enjoy every day, facing it with the same positive attitude he showed during his hockey career. We will always remember his courage, his desire, his will, his smile, all of the great things about him. We’d like to thank his doctors, who took great care of him. We’d like to thank the Toronto Maple Leafs and his KHL - Salavat Yulayev Ufa team. Both did everything possible to help in any way, do whatever was necessary for Rodion and the Amirov family. And we’d like to thank hockey fans all over the world who sent notes of encouragement and best wishes over the past two years. They meant so much to the Amirov family.
I'm not pretending to have all the answers, but I'm disappointed by the NHL's decision here. Feels like a step backwards. I get that there's some owners that maybe will never be swayed. But further dialogue and education should be the focus. Not giving it to the dissenting voices
All of the good the NHL teams have done with hockey fights cancer, indigenous nights in Canada, pride, etc. is being ruined to cater to bigoted players, execs & fans. Stop protecting them. They don’t want to take part in inclusive initiatives? Answer for it. Defend your position.
For the first time in a while, the Leafs had a GM who was process-oriented, learned from his own mistakes and was a role model on how to treat people in the media and workplace despite being in a high pressure job.
Giant loss for the franchise.