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tommy
04-22-2005, 06:39 PM
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NHL linesman Stephane Provost dies in accident

NEW YORK (Ticker) - National Hockey League linesman Stephane Provost died Friday in a motorcycle accident in Florida. He was 37.

A 10-year veteran, Provost made his NHL debut on January 25, 1995 and has worked 695 games in his career, including 72 during the 2003-04 season.

A native of Montreal, Provost is survived by his wife Sandra and daughters Ashley and Reily.

"Stephane strived for and achieved excellence as an NHL linesman," NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell said in a statement. "We extend our deepest sympathies to Sandra and the family."
ONeillsNo1Fan
04-22-2005, 06:44 PM
How sad. :cry:
Turbulence
04-22-2005, 07:56 PM
So sad. Wish he could have been working a hockey game, instead.
AbNormal27
04-22-2005, 11:30 PM
Terrible news, and I concur with the ever lovely Turby.

Aaryn
puck_it
04-23-2005, 03:13 PM
So sad. Wish he could have been working a hockey game, instead.

no joke...
nccanes
04-23-2005, 03:24 PM
The article printed in the N/O said he ran into the back of a semi at 3:30am and burst into flames. Sounds awful.

According to Racicot, on Thursday night Provost and a friend met Major League Baseball umpire Alfonso Marquez and another umpire who worked Thursday's Marlins game at the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood.

At around 3 a.m., Provost left for home. According to a Broward County Sheriff's Office news release, Provost was driving his 2003 Harley Davidson westbound on SR84 when he plowed into the rear of a truck's tractor, which was registered to Oceanic Transport, Inc., of Ft. Pierce, at the intersection of SR84 and Arvida Parkway.

The motorcycle burst into flames and landed on top of Provost. According to BSO Fire Rescue Capt. David Erdman, the tractor's driver, who was identified on the BSO release as 35-year-old Cornel Brown of Miami, put out the fire with a portable extinguisher.

Provost was declared dead on the scene at 3:41 a.m. Brown was uninjured. The Broward Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy and toxicology screening on Provost. He was not wearing a helmet.
MeanGene
05-09-2005, 09:07 PM
http://nhlofficials.com/images/officials_headshots/provoststephane.jpg

Sad News.