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Six-Time N.H.L. All-Star Carol Vadnais Dies at 68

September 2, 2014 Posted by Editor

Six-Time N.H.L. All-Star Carol Vadnais Dies at 68

Carol Vadnais, a six-time N.H.L. All-Star who played for Stanley Cup championship teams with both the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins, died on Sunday in Laval, Quebec, at 68. Vadnais also became a mainstay of the Rangers’ defense in the 1970s and early 1980s. The New York Rangers tweeted: “Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of #NYR alum Carol Vadnais who passed away. Vadnais played 7 seasons with the Rangers.”

The cause of death was supposedly cancer, as Vadnais’s former Canadiens teammate Serge Savard, who visited him at a hospice last week, told the newspaper Le Journal de Montréal.

His daughter, Michele, and two grandchildren survive him.

Born on Sept. 25, 1945 in Montreal, Vadnais began his hockey career with the Canadiens at the age of 22, playing with them for 42 games, or 17 NHL seasons, winning Stanley Cups in 1968 with Montreal and 1972 with Boston. He also played for the Oakland and California Golden Seals (1968-72) and Devils (1982-83).

An “offensive defenseman,” Vadnais led the Rangers’ defensive corps in points during his first season in New York, tallying 20 goals and 30 assists while playing in 64 games. “When I make mistakes, I’m a natural target,” Vadnais told Sports Illustrated in November 1978. “What are the fans going to do, blame a 22-year-old kid? But when we win, they forget the mistakes fast. I’ll tell you, it’s nice hearing cheers for a change.”

The Rangers acquired Vadnais along with Phil Esposito in 1975 in one of the biggest trades in NHL history. New York sent Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi to the Bruins. Vadnais twice made the All-Star game while a Ranger.

Vadnais had 169 goals and 587 points in 1,087 games. He appeared in 106 playoff games with 10 goals and 40 assists.

Vadnais was an assistant coach with the Rangers and a scout for the Canadiens after his playing days, and he sold commercial real estate.

Several of his former teams and teammates have expressed their sorrow at his passing. Former teammate Serge Savard said in an interview with 98.5 FM radio that Vadnais had been his best friend through his entire life and that they had known each other since he was 15 years old.

Looking back on his career in a 2009 interview for the Canadiens’ website, Vadnais said he cherished his Stanley Cup championship ring from the Canadiens over the ring he later received from the Bruins. “I’ve had the ring I won with the Canadiens on my pinkie finger for 40 years,” he said. “I never take it off. I won one with Boston also. I don’t wear it. It’s too big.”

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