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This article was published 18/08/2020 (1847 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg Jets legend Dale Hawerchuk has died of cancer, just months after finishing up what he hoped would be his last round of chemotherapy.
“After an incredibly brave and difficult battle with cancer, our dad has passed away. My family is so proud of him and the way he fought. #HawerchukStrong,” his son, Eric, wrote on social media Tuesday afternoon.
Hawerchuk, 57, is survived by wife Crystal, sons Eric and Ben, and daughter Alexis.
JIM WILEY PHOTO / FREE PRESS FILES
Dale Hawerchuk signs his first NHL contract at the corner of Portage and Main with Jets GM John Ferguson. (Jim Wiley photo / Winnipeg Free Press files)An undated photo of Hawerchuk in a game at Winnipeg Arena. (Ken Giglioitti / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk playing against the Colorado Rockies in his first NHL season in 1981. (Ken Giglioitti / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk in a game against the Colorado Rockies in his first NHL season. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk in October 1982. (Ken Giglioitti / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk and Paul MacLean battle against their bitter rivals, the Calgary Flames, on Oct. 24, 1986. (Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk and Paul MacLean celebrate a goal on Calgary's Mike Vernon as a crowd dressed in white goes wild at a playoff game on April 16, 1987. (Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk takes shot past Calgary's Jamie Macoun on April 11, 1987. (Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk draws double coverage from Buffalo Sabres John Tucker (7) and Bob Halkidis (18) at the Winnipeg Arena on Feb 12, 1988. (Jeff De Booy / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk grabs Calgary Flames forward Haken Loob with Flames goalie Rejean Lemelin looking on in a game on May 17, 1990. (Winnipeg Free Press files)HawerchukHawerchuk skates away from team photo in April 1990. Hawerchuk asked to be traded that year. (Ken Giglioitti / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk tries to score on Edmonton Oilers goalie Bill Ranford during NHL playoff action in Edmonton in 1990. (Ray Giguere / The Canadian Press files)FRANK GUNN / CANADIAN PRESS FILES
Hockey Hall of Fame chairman Bill Hay (left) helps inductee Dale Hawerchuk into his jacket at a ceremony in Toronto in November 2001. (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press files)RICK SCUTERI / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES
Hawerchuk has his number retired before the Coyotes' game against the Los Angeles Kings in Glendale, Ariz., on April 5, 2007. (Rick Scuteri / The Associated Press files)Hawerchuk has his number retired before the Phoenix Coyotes' NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings. (Rick Scuteri / The Associated Press files)Former Winnipeg Jets Dave Ellett, left, and Dale Hawerchuk take a breather during a practice for the NHL's Heritage Classic Alumni Game. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)Hawerchuk tosses a puck to the crowd during the practice for the NHL's Heritage Classic Alumni Game. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Dale Hawerchuk waves to the crowd as he is inducted into the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame in 2017. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)Hawerchuk talks to goaltender Bob Essensa during the game against the Edmonton Oilers at Investors Group Field. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Dale Hawerchuk, as Jets Alumni Team Captain, leads his team out onto the ice to play against the Edmonton Oilers during the 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Alumni Game at Investors Group Stadium last October. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)