{"id":2170,"date":"2013-02-27T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/27\/hockey-enforcer-cyr-dies-suddenly-in\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:41:55","slug":"hockey-enforcer-cyr-dies-suddenly-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2013\/02\/27\/hockey-enforcer-cyr-dies-suddenly-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey enforcer Cyr dies suddenly in Laval gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Robert Frank<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesuburban.com\/\">www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<br \/>S\u00e9bastien Cyr, who played six seasons for Pont Rouge and Trois Rivi\u00e8res teams in the <i>Ligue nord-am\u00e9ricaine de hockey (LNAH),<\/i> collapsed while sparring at the Sherbatov mixed martial arts gym at 3860 Notre Dame, just before 2 p.m, Feb. 9. He was taken by ambulance to Sacr\u00e9 C\u0153ur hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of his sudden demise remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was 34 years old and quite well-known: a tough guy and in excellent shape with no known heart or medical problems,\u201d Laval police Sgt. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Jean told <i>The Suburban. \u201c<\/i>The file was transferred to coroner Karine Rudel-Tessier, who will be conducting an autopsy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The well-liked, 220-pound Cyr\u2014who was known as an enforcer and accumulated many hours of penalties during his hockey career\u2014had hung up his skates to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a player respected by all, who left his mark as a fierce competitor in 161 hockey games,\u201d LNAH vice-president of communications Denis Boisvert said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was with deep regret that we learned of his passing. 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