The hockey world has lost one of its most colorful figures.
Eddie Shack has died at the age of 83, the Toronto Maple Leafs confirmed Sunday.
The Maple Leafs are deeply saddened by the passing of Eddie Shack.
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 26, 2020
A three-time all star and four-time Stanley Cup champion, Eddie entertained Leafs fans on the ice for nine seasons and for decades off of it. He will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/vMz0pznuNv
The longtime fan favorite had been hospitalized and placed in palliative care in Toronto due to cancer, according to Jim Moodie of the Sudbury Star.
Shack earned the nickname "The Entertainer" for his play as well as his off-ice antics.
He scored the Cup-winning goal for the Maple Leafs in 1963 and spent parts of nine of his 17 NHL seasons with Toronto.
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