System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Dan Snyder, Hockey Player
February 23, 1978 - October 05, 2003
Dan Snyder of the Atlanta Thrashers, died Sunday, October 5, six days after he was involved in a horrific car crash with team-mate, Dany Heatley.
Snyder of Elmira, Ontario, died in hospital, in Atlanta, from massive brain injuries without ever regaining consciousness. He was 25.
Police said Heatley was driving his Ferrari at about 130 kilometres an hour on a narrow two-lane road last Monday night when he lost control, spun off the road and smashed into a brick and wrought iron fence. The car split in half and the players were thrown from it. Snyder underwent surgery for a skull fracture, but never emerged from his coma.
Snyder, a centre who had 10 goals and four assists in 36 games for Atlanta last season, had surgery on his ankle in September before the start of training camp. He was expected to start the season on the injured list. Snyder signed with the Thrashers as a free agent in 1999 after playing four seasons of junior hockey for Owen Sound in the Ontario Hockey League.
He spent most of his first three professional seasons in the minor leagues, helping Orlando win the International Hockey League title in 2000-01 and playing on the Chicago Wolves' American Hockey League championship team in 2001-02. He also played 35 games for Chicago last season, getting 11 goals and 12 assists.
In a statement, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expressed condolences to Snyder’s family and friends.
