Deaths
- January 3 - Earl Reibel, 76, Canadian forward (Detroit Red Wings), 1956 Lady Byng Trophy winner, complications of stroke.
- April 11 - Warren Strelow, 73, American goaltending coach for the US 1980 Winter Olympics gold medal team (Miracle on Ice). .
- May 29 - Dave Balon, 68, Canadian player; multiple sclerosis.
- June 9 - Lorne Carr, 96, Canadian player for the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
- June 11 - Bobby Beaton, 94, Canadian player, professional boxer and boxing referee.
- July 11 - Jimmy Skinner, 90, Canadian coach (Detroit Red Wings).
- July 14 - John Ferguson, Sr., 68, Canadian player, general manager, coach, and scout; prostate cancer.
- July 18 - Gary Lupul, 48, Canadian player.
- August 15 - Sam Pollock, 81, Canadian general manager of Montreal Canadiens, hall-of-famer.
- September 2 - Max McNab, 83, Canadian player, coach, and NHL general manager.
- September 6 - Martin Čech, 31, Czech international player; car accident. (Czech) (Russian)
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