arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was 59 years old. He was survived by his wife Mikey, who has since died on December 16, 2017, and his sons Cory, Josh, and Erick. Later analysis revealed that Martin had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease normally associated with enforcers; the damage was believed to stem from a severe concussion Martin sustained in 1978, and it had no effect on his cognitive abilities. Martin is the first non-enforcer to have been diagnosed with the disease, which can only be diagnosed posthumously. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links Mikey Martin, Rick Martin's Wife 1951 births 2011 deaths Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Montreal Ice hockey players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy Los Angeles Kings players Moncton Golden Flames players Montreal Junior Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks National Hockey League players with retired numbers People from Verdun, Quebec