carrying the puck over the blue line, quickly darting to the left and then wrist shooting the puck back to the right against the goaltender. Later life In retirement, MacLeish enjoyed his passion for owning racehorses. In the early 2000s, he suffered a heart attack during a Flyers Alumni game and had cardiac bypass surgery the next day. MacLeish also suffered from diabetes. On May 11, 2016, MacLeish's daughter announced her father had been "battling multiple medical problems" for the last 6 weeks in a Philadelphia hospital. MacLeish died in the Philadelphia hospital where he was being treated on May 30, 2016 at age 66 of meningitis, as well as kidney and liver failure. MacLeish was survived by his wife, Charlene, and two daughters, Brianna and Danielle. Tribute Upon learning of MacLeish's death, Philadelphia Flyers' team president Paul Holmgren issued the following statement on the club's Instagram account: “With the passing of Rick MacLeish, the Flyers have lost one of their legends. A good father, grandfather, teammate and friend, Rick will be missed by all who were fortunate to come and know him over the years. His happy and friendly demeanor was front and center everywhere Rick went." Career statistics References External links 1950 births 2016 deaths Boston Bruins draft picks Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Scottish descent Detroit Red Wings players Hartford Whalers players EHC Kloten players London Nationals players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Philadelphia Flyers players Pittsburgh Penguins players Richmond Robins players Stanley Cup champions Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Deaths from liver failure Deaths from kidney failure Ice hockey people from Ontario