Ron Duguay Dies: Former NHL Star Known For Flair, Flowing Hair; Boyfriend Of Sarah Palin
Ron Duguay, whose flair made him one of the New York Rangers’ most recognizable players, has died.
The former NHL forward died Thursday, Oct. 22, at 69 after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. His longtime partner, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, shared a tribute announcing his death.
"It’s with a shattered heart, but also deep peace knowing Ron is with Jesus now," Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, wrote in her Instagram post. "He fought so hard. Love never ends."
Duguay’s career carried him through four NHL organizations, but his connection with New York end…
Meet Mike Keenan, Stanley Cup Winning Coach With Rangers, In North Jersey
He was the King of New York before becoming its biggest villain. And now the former coach is set to tell all in Bergen County.
Mike Keenan, who coached the New York Rangers to a Stanley Cup in 1994, ending the team's 54-year drought, before quitting a month later over a contract dispute, will be signing copies of his new book "Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench," on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. Bookends in Ridgewood
The book features Keenan discussing his coaching career, from taking the Flyers to the Stanley Cup to two Stanley Cup finals, to his run in Chicago to that famous 1993-1994 seaso…