Matthew Spezza, the more youthful brother of former Toronto Maple Leafs participant Jason Spezza, has died.
Jason mentioned Monday that Matthew died over the weekend from an unintentional overdose.
A temporary commentary was once shared via the Pittsburgh Penguins, the place Jason is now an assistant normal supervisor, on its X account.
“On behalf of my circle of relatives, it’s with the heaviest of hearts that I proportion that my more youthful brother, Matthew, kicked the bucket because of an unintentional overdose over the weekend,” Jason mentioned.
“My circle of relatives and I are heartbroken and ask for privateness throughout this tough time.”
Consistent with HockeyDB.com, Matthew, who was once 37-years-old and from Mississauga, performed as a goaltender in quite a lot of leagues together with the OHL and IHL, although didn’t make it to the NHL.
His Instagram account contains a number of photos of him together with his older brother.
Jason joined the Leafs’ entrance administrative center in 2022 following a 19-year profession with Ottawa, Dallas and Toronto after which in 2023, was once named the assistant normal supervisor of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
— With information from The Canadian Press
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