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The news of the death of Tom Cavanagh, best scorer of all time at the head of the Worcester Sharks, has been a terrible blow for a long time coach Roy Sommer.
"I'm still numb, to tell the truth," Sommer said last night, a day after authorities apparently the body of Cavanagh in the parking lot of Providence Place Mall, an apparent suicide.
Summer came early yesterday morning. Cavanagh, 28, died yesterday morning after a published report on projo.com, the Web site of the Providence Journal.
"Our son, Tom, was a young man who bravely fought against the demons of mental illness for many years," said his father, Joseph Cavanagh, prepared in a statement. "The private battle goes far beyond athletic success public."
Tom Cavanagh plays the summer came to Cleveland, then to Worcester, where the franchise moved to the 2006-07 season. He played for the Sharks until the end of the 2008-09 season and finished his career with Worcester 46-92-138 points total. He is also all-time scoring team in the lead and supported.
During his three seasons with the Sharks Cavanagh was a quiet presence, but pleasant and articulate in the locker room.
A graduate of Toll, Warwick, Rhode Iceland, and then Harvard University, Cavanagh was not like some players from the AHL talented, but finally arrived in San Jose of the NHL through hard work.
"He was quiet," said Sommer, "but he was the team player, his teammates and all that he loved. He played with injuries, and every time he went to the wall, who knew what they got it. He stands on a lot of things to do. "
Cavanagh effectively reduce injuries after leaving Worcester. He had brief stops in Manchester in 2009-10 and Springfield this season and not play professionally at the time of his death.
"We are shocked and saddened by the news of Tom's death, San Jose GM Doug Wilson said in a statement." Tom an extraordinary young man and an excellent teammate, the four seasons spent with our organization. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time. "
"I'm still numb, to tell the truth," Sommer said last night, a day after authorities apparently the body of Cavanagh in the parking lot of Providence Place Mall, an apparent suicide.
Summer came early yesterday morning. Cavanagh, 28, died yesterday morning after a published report on projo.com, the Web site of the Providence Journal.
"Our son, Tom, was a young man who bravely fought against the demons of mental illness for many years," said his father, Joseph Cavanagh, prepared in a statement. "The private battle goes far beyond athletic success public."
Tom Cavanagh plays the summer came to Cleveland, then to Worcester, where the franchise moved to the 2006-07 season. He played for the Sharks until the end of the 2008-09 season and finished his career with Worcester 46-92-138 points total. He is also all-time scoring team in the lead and supported.
During his three seasons with the Sharks Cavanagh was a quiet presence, but pleasant and articulate in the locker room.
A graduate of Toll, Warwick, Rhode Iceland, and then Harvard University, Cavanagh was not like some players from the AHL talented, but finally arrived in San Jose of the NHL through hard work.
"He was quiet," said Sommer, "but he was the team player, his teammates and all that he loved. He played with injuries, and every time he went to the wall, who knew what they got it. He stands on a lot of things to do. "
Cavanagh effectively reduce injuries after leaving Worcester. He had brief stops in Manchester in 2009-10 and Springfield this season and not play professionally at the time of his death.
"We are shocked and saddened by the news of Tom's death, San Jose GM Doug Wilson said in a statement." Tom an extraordinary young man and an excellent teammate, the four seasons spent with our organization. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time. "
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