Former NHL Hockey Player Dies Suddenly of Heart Attach at 38

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Raymond Sawada, a former NHL player for the Dallas Stars, has died from a heart attack at the age of 38. 

Sawada was a second-round pick (52nd overall) in the 2004 NHL draft. He played for the Dallas Stars in the 2008-09 season and, following his retirement from professional hockey in 2016, became a firefighter in British Columbia for the City of Burnaby. 

On Monday, the young Canadian athlete was playing in a hockey game with the Richmond Cowboys when he suddenly suffered a heart attack. 

Sawada left behind his wife and two young daughters, ages 9 and 6, whom he coached in hockey. 

Just before the game, he had been celebrating the birthday of his 9-year-old daughter Victoria.

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