# Corpse of NHL draft pick found in alps after ~14 years

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 21, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035 "2003-07-21T23:03:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/1 "2003-07-21T23:03:09Z")

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[Link](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/news/2003/07/21/body_found_ap/).

Damn. At least his parents have some closure now. 14 years–after that long and where he disappeared, the only conclusion to be reached would be that he died, but to not find a body. It’s awful.

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/2 "2003-07-21T23:35:00Z")

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Hopefully it was an accident, & not homicide. Yes, sad for family & friends.

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/3 "2003-07-22T00:40:55Z")

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Those “Iceman” competitions aren’t easy, ya know.

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/4 "2003-07-22T03:48:16Z")

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Hmmmm. So where exactly WAS Tony Blair on August 9, 1989?

I’m just saying.

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/5 "2003-07-22T04:07:36Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Violet \*  
> **Hopefully it was an accident, & not homicide.**

LOL! I guess it’s possible, but the idea that this could have been a homicide is hilarious to me.

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/6 "2003-07-22T04:24:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by neuroman \*  
> \*\*LOL! I guess it’s possible, but the idea that this could have been a homicide is hilarious to me. \*\*

How or why could that be funny? Not trying to get into a debate, I’m just trying to see the incongruity or what have you that could make it funny.

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**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/7 "2003-07-22T08:27:22Z")

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I interpreted it as the idea that it could have been a homicide is so unlikely, that it is funny. Not the act itself.

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpse-of-nhl-draft-pick-found-in-alps-after-14-years/190035/8 "2003-07-22T22:12:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MikeG \*  
> \*\*How or why could that be funny? Not trying to get into a debate, I’m just trying to see the incongruity or what have you that could make it funny. \*\*

Snowboarder, 10,000 foot high mountain, it just seemed like a solid bet that he had some kind of accident. The possibility of him being murdered never entered my head. YMMV, IANAL.