Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic revealed Saturday that his father died earlier this week in Vancouver, his hometown.
“I learned on Wednesday, April 22 that my father passed away unexpectedly in Vancouver,” Lucic said in a statement released by the Bruins. “My family and I am very grateful for the outpouring of support from the hockey community, friends and fans from around the world.
“We kindly ask everyone to respect our privacy during this difficult and sad time.”
Dobro Lucic, a longshoreman on the Vancouver docks, immigrated to Canada from then-Yugoslavia when he was 27.