Fansided · Jun 29, 2017
Edmonton Oilers: Remembering Dave Semenko
Edmonton Oilers legend Dave Semenko has died after a short yet courageous battle with liver and pancreatic cancer. He was 59.
Semenko was hospitalized only two weeks ago and passed away quietly in Edmonton with his family by his side. One of the truest examples of how to be an Oiler, Semenko played hard on the ice and was great in community. And the fans loved him for it.
At 6-foot-3 , 215-pound tough guy could handle any challenger who dared to drop the gloves the gloves with him. Thanks to him, the Oilers star players were allowed to play worry-free. Semenko was most famously called “Wayne Gretzky’s bodyguard” during his time in Edmonton – a title that stuck with his the rest of his life.