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Don Taylor

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Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

93 years old, Don Sky.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

Just unbelievable.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

And so I was in the process the last week of trying to get a hat to him through his friends, or maybe I could meet up with him, and I just feel awful that I wasn't able to get it to him.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

That's the least of our concerns.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

Just the fact that –

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

that he passed away Friday, two days after getting honoured, not necessarily honoured, but two days after we found out there's a move afoot to get a statue, you know, erected of him outside Queen's Park Arena, where he was in the public eye, just moments, seemingly moments before he passed away, way, way up north.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

I don't know if you guys know where Dees Lake is, but it's way up there.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

And I just feel awful because he was so...

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

At 93 years old, he could teach us a lesson about how to enjoy life, about how to focus on one of the things he loves, the sport of hockey.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He was at everything, guys.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He was at NHL games.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He was at junior games.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He was at BCHL games, Giants games, everything.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He just loved the sport so much.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

And you know what?

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

Despite his reputation, I mean, you see these things on YouTube that, man, those teams were tough and mean and

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

The first time I met him, I was kind of scared of him because I remember him as a kid, just throwing garbage cans on the ice.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

It was just a crazy, really primal, entertaining situation with the Bruins in New West, at Queen's Park.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He was a really nice guy.

Canucks Central
Don Taylor on Canucks Draft and GM Selection

He wanted to talk to you.