Steve Montador Obituary

Steven Richard Montador

December 21, 1979 – February 15, 2015

Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the age of 35. Cherished son of Paul and Donna Montador. Much loved brother of Lindsay, and Chris and his spouse Ines. Loving “Uncle Steve” to Mason, Cavan, Isabella and Jack. Steve will be greatly missed by Aunt Mer Montador, Charlotte, Dennis, Todd and Kelly Cooper, and Gisele Bourgeois. Friends may call at the Turner & Porter “Peel” Chapel, 2180 Hurontario St. (Hwy 10, N. of QEW) on Thursday and Friday from 4 – 8 p.m. Funeral Service to be held at the Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Rd. W. (W. of Hwy 10) on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 1 p.m.

Any media requests may be directed to the NHLPA. In honour of Steve, and the charities he supported, memorial donations may be made to Right to Play, www.righttoplay.ca; Parachute Canada, www.parachutecanada.org; or to Canadian Sports Concussion Research Project, www.solveconcussions.ca.

Visitation

• Turner & Porter - Peel Chapel
• 2180 Hurontario, Mississauga, ON, L5B 1M8
• Thursday, 19 Feb 2015 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Friday, 20 Feb 2015 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Funeral

• Mississauga Convention Centre
• 75 Derry Rd. W., Mississauga, ON, L5W 1G3
• Saturday, 21 Feb 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Statement from NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr on the Passing of Steve Montador

TORONTO (February 15, 2015): Don Fehr, Executive Director for the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), today issued the following statement on the passing of Steve Montador:

"We are all deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Steve Montador. Steve was a great person who quickly became a friend of everyone he came to know in the game; teammates, NHL club staff, the media and fans. Over the course of his career, he was an active member of the NHLPA and someone who I and our entire staff, enjoyed working closely with. He dedicated a lot of his time to advancing the interests of his fellow players. On behalf of the players and staff, we send our thoughts and prayers to Steve's family and his many friends. He will be greatly missed."

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Following the news of Montador's passing, many NHLPA members took to Twitter to share their thoughts about Steve and their sympathies to his family and friends:

The time we shared made me wiser, stronger, more compassionate and patient. You're a spiritual… http://t.co/mZF9lkYHr6

— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) February 16, 2015

Rest in peace Steve u will be missed by many! Great teammate even better guy!

— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) February 15, 2015

Rest in peace Steve u will be missed by many! Great teammate even better guy!

— Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) February 15, 2015

Always tough to hear someone passing away that young from the hockey family..didn't know him personally but a great competitor #RIPMontador

— Michael Grabner (@grabs40) February 15, 2015

Devastating news today about our friend. Monty was an absolute gem and will be deeply missed. Rest in peace chum. pic.twitter.com/ioFxWTZueK

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) February 15, 2015

RIP Monty. Thoughts and prayers with his family. Too soon for such a great guy and teammate.

— Jeremy Morin (@jmorin91) February 15, 2015

Very sad day in the hockey world! RIP Steve Montador! Condolences to his friends and family.

— Brandon Dubinsky (@BDubi17) February 15, 2015

We have lost a great Man. Honored to have called him and friend. I Hope life's brighter on the other side Monty! Rest in Peace

— Matt Beleskey (@Matt_Beleskey) February 15, 2015

So saddened to hear of the passing of Steve Montador... Spent parts of 3 summers training with him under @bodybyobrien . RIP Monty

— Matt Duchene (@Matt9Duchene) February 15, 2015

RIP Monty, that was way to soon

— Viktor Stalberg (@VStalberg) February 15, 2015

So sad to learn of Monty's passing. Lucky enough to spend some time with him last week, it's crazy how quick things happen. Rest peacefully

— Erik Johnson (@6ErikJohnson) February 15, 2015

RIP Monty. You were one of the best I've gotten to play with.

— Bobby Ryan (@b_ryan9) February 15, 2015

Rest in peace Monty. All heart.

— Rich Clune (@richclune) February 15, 2015

RIP Steve Montador. Monty laughed a lot and made the rink a fun place. So sad. Just spent some time with him this summer.

— Ryan Miller (@RyanMiller3039) February 15, 2015

RIP MONTY.. Ill miss you buddy...

— Dave Bolland (@DaveBolland) February 15, 2015

A true warrior and great friend passed away last night "Monty". We will miss you dearly #RIP Thoughts and prayers are with his family

— marc savard (@MSavvy91) February 15, 2015

Sad to hear the passing of a friend and great teammate Steve Montador. #restinpeace

— Patrick Kaleta (@patrick_kaleta) February 15, 2015

RIP Monty. One of the better guys I have come across in the game. Truly saddened to hear of this. Keep him and his family in your thoughts

— brandon pirri (@pirri91) February 15, 2015