Chris Snow, assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames, has experienced a “catastrophic brain injury,” his wife said.Photo:Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty
Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow has experienced a “catastrophic brain injury” after going into cardiac arrest on Tuesday, his wife said.
“With a shattered heart I’ve come to share that yesterday Chris became unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest,” Kelsie Snow wrote about her husband in a heartbreaking post onXWednesday.
“My chest feels cracked open and hollowed out. Chris is the most beautiful, brilliant person I’ll ever know, and doing life without him feels untenable. Hug your people,” she added.
Chris Snow poses for a photo in February 2020 at TD Garden in Boston, home of the Boston Bruins.Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty
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On Wednesday, the Flames sent a message of support to Kelsie and the couple’s two children. “We cannot convey the impact Chris has on our organization, not only in his work but the leadership & positivity he brings,” the team wrote onX. “Despite his own challenges, he is a beacon of light, uplifting all of us around him. Our hearts are with Kelsie, Cohen & Willa as Chris continues to battle.”
Kelsie and Chris Snow pose with their two children at the 2022 NHL Awards in Tampa, Florida.Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty
Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty
Chris first joined the Flames in 2011 as their director of hockey analytics, before being promoted to assistant general manager in September 2019. According toESPN, he began his career as a sports writer before working in the NHL. He was the director of hockey operations for the Minnesota Wild from 2006 to 2010.
On hisX account, where he frequently shares photos of himself at work and at events raising awareness for ALS, he describes himself as a “Husband & Dad | Walking science experiment | Determined to beat ALS & win a Stanley Cup.”
In June, he sharedan inspirational postthat reflected his positive, determined mindset in the face of his declining health. “I can no longer drink any liquids. Can’t bathe myself. Can’t dress myself. Can’t drive. Can’t speak above a whisper. And yet I’m as energized as ever and the healthiest I’ve been since last summer,” he wrote.
“I may be diminished, but I am not sick, and I am not deterred. Into year 5 I go. As we say in our family — improvise and overcome.”
source: people.com
