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Former Maple Leaf enforcer's death ruled suicide

Former Toronto Maple Leaf Wade Belak's death has been ruled suicide, media outlets are reporting today. The enforcer was found dead yesterday in a Toronto hotel room after police received a 9-1-1 call.
Donna Hopper
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Former Toronto Maple Leaf Wade Belak's death has been ruled suicide, media outlets are reporting today.

The enforcer was found dead yesterday in a Toronto hotel room after police received a 9-1-1 call.

Belak was in Toronto rehearsing for the upcoming season of Battle of the Blades after retiring from the NHL earlier this year.

This marks the third NHL player death in four months.

Derek Boogaard was found dead in May after consuming alcohol and oxycodone, and former Vancouver Canuck Rick Rypien committed suicide in mid-August.

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