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Ex-NHLer ‘Pit’ Martin Feared Dead
by Paul on 12/01/08 at 11:29 AM ET
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from the CP via the Winnipeg Sun,
Quebec provincial police say Hubert (Pit) Martin, a four-time NHL all-star in the 1960s and ’70s, is feared dead after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake.
Spokeswoman Marie-Josee Ouellet says Martin, 64, was driving the vehicle on Lake Kanasuta in northwestern Quebec on Sunday when the ice cracked and he plunged into the freezing water.
Ouellet says a team of divers will attempt to retrieve Martin’s body today.
She says their efforts are being hampered by inclement weather.
Martin would have turned 65 next week.
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I am an avid snowmobiler who rides in Old Forge NY. And riding the lakes has got to be one of the number one deaths for up there. My very good friend died up in Old Forge on 4th lake because he hit a boat dock in a white out and didn’t realize how close to shore he was. I prayers go out to his family, this is so sad.
Posted by NY HockeyChick from NY on 12/01/08 at 11:58 AM ET