[Luke DeCock] – Sad news: Wally Tatomir, the Hurricanes’ equipment manager from 1994-2012 and with Jim Rutherford in junior hockey before that, passed away this morning at 76. He was a fixture of the team’s early years in NC and an innovator in the profession with two dozen patents.
Sad news: Wally Tatomir, the Hurricanes’ equipment manager from 1994-2012 and with Jim Rutherford in junior hockey before that, passed away this morning at 76. He was a fixture of the team’s early years in NC and an innovator in the profession with two dozen patents. pic.twitter.com/5pboWuEWsz
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) September 18, 2022
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Rest in peace buddy
Wally was a legend. He’s also our dent to the Cup owner as well. RIP to the legend. His skate sharpening implementation he helped define is fantastic.
Absolute legend and super nice guy. RIP.
Wally used to come into my dad’s work a lot and it was like a nightly ritual to rush down to the benches after games where Wally would toss us some broken/cracked twigs.
One of the nicest guys in the organization. Rest in peace.