🔁 canucksalumni: RIP: JACK McILHARGEY March 7, 1952 – July 19, 2020 Jack McIlhargey, one of the most respected and loved members of the Vancouver Canucks organization over a span of 24 years, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020, losing his battle with cancer at the age of 68. Wife Karyne and teenage daughters Anna and Georgia were at his bedside in their Burnaby home on Capitol Hill when Jack died Sunday evening. McIlhargey established himself as one of the toughest defencemen in the NHL when he broke into the league with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975-76 and maintained that reputation when he was traded to the Canucks midway through the 1977 season. Jack appeared in 167 games for Vancouver, completing his playing career with the Hartford Whalers following the 1981-82 season. He rejoined the Canucks organization in 1984 and spent 20 years coaching and scouting at all levels, including seven years as an assistant coach in the NHL under Harry Neale, Tom Watt, Bob McCammon and Pat...