Longtime Blueliner Bryan Marchment Dies at 53

Longtime Blueliner Bryan Marchment Dies at 53
Bryan Marchment in a file photo. USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Former first-round pick and longtime NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died suddenly, the San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday. He was 53.

The club did not release a cause of death. Marchment, a scout for the Sharks for the last 15 years, was in Montreal for the NHL draft. He spent parts of six seasons with the Sharks as a player, his longest tenure with any team in his well-traveled career.