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Charitable Impact today pays tribute to former NHL player and ALS champion Mark Kirton, who passed away on August 17, 2025.
Mark Kirton, who played six seasons as a center in the NHL and was a board member of ALS Action Canada, died on Sunday. He ...
Former Red Wings forward Mark Kirton died on Sunday at the age of 67 after a seven-year battle with ALS, which is also known ...
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Mark Kirton, who enjoyed the most productive seasons of his NHL career with the franchise, has tragically lost his battle against ALS and passed away Sunday at just 67 ...
Former Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming died on Nov. 24, 2022 from ALS. Kirton wrote in an email to Postmedia just before ...
Mark Kirton, the former Maple Leaf and NHLer who waged a long struggle against ALS and became spokesman for expanded treatment for patients and their families, has died.
Still with the simple hockey nickname after all these years. Kirts. He was there for whatever was needed when the Maple Leafs ...
Former NHL forward Mark Kirton has passed away at the age of 67 after a battle with ALS, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced ...
Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Kirton has passed away after a courageous battle with ALS. Read about his NHL career ...
Mark Kirton was mortal, but his attitude was “super human”, says his former junior hockey coach. The Peterborough Petes and ...
Mark Kirton, who experienced his most productive seasons of his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in the early 1980s, ...
Former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup winner and associate coach Keith Acton fondly remembers his friend and ex-NHL forward Mark ...