Barrie Colts head coach, has died. He was 57.His son Eric Hawerchuk posted on social media Tuesday afternoon that his father had passed away after a battle with cancer.After an incredibly brave and difficult battle with cancer, our dad has passed away.
My family is so proud of him and the way he fought. #HawerchukStrong pic.twitter.com/xZ1xcaqAOv— Eric Hawerchuk (@EricHawerchuk) August 18, 2020The Hall of Fame centre wore Winnipeg colours from ’81 through the 1989-90 season, and although he played his last game as a Jet 30 years ago, Hawerchuk has been on Manitobans’ minds in recent months due to his battle with stomach cancer.On April 13, Hawerchuk finished his final round of chemotherapy in a Barrie, Ont., hospital, and at the time he.