Raymond Sawada
| Raymond Sawada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Sawada with the Texas Stars in 2012 | |||
| Born |
February 19, 1985 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 10, 2023 (aged 38) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | |||
| NHL draft |
52nd overall, 2004 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2016 | ||
Raymond Masao Sawada (February 19, 1985 – April 10, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. The Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected him in the second round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and he played 11 games with them between 2008 and 2011. Sawada spent most of his career, which lasted from 2008 to 2016, in the American Hockey League, with subsequent stints in the ECHL, SM-Liiga, Elite Ice Hockey League, and Asia League Ice Hockey. After he retired from the sport he become a firefighter. Sawada died in 2023 after suffering a heart attack during a recreational hockey game.