{"id":3998,"date":"2014-03-11T19:56:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T02:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2014-03-13T06:37:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T13:37:08","slug":"body-of-missing-saginaw-spirit-hockey-player-terry-trafford-found-team-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/03\/11\/body-of-missing-saginaw-spirit-hockey-player-terry-trafford-found-team-says-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of missing Saginaw Spirit hockey player Terry Trafford found, team says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSource: CP – The Canadian Press<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\nMar 11 21:12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SAGINAW, Mich. _ Officials with the Saginaw Spirit say Michigan State Police have told them that the body of missing minor league hockey player Terry Trafford has been found.<\/p>\n

A man’s body was found Tuesday afternoon in an SUV matching the description of one belonging to Trafford in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Saginaw County’s Saginaw Township.<\/p>\n

Trafford reportedly last was seen about 9:30 a.m. on March 3 at the Dow Event Center, the home arena for the Spirit.<\/p>\n

In a statement on the Ontario Hockey League team’s website, the Spirit offered condolences to Trafford’s family and his friends in Ontario and Michigan.<\/p>\n

Saginaw Spirit president Craig Goslin had said Trafford was sent home prior to his disappearance “for a violation of rules,” but said Trafford wasn’t permanently cut from the team.<\/p>\n

At one point in the search, police said they believed Trafford, a centre with the Spirit, might have left the state to return to his hometown of Toronto.<\/p>\n

“On behalf of the Spirit we would like to thank the police who were looking for Terry,” the team said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“We have reached out to Terry’s parents and will look to provide them with support over the coming days.”<\/p>\n

OHL commissioner David Branch issued a statement expressing condolences to Trafford’s family and friends, saying it’s “a tragic situation for all involved.”<\/p>\n

He thanked police for their efforts, and said the league will co-operate with any investigations into Trafford’s death.<\/p>\n

The league said Wednesday’s game between the Spirit and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds has been postponed, and will be rescheduled at a later date.<\/p>\n

_ with files from The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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