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Bruins to honor Travis Roy with helmet logo during 2021 season Roy, who grew up in Yarmouth and died in October, became an advocate and fundraiser after being paralyzed from the neck down during his first hockey game at Boston University. By Matt VautourMassLive.com Share Travis Roy died in October at age 45. The Bruins will wear a TR24 logo on their helmets this season in honor of Roy. Elise Amendola/Associated Press When the Bruins take the ice for the first time Thursday night and throughout the 2021 season, they’ll be honoring Travis Roy. Roy, who grew up in Yarmouth, died in Octobe...

Boston Bruins to honor Maine native Travis Roy with helmet emblem during '20-'21 season Roy played hockey for North Yarmouth Academy and later for Boston University. He died on October 29, 2020. Author: Chris Costa (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:20 AM EST January 13, 2021 Updated: 6:29 PM EST January 13, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — The Boston Bruins, Boston University, and North Yarmouth Academy hockey teams will honor Maine native Travis Roy with a helmet emblem during the 2020-2021 season. Roy, who played hockey for North Yarmouth Academy and ...

Roy, who became a motivational speaker after being paralyzed, died in 2020

By David Mullen As is the tradition of this column at the beginning of a new year, we look back at the personalities who passed away in the previous year but had a profound impact on the sports that they served. Many were pinnacles of their game, including seven baseball Hall of Famers and one who deserves enshrinement. Members of Cooperstown who passed were Al Kaline, 85, the classy right-handed hitter called “Mr. Tiger,” Tom Seaver, 75, the most visible player on the “Amazing Mets” 1969 World Series champion team, St. Louis Cardinals legends Lou Brock, 81, one of the greatest leadof...

Highlights from the year that was on Cognoscenti: the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the tumultuous Trump era draws to a close, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a racial reckoning roils the U.S. and President-elect Joe Biden. (Getty and AP Images) We wrongly presumed last January that the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump would be the biggest news story of the year. Clearly, 2020 had other ideas. In the 450 pieces we published this year, we covered a national reckoning on race, a presidential primary season and general election, a warming climate, a Supreme Court vacancy, an immigrati...