Dave Lucas

Q: When did Dave Lucas die?

Dave Lucas died on January 16, 2025.

Q: How old was Dave Lucas when they died?

Dave Lucas was 92 years old at the time of death.

David Charles Lucas (March 22, 1932 – January 16, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings.

Career

Lucas played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1962–63 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1969, was mainly spent with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. Lucas scouted for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and the Chicago Blackhawks.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

Lucas was married to Mona (nee Legault), who predeceased him in August 2023. They continued to live near Downeyville, a hamlet in the former Victoria County, along with Lindsay, Ontario, are now both part of the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, whey they managed a farm. Later, they retired into Lindsay, and he died at the Ross Memorial Hospital on January 16, 2025, at the age of 92. In 1997, he was honoured locally as an inductee with the Lindsay District Sports Hall of Fame, along with former WHA player Bill Horton and 4 others, and located in the Lindsay Recreation Centre.