Rypien committed suicide at the age of 27 after signing a contract with the Winnipeg Jets.

Rick Rypien was known by his teammates for his sense of humour in the locker room and dedication and strong work ethic on the ice and in the gym. Project 11, a suicide education and prevention effort based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was established in Rypien's honor and bears the number he wore. ND A collaborative project involving the team, their Canucks for Kids Foundation, the

58203 In conjunction with the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundations, Conway has helped with things like creating a website, setting up social media channels, contributing financially, gathering support from other potential donors, and establishing a mission statement: “Live your best life.” “There’s always got to be some good that comes from these kinds of tragedies,” said Heisinger, who was in Warroad this week to speak at the formal launch of the foundation, talking with community members about the importance of their efforts. Last winter, a few days after Christmas, Marvin’s 19-year-old son, Max, was found dead in his bedroom, the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot. “If we can help one person from going through what we, and so many others, are going through, it will help us.”In the darkest days after the funeral, Izzy and his wife, Kallie, reached out to Conway Marvin, a relative and local business owner with much experience on foundations, and to Heisinger for help. Marvin family photo.Rick Rypien played pro for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL and Manitoba Moose in the AHL from 2004-11. During his first leave of absence in 2008–09, Rypien disappeared. “Certainly the Marvin family can make a difference by doing this and honoring Max’s legacy.”“Max and Rick shared many of the same endearing qualities. 11 is inspired and created in honor of #11, Rick Rypien, former player of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose. In the situation with Max, much like our situation with Rick, there’s an opportunity to create a silver lining to the life of the person that’s gone.”At the start of the current school year, some of the programs fostered by Project 11 were incorporated into the Warroad schools, beginning as early as kindergarten.“This really ties so nicely into things we are doing, activities to promote mental health awareness and positive coping skills for our young learners,” said Brita Comstock, Warroad’s elementary school principal.
They were both quiet, humble leaders, loved by their teammates, family and friends,” wrote Jets owner Mark Chipman, in a statement of support. In the nearer term, they take some pride in seeing the foundation positively influencing the school curriculum and reaching out to kids less than a year since Max's death.“We’ve been told it’s therapeutic for us, but we’re certainly not doing it for that reason,” said Izzy Marvin, who in the midst of their family tragedy coached Warroad’s girls to a runner-up finish in the state tournament last season.

Bieksa met with Manitoba Moose general manager Craig Heisinger, with whom Rypien had a close pers… During his years in Junior and Pro hockey Rick was involved with many charities in the towns and cities he played in. In 2013, Heisinger helped start Project 11, a similar suicide education and prevention effort based in Winnipeg.

(John Autey / Pioneer Press) He and Izzy Marvin have been friends since their daughters were hockey teammates at the University of North Dakota. All pages with titles containing Rypien This page lists people with the surname Rypien. The following day, Rypien signed a one-year, Throughout his career, Rypien earned a reputation as a tough and hardworking player.Rypien's clinical depression was eventually made known to the Vancouver Canucks organization during their 2008 training camp; the team consequently coordinated his treatment for the remainder of his tenure with the team.A month and a half after signing with the Winnipeg Jets, a family member found Rypien dead in his home in Crowsnest Pass on August 15, 2011.Several hours after his death was announced, Canucks fans began assembling a memorial outside of Rypien was one of three NHL players to have died in the 2011 off-season; the other two were New York Rangers Following Rypien's death, the Canucks helped launch an initiative to help raise awareness of mental illness. "The stigma is slowly being removed. Rypien's clinical depression was eventually made known to the Vancouver Canucks organization during their 2008 training camp; the team consequently coordinated his treatment for the remainder of his tenure with the team. In late-November 2010, the Canucks allowed him another personal leave of absence. After a major junior career of four years with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, Rick was signed by the minor professional Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2005. It will be therapeutic for me if I know we’ve helped someone. To raise awareness and get the NHL to speak out. The Max Foundation, which aims to work with children from a young age on self esteem and suicide prevention efforts, was formally launched this week.Max’s death hit home for Heisinger, and not just due to his friendship with the Marvins. “We’d like to do whatever we can to help.