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Darryl "Slip" Sly (April 3, 1939 – August 28, 2007) was a
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player who played 79 games in the
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with the
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,
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and
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. He also played parts of 11 seasons with the minor league
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( AHL), and seven seasons with the
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( OHA). Internationally Sly played for
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at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal, and the 1961 World Championship, where he won gold. Don Cherry referenced Darryl Sly on the 01 Mar 14 edition of Coach's Corner saying, "just like me and Darryl Sly used to" regarding playing a staggered D as opposed to side by side when a forward is coming in one-on-two. On the 7 June 14 edition of Coach's Corner, Cherry stated that Sly "carried me for six years" when talking about the importance of defensive pairings staying together over their careers. He died on 28 August 2007 at the age of 68.Darryl Sly dead at age 68
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Obituary at LostHockey.com
1939 births 2007 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Simcoe County Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Iowa Stars (CHL) players Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Minnesota North Stars players Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario Rochester Americans players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Vancouver Canucks players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Western International Hockey League players {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub