from Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver Province,

Jason Botchford, who worked for The Province from 2005 until 2018, has died. He was 48.

Botchford died at home on the weekend.

Originally from Ontario, Botchford joined The Province as a news reporter in 2005 but quickly moved into sports and covered the Vancouver Canucks until leaving for The Athletic last summer. He also worked in radio for TSN 1040 and made regular appearances on TSN’s That’s Hockey.

A statement was released by his family on Wednesday morning. It reads, in full:

“Jason Botchford’s family is sad to announce that Jason has died of apparent heart failure. Jason was a highly respected hockey journalist, prominent in the Vancouver area and across Canada for his coverage of the Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League for The Athletic Vancouver and for TSN radio and television.

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