Tim Breslin
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Tim Breslin was a professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 left wing
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

. Breslin played eight seasons in the IHL. In the 1996-97 season Breslin won the I. John Snider, II trophy (IHL Man of the Year
IHL Man of the Year
The IHL Man of the Year was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the player who displays the most charitable and educational leadership in the community. The award was awarded from 1993 to 2001, also known as the I. John Snider, II Trophy.-Winners:-References:* www.hockeydb.com...

) which is awarded to the IHL player who has distinguished himself through unselfish donation of time and other resources to charitable and educational efforts within his community.

Breslin also played one season of major league roller hockey in the RHI
Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey....

 with the Chicago Cheetahs
Chicago Cheetahs
The Chicago Cheetahs were a professional roller hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States that played in Roller Hockey International. The Cheetahs joined the league in 1994. The Cheetahs were part-owned by basketball legend George Mikan...

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Death

He died of appendiceal cancer on February 9, 2005. The Chicago Wolves created the "Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship" and "Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award" in his honor.

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