Sask. hockey player Duncan MacPherson died in Austria 35 years ago. His parents still search for answers.
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Anyone who was around Saskatoon in 1989 may remember the name of a local hockey player, Duncan MacPherson, whose story gripped the city.
Anyone who was around Saskatoon in 1989 may remember the name of a local hockey player, Duncan MacPherson, whose story gripped the city.
“In some ways it seems like yesterday!”
For mom Lynda MacPherson, dealing with her son Duncan’s death, has been a decades-long battle. Both her and her husband Bob have been trying for decades to get someone to admit what really happened, but even with that, it’s also been a labour of love for their son.
Twenty-three-year-old Duncan planned to do some sightseeing before starting a new job playing and coaching hockey in Europe. He made a stop at a popular ski resort in Austria – a fact they would discover later.
“The team manager in Dundee, Scotland phoned me and said, ‘where is Duncan?’ I said, ‘well, he was supposed to be in Scotland on the 14th, I'm sure he's there,’ and he said, ‘no, he's not. That’s why I’m phoning you. He never, he never arrived,’ ” Lynda MacPherson recalls, vividly.
Fearing for the worst about Duncan, who played for the Saskatoon Blades then briefly for the New York Islanders.
