Former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup winner and associate coach Keith Acton fondly remembers his friend and ex-NHL forward Mark Kirton, who fought the bravest of fights with ALS before dying Sunday in Ontario.

“It’s so sad…he really dedicated himself in every way to generate resources to fight this for others, you know, coming down the pipe, making people aware (ALS),” said Acton, who played three years of OHL junior hockey in Peterborough with Kirton, who was diagnosed with the awful disease in 2018 and died at 67.

“He gave a message on video for (former NHL goalie and TV broadcaster) Greg Millen’s funeral (April). Mark was always thinking of others. He was a good player, a good person and so resilient,” said Acton, who was successfully treated for testicular cancer when a Maple Leafs

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