Members of the Halifax Mooseheads are mourning the loss of one of their former players.

According to the team’s social media accounts, Jiri Suchy lost his life in a recent car accident.

He was 36.

Suchy was a defenceman with the Mooseheads and played 118 games between 2005 and 2007.

After his two years here, he returned to the Czech Republic where he continued is hockey career.