Ron Duguay, the long-haired New York Rangers forward who was as familiar in Manhattan's gossip columns as he was at Madison Square Garden, has died of cancer at the age of 69.
His partner, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, shared the news on Instagram on Thursday, 22 October. 'It's with a shattered heart, but also deep peace knowing Ron is with Jesus now. He fought so hard. Love never ends,' she wrote. An Instagram post from his family said Duguay 'passed away peacefully on October 22, 2026 after a hard fought battle with cancer'.