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Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dead at 62 after battling illness, team says

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Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died from an illness, the team said Monday night. He was 62.

The team announced Melnyk's death with a statement from his family that mentioned "an illness he faced with determination and courage." The statement did not explain what the illness was, and a team spokesman did not immediately respond to a message seeking additional details.

Melnyk had a liver transplant in 2015 after a public campaign for a donor. He had owned the Senators since 2003, when he bought the NHL club for $92 million. Ottawa reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2007, losing in five games to the Anaheim Ducks.

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FILE - Ottawa Senators team owner Eugene Melnyk attends an NHL hockey news conference Dec. 4, 2014, in Ottawa. The Senators say Melnyk has died from an illness at age 62. The team announced the news with a statement from his family. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld, File)

The Toronto native was involved in other businesses around Canada and in 2010 had an estimated net worth of $1.21 billion.

Melnyk bought the Senators after Rod Bryden’s deal to reacquire the franchise was unsuccessful.

"The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "The words ‘passion’ and ‘commitment’ define the man who has owned the Ottawa Senators since 2003.

"While successful in business, it was our game and his Senators that he was most passionate about. Eugene was often outspoken but he maintained an unwavering commitment to the game and his roots and he loved nothing more than donning a Senators sweater

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