Cliff Fletcher Dies at 90, Leaving a Giant Footprint on the NHL

Cliff Fletcher’s death closes the book on one of hockey’s old-school power brokers, a man who knew how to work a room and build a roster. His name carried real weight around the league, because front offices still talk about the kind of executive who could think two moves ahead while everyone else was chasing the puck. This is the sort of loss that hits hard in NHL circles, where the best operators rarely get as much public shine as the players they assemble.