John "Rambo" Kordic (Croatian: Ivan Kordić) (March 22, 1965 – August 8, 1992) was a hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was of Croatian descent.
Kordic played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques. He spent 7 seasons. He won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985, and a Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens in 1986. While on the Toronto Maple Leafs, he wore #27, formerly wor...
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John "Rambo" Kordic (Croatian: Ivan Kordić) (March 22, 1965 – August 8, 1992) was a hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was of Croatian descent.
Kordic played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques. He spent 7 seasons. He won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985, and a Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens in 1986. While on the Toronto Maple Leafs, he wore #27, formerly worn by Leaf players Darryl Sittler and Frank Mahovlich.
On August 8, 1992, after overdosing on drugs and a struggle with police at his hotel, Kordic died At his time of death, Kordic was 27 years old.
John's brother, Dan Kordic, played for the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the 1990s.
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