Son of Bruins star David Pastrnak dies 6 days after birth
FILE - Boston Bruins David Pastrnak is shown during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Boston, in this Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, file photo. Bruins star David Pastrnak is asking for privacy after revealing the sudden death of his newborn son. Pastrnak announced Monday, June 28, 2021, that his son, Viggo Rohl Pastrnak, died on June 23, just six days after his girlfriend Rebecca Rohlsson gave birth. The 25-year-old winger didn’t disclose a cause of. Winslow Townson
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Published: 6/28/2021 9:53:48 PM
BOSTON Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak says his son has died six days after birth. He did not disclose a cause.
Son of Bruins star David Pastrnak dies 6 days after birth
Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak Winslow Townson / AP file
Published: 6/28/2021 4:29:33 PM
BOSTON Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak says his son has died six days after birth. He did not disclose a cause.
Pastrnak posted on Instagram that girlfriend Rebecca Rohlsson gave birth to Viggo Rohl Pastrnak, who died June 23.
“We have an Angel watching over us and we call him SON. You will be loved FOREVER,” Pastrnak wrote. “Please respect our privacy as we are going through these heartbreaking times.”
In a statement, the Bruins said, “David and Rebecca are a part of our family and we share in their loss.”
Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Mourns the Death of Newborn Son
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak is asking for privacy after announcing on Monday the devastating loss of his newborn son, just six days after he was born.
Pastrnak took to his Instagram early Monday morning to share the heartbreaking news that Viggo Rohl Pastrnak passed away on June 23. He was born on June 17.
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“We have an Angel watching over us and we call him SON. You will be loved FOREVER,” he writes, accompanied by a black and white photo of his late son’s feet. Pastrnak did not share the cause of death, but requests privacy as he and his girlfriend, Rebecca Rohlsson, mourn the loss of their son. Rohlsson has since turned her Instagram account private.