The Maple Leafs paid tribute to the late Gord Downie before Wednesday's game



Canada lost an icon on Tuesday night as Canadian music legend Gord Downie passed away after a battle with terminal brain cancer.



Canadian music icon Gord Downie passed away last night. . Bob McKenzie's shared his story of the devoted hockey fan and storyteller on TSN.ca. A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Oct 18, 2017 at 6:41am PDT

Considering the massive impact he made on the sports world over his career, athletes from across North America mourned the passing of The Tragically Hip’s lead singer.



The hockey world mourns the passing of Gord Downie 🍁🇨🇦 A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Oct 18, 2017 at 11:11am PDT



With the Toronto Maple Leafs at home against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night, the team took some time before the game to honour Downie.



Thank you for everything, Gord. You will be missed.

(H/T Twitter/NHL)