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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1983, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Dave Semenko makes a fist in front of a poster of boxer Muhammad Ali, in Edmonton. Former Edmonton Oilers tough guy Dave Semenko, who protected Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s, has died. He was 59. The Oilers say Semenko died after a short battle with cancer. A team spokesman said Semenko died in Edmonton. (Charlie Palmer/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1983, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Dave Semenko makes a fist in front of a poster of boxer Muhammad Ali, in Edmonton. Former Edmonton Oilers tough guy Dave Semenko, who protected Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s, has died. He was 59. The Oilers say Semenko died after a short battle with cancer. A team spokesman said Semenko died in Edmonton. (Charlie Palmer/The Canadian Press via AP)

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