John's story is a tragic one. He struggled with substance abuse and personal problems. His rap sheet included assault, cocaine abuse, and steriods and by age 27 he died in a motel during a struggle with law enforcement officers. The death was due to cocaine overdose and a collapsed lung. Most accounts of this incident specify that no less than nine officers were required to subdue him.
John was never able to leave that role behind him and his father never got the chance to see him play in the NHL outside of the enforcer role.
JohnKordic said that he didn't want to be remembered for just being a thug, and he shouldn't.
John shouldn't be remembered just for just the fighting aspect of his life or the drugs and wild lifestyle, but for being the beautiful person that he was on the inside and out.
JohnKordic was one of the greatest hockey players who ever lived.
Burns, good Irishman that he was, got belligerently drunk and continued to claim that Kordic had used the same intimidation tactics on him when he was coach.
Pat Burns claimed to have once thrown an ashtray at Kordic out of fear that Kordic was coming into his office to attack him.
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