The Central Hockey League and the entire hockey world lost a member of its fraternity on Saturday night when Rob Guinn was killed in a car accident. Guinn, who is survived by his wife Brooke and five-month old daughter Olivia, was 32 years-old.
The accident happened near Jefferson, Iowa at about 5:30 PM when a driver ran a stop sign and hit Guinn’s car, flipping the car on its side.
Guinn began his career with the WPHL’s Central Texas Stampede in 2000 and played 74 games in the CHL seeing action with New Mexico and Tulsa. During the 2006-07 season with the Scorpions, Guinn scored seven goals with 49 assists ranking sixth among all defensemen with 56 points. He was selected as a member of the CHL’s Southern Conference All-Star Team in 2007. Last season, Guinn played 10 games with Tulsa.
CHL Commissioner Duane Lewis had these thoughts:
“We are saddened to hear the news about the loss of Rob, and our thoughts are with his family and friends. He will be missed within the CHL and hockey family.”