Maple Leafs held a moment of silence for Roy Halladay before Wednesday night's game

BarDown Staff

Roy Halladay video tribute , Twitter/MapleLeafs

The world lost an incredible human being on Tuesday when former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

BREAKING: Toronto Blue Jays legend Roy Halladay has died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40

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Once the news broke, it was very clear the kind of impact Halladay had on the people around him and the cities he played for, especially Toronto, the city he called home for 12 years.

RIP to the greatest blue jay I ever got to watch play. Competed harder than anybody when he was on the mound! #32 #RIPDocHalladay
— Brendan Gallagher (@BGALLY17) November 7, 2017

Growing up watching #32 take the mound every 5 days for the @BlueJays was a pleasure. He was an athlete I️ idolized. RIP Doc
— Logan Couture (@Logancouture) November 7, 2017

I am so sad to hear the news of Roy Halladay. He was one of the greatest of all time. My prayers are with his family and friends. #RIPDocHalladay #Legend pic.twitter.com/5v4GLy5Rcs
— Doug Gilmour (@DougGilmour93) November 8, 2017

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Minnesota Wild at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday evening and there was a video tribute and a moment of silence for Halladay ahead of the game.

Doc. pic.twitter.com/ufnPRwZbLQ
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 9, 2017

#Leafs with a video tribute and moment of silence for Roy Halladay pic.twitter.com/i9CTyDMmhA
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) November 9, 2017

Nice tribute to Roy Halladay at the ACC before Leafs-Wild, including a moment of silence. Showed more heart than the Jays have, to be honest
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) November 9, 2017

💙 https://t.co/dB41EtUCDg
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) November 9, 2017

The Toronto Raptors also held a moment of silence for Doc ahead of their game against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

The @Raptors held a moment of silence for the late #RoyHalladay before the start of their game.

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Halladay’s legacy will always live on in the City of Toronto and he will forever be in the hearts of Canadians.

(H/T Twitter/MapleLeafs)