Salming announced in August he had been diagnosed with ALS.
ALS is a progressive nervous system disease that leads to paralysis, the inability to swallow, respiratory failure and finally death.
Mayor John Tory expressed his condolences to Salming's family, loved ones, and to Toronto hockey fans following the news of his passing.
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