Nic Kerdiles, a former NHL player for the Anaheim Ducks, died in a motorcycle accident in Nashville in the early hours of Saturday morning at 29.
According to TMZ, Kerdiles died from injuries in an accident at around 3:30am Saturday morning. Reports indicate that Kerdiles struck the side of a BMW. The driver of the other vehicle stopped immediately and he was transported to a local hospital.
Police say there were no signs of impairment from either Kerdiles or the driver of the other vehicle.
Kerdiles had posted a picture of himself on a motorbike on his Instagram story on Saturday night, captioned ‘night rider’.
He had previously been engaged to Savannah Chrisley, a former pageant queen and a member of the family highlighted on the USA Network reality television show ‘Chrisley Knows Best’.
Former NHL player Nic Kerdiles has died in a motorcycle crash after posting this image on his Instagram story on Friday evening. He was rushed to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries
Kerdiles, 29, played three games with the Anaheim Ducks and logged 178 games in the AHL
Kerdiles was formerly engaged to ex-pageant queen and reality TV star Savannah Chrisley
Kerdiles and Chrisley began dating in November of 2017, about three years into the reality TV show’s existence.
The two became engaged on Christmas Eve of 2018, but the pair never wed.
In September of 2020, Chrisley announced that the couple had split, saying in an Instagram post that ‘there’s no hatred between the two of us’.
‘We have nothing but love, respect, and admiration for one another but it’s time for us to move forward individually,’ she wrote.
Savannah starred in both the ‘Knows Best’ series as well as a spin off, ‘Growing Up Chrisley’.
Both those series’ were cancelled when Savannah’s parents – Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to twelve and seven years in prison respectively for tax evasion and bank fraud charges.
Kerdiles proposed to Savannah back on Christmas Eve in 2018 after dating for over a year
Chrisley announced in a September 2020 Instagram post that the couple had split
Kerdiles made his NHL debut on February 22, 2017 against the Boston Bruins
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