Overview
- His wife, Karly, announced his death on Instagram on September 17, with TAG24 reporting he died on September 13.
- The DEL2 issued a tribute, remembering him as a warm person and great teammate.
- MacLeod played in Germany for Starbulls Rosenheim and Löwen Frankfurt, later joined Manchester Storm in England and clubs in Norway, and retired in 2022 to prioritize family.
- A stroke during a camping trip in September 2023 led doctors to find the tumor had returned, and his most recent operation was in February 2025.
- Fans in Frankfurt and Dresden organized fundraisers, Dresdner Eislöwen held back his planned No. 19 in 2018–19, and he is survived by his wife and daughters Ava and Georgia.