We're reading more and more that retired NHL tough guys hated what they were doing at the time, are worried about longterm health issues and regret the influence their fighting had on minor hockey players.
In the wake of the alcohol/prescription drug death of New York Ranger enforcer Derek Boogaard, here an excellent piece from The Globe and Mail quoting the likes of Stu "the Grim Reaper" Grimson, Tasered retired NHLer Ryan VandenBussche, former Toronto Maple Leaf Kurt Walker and, the gentle giant, Georges Laraque.
In the wake of the alcohol/prescription drug death of New York Ranger enforcer Derek Boogaard, here an excellent piece from The Globe and Mail quoting the likes of Stu "the Grim Reaper" Grimson, Tasered retired NHLer Ryan VandenBussche, former Toronto Maple Leaf Kurt Walker and, the gentle giant, Georges Laraque.
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