“I'd like to think I have enough self-awareness to know when my time as a player is done, ... But if for some reason, unbeknownst to me, I couldn't see when the end was for me, I have a support group of high-level hockey people, family, teammates and friends, who give me honest assessments of my game all the time. They would tell me.”
“[I feel] an overwhelming sadness. I'm not an angry person. I have a big, loving family and a roster full of former teammates that I love and respect. But, I'm so heartbroken right now. I could never fathom this is how my hockey career would end.”
“I'd like to think I have enough self-awareness to know when my time as a player is done. But if for some reason, unbeknownst to me, that I couldn't see when the end was for me, I have a support group of high level hockey people, family, teammates, and friends, who give me honest assessments of my game all the time. They would tell me.”