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The Silent Struggle: Tom Cavanagh and Mental Health in the NHL

February 26, 2014 by Breanne Mellen

Anyone that was on Twitter on January 28, 2014 likely came across the hashtag #BellLetsTalk. This yearly event aims to encourage open and free discussion about mental illness in our …

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Categories Hockey History, San Jose Sharks Tags Mental Health

Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Mental Illness: Sometimes You Lose the War…

December 21, 2017September 2, 2011 by James Phieffer

By James Phieffer – Special to TheHockeyWriters.com I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Wade Belak. I didn’t know him, but when I heard he had taken …

Read moreWade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Mental Illness: Sometimes You Lose the War…

Categories Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Uncategorized Tags Derek Boogaard, Mental Health, Rick Rypien, Suicide, Wade Belak

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Rangers Should Consider Nugent-Hopkins as Solution to Center Problems

Ottawa 67’s Time Machine: the Magical 2019 Playoff Run

Oilers’ Smith Records Historic Shutout in Win Over Canucks

Sharks’ Center Depth Tested Again Without Hertl

Tough Guy Tocchet Has Coyotes On Right Track

3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 3-2 Win Over Coyotes

St. Louis Blues: 3 Trade Deadline Targets

3 Canadiens Who Need to Step up for Their New Coach

Revisiting Bobby Ryan’s Triumphant Return to the Senators’ Lineup

Today in Hockey History: Feb. 27

Prospects News & Rumors: McTavish, Michkov & Lundkvist

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