Theoron Fleury

0:03So you got a book signing tonight West Ed chapters 7 p.m. It's been a year since the book's been out How different is it for you now? Do you regret anything? Do you wish you put more in? No, I think everything's worked out the way you know what book's been a huge success and You know, there's been a lot of you know, so it's been kind of nice To be able to relate all kinds of stuff in the book. So it's been great when you say similar experiences. What do you mean? Well, it's also suffered. It's it's incredible. Well, it's well and sad at the same time that that you know people

1:16Have to reach out because this has happened to them. Well, what do you think it keeps getting swept under the rug? Is it because it's kind of a taboo subject? Like I feel like we know about it But I mean even well in hockey and even with with the priests it just kind of goes away Like it's not really I feel like it's not taking care of enough Well, you know, it's not one of those subjects that through the process of you know, how hard was it for you to write about it?

2:43Was it something that you repressed or was it something that that was in your mind? Through throughout all the years. No, it was it was there all the time Besides reading your book where where someone people can go if they need help if they're listening right now and they and they need some help

4:07I know there's a website that you work with. Yeah, there's K1 is 1-in-6.org Okay You mentioned reopening the book and I'm gonna change topics here to make things a little happier because the book is not just about about that I mean you obviously had a phenomenal playing career throughout the years and there's a new paperback out there for It's a great stocking stuffer for people and Wayne Gretzky writes the forward to it

4:53And I wonder what it's like to have a friendship with what what some say is the greatest player of all time I mean he stepped up for you to get on the Olympic team What was that like what was it like to play with him and to know that he that he had your back throughout all of it? What was it like on the ice or either against him or with him was there a different feeling on the ice?

5:56I've heard that from a few people that there was there was an energy that just that wasn't there with other players Let's make sure you got your stick on the ice Teams developed schemes to play against him because that's how good he was He was a major that He saw the ice, you know, it was so great. He made Dave some ankle a great hockey player. So, you know, what does that tell you? There you go. What about playing against him? I mean, I don't want to say you're a scrappy player But from time to time and you know, there was an unwritten rule to not go after him But I think I remember you going after him. I went after him every chance I got And especially around playoff time, you know, it was taking money out of my jeans

6:45So of course I was of course I was gonna be out there trying to beat him and and do whatever I could to make sure that my team was successful playing against whatever team he was with All right, well and you guys were very successful I mean in your rookie season, which is something I think a lot of players Well, obviously a lot of players don't get to win a Stanley Cup at all But to do it in the first season and accomplish that dream that I'm sure you lived all your life for Yeah, absolutely. It doesn't get much better than that. I was really fortunate to play To, you know, play with the likes of Liana Mcdonald and Jim Plunke and Timmy Hunter who really, you know, really taught me what it was like to be, you know, a professional and and how to handle myself and

7:32You know, not only that we you know, there's Frog could be you know, by the time it's all said and done maybe 10 Hall of Famers on that team that That go to an unbelievable team, you know playing his rookie or you know, I couldn't have been in a better situation than that Was it hard though to have accomplished that dream so early on like you work so hard for it and then it comes and then it doesn't come again Well, we're timing your turn to lika. So how is you mentioned the Hall of Fame? How is your relationship with the NHL right now?

8:34Good. Yeah, yeah, I left the game that the way that I wanted to and uh, so yeah How important was that to you to return and do it the way you wanted to and end the way you wanted to? ability back as a human person and uh, You know, secondly, hockey all fame to look look at my career What do you think there? I mean, I remember I was living in Calgary last year When when you played the games and people are still to this day massive theofleurifans there What what what what is so in this is a hard question asked somebody

9:22What is so endearing about yourself that that you think made them love you so much or it's still to this day? There's lots of people underdogs that Succeed over and over again and uh, you know, I think people got enjoyment out of the way that I played I think they that I played and uh, I was a part of a lot of winning situations You know throughout my career those things in theory to fan the media I was always very honest and open about who I my teammates and And you know in those kind of things I never I was never a guy that you know really bullshit as anybody, you know, what I do

10:11So I think that people people like people that are honest and the flame is fans are special I mean I heard a story once about you having a bloody jersey and a fan throwing his jersey to you so you wouldn't miss a shift I was just one of those games of trade So uh, I played one shift with the number 76 on the back of my career How different was it playing in Ireland? I was It's hockey big there do people care like I have no idea

10:59Is it something you want to do do you want to get back into it in another capacity perhaps? Uh, maybe overseas or here? No, it's past no people commit

11:49Do you see when do you see that happening? Do you see it in the foreseeable future? Yeah, it's a long day at a time Fair enough before I let you go because I know you're busy five quick questions one word answers Okay, Gretzky or or how? Gretzky Lenin or McCartney? McCartney Crosby or Ovechkin? Crosby Are you more proud of winning a Stanley cup or Olympic gold? Neither Neither not proud of either Well, I am proud. Yeah, okay Not more proud of one than the other gotcha. Yeah, yeah, and in one word theoflurry