Theo Fleury

  • Cuts a muscle

    Receives a severe cut of his muscle in his arm and misses an entire season of hockey.
  • Junior Career

    The year Theo started his junior career. Also when he first started getting sexually abused...
  • Hooked

    At the first sip of alcohol touched his lips, Theo was hooked. After everything he was going through battling with the abuse and pressure, he used alcohol as his go-to medicine. Although, his use of the substance did happen to get a bit out of control for many years.
  • World Juniors

    Despite not getting drafted in his first year of eligibility for the NHL, Theo stays determined and plays an outstanding tournament for Canada in the World Juniors.
  • Gets Drafted

    Gets Drafted
    After years of hard work and dedication, the 5'6" underdog gets drafted by the Calgary Flames
  • Bad Habit

    Fleury admits that he used alcohol and marijuana to control his anxiety and emotions but he said he regrets ever trying cocaine because it was the best thing he'd ever done. At the first time he tried it he was immediately hooked and stayed with that habit heavily for over a decade.
  • Lord Stanley

    Lord Stanley
    Just two years after starting with the Flames, Theo is lucky enough to live out his lifelong goal and win the Stanley Cup.
  • Goodbye Gilmour

    Two days after Doug Gilmour's best game with the Flames, Calgary trades Gilmour to the Toronto Maple Leafs leaving Theo to lead the team himself.
  • NHL Lockout

    NHL Lockout
    During Fleury's NHL career, there was an NHL lockout which landed Theo in Finland playing in a European league for half of the season.
  • Public Announcement

    In January 1997, Theo's teammate and good friend Sheldon Kennedy became public about the abuse he received from Graham James. This was a serious topic that brought a lot of speculation around if Theo and other players were involved too.
  • Calgary's All-Time Career Points Leader

    During a home game this night against Anaheim, Fleury went out and scored two goals and an assist to pass Al MacInnis to become Calgary's all-time career points leader.
  • To The Rangers

    To The Rangers
    On the first day of free-agent season, after one season with Colorado, the New York Rangers picked up Theo Fleury for a staggering 4-year 28 million dollar contract.
  • The Help He Needed

    Fleury "voluntarily" entered the NHL Substance Abuse Program which set him on very strict rules and guidelines. Playing sober was something Theo was not used to and threw him off his game for a while.
  • 1,000 Career Points

    After getting two assists in the game to help his team get the win, Fleury finished the game getting his 1,000th career point. A true accomplish.
  • The move to Chicago

    The move to Chicago
    After The Rangers told Theo they will not be re-signing him for the next season, he gets a surprising offer to go play for his old coach Brian Sutter in Chicago.
  • Best Team In History

    Best Team In History
    Even after entering the NHL Substance Abuse Program, Theo worked extremely hard to make the 2002 Olympic team. Which arguably was the best hockey team that was ever put together.
  • This Is The End

    After days without sleep, his past was starting to really take a toll on him mentally. Theo went out and bought a gun to finally do himself a "favour" and kill himself.. After a phone call from his son, Theo talked himself out of it.
  • Fresh Start

    After a phone call with his son and officially retired from the NHL, Theo decided to move back to Calgary and re-join his kids. This was exactly what he needed to keep him on track.
  • The Last Game

    One night after receiving the first star of the game and racking up three assists, Theo got hit with a puck that got shot around the boards. The puck his Theo's cheek bone causing severe damage and needed immediate surgery.
  • The Last Game

    One night after getting three assists and first star of the night, Theo laced up the skates and played his last NHL hockey game ever. He got hit with the puck from a slap shot and was immediately sent to surgery.