Former NHLer Doug Smith on Hockey, Identity, and Rebuilding Your Life After the Game
About this episode
Doug Smith discusses the impact of losing one's identity tied to hockey and shares his journey of resilience and recovery.
🏒 What happens when the game you’ve built your identity around is suddenly taken away? This week on Our Kids Play Hockey, Lee Elias and Mike Bonelli sit down with Doug Smith, former NHL forward, 1981 second-overall draft pick, Ottawa 67s standout, Bobby Smith Award winner, and one of the most powerful voices in hockey when it comes to resilience, recovery, and perspective. Doug’s story is extraordinary. After being drafted second overall and playing for NHL teams including the Los Angeles Kin...
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