The Importance of Early Sobriety

When he was 27 years old, playing in Phoenix, I went on a five day bender. After missing three and a half months, my first practice and ever, ever been a long time felt that good on the ice. My first fight back was against Jody Shelley. And then my second fight was against George Perros...I had to get reconstructive shoulder surgery. But moving on from that, I was able to play in the league another five or six years  and kind of develop a role.