Kirstie McLellan Day

Wayne Gretzky

Theo Fleury

The author chronicles his troubled childhood, hockey success, substance abuse, and attempted suicide.

Playing with Fire

In Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface, and drinking, drugs, gambling, and girls ultimately derailed a career that had him destined for the Hall of Fame. Fleury shares all in this raw, captivating, and honest look at the previously untold story of one the game's greatest heroes.

Playing With Fire

Kim Barthel

Former NHL player, Theo Fleury joins forces with world-renowned therapist Kim Barthel in a new book, Conversations with a Rattlesnake. The book presents a raw and honest conversation, loaded with personal insights and cutting-edge information, about healing from trauma and abuse. Fleury's story will inspire not only those overcoming their own trauma but friends, parents, teachers, coaches, therapists, and health practitioners—anyone who is in the critical position of supporting someone who needs to share their own story. Fleury's life experiences and Barthel's informed interpretation combine to provide a unique look at the healing process.

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