The Hockey Tonk Man
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Thought I'd bump this. Not sure where else to put it, but just saw Bobby Robins is releasing a book in a few days.
I assume it'll be a pretty heavy read
I assume it'll be a pretty heavy read
I always found it interesting that many NHL tough guys are very cerebral. Guys like John Scott, Dave Manson, and Stu Grimson are great interviews. Even Bissonnette, who I think plays his shtick for click rates, is a brilliant guy.Also, I remember having beers with Randy McKay and Mike Peluso and I was petrified to talk to them, but they were really nice and neither seemed to love fighting.
seem to read/hear this a lot from those who we recognize as guys who scrapped a lot once they reached the NHL, most really weren`t gung ho on becoming that style of player but it was clear they weren`t really going to stick around unless they did something reasonably well and for many of them dropping the mitts was just that.
Very well stated.I have followed his story for a bit and that of Nick Boynton. Bobby laid out a pretty good series of tweets the other day as well. I am encouraged to see so many men here posting and being authentic; our culture, sadly, doesn't encourage this.
I work with trauma survivors and constantly fight the energy around mental health and suppressed emotions. People want to be seen and acknowledged and assured that they matter. Without that, the void continues.
That's especially awful for a guy like Wensink, who had enough skill to pot 28 goals one year.There’s a great 30 for 30 “short” on John Wensink and that’s exactly what he said about his career.
That's especially awful for a guy like Wensink, who had enough skill to pot 28 goals one year.
Which is nuts, because that era's Bruins already had Jonathan, O'Reilly, Cashman, Milbury...Yeah, if I remember right he got into a fight and won, very early in his first practice with the Bruins and pretty much got pegged as an enforcer from that point on.
I'd say Bissonnette is far from being brilliant and Grimson doesn't strike me as being very bright either. He's also a complete hypocrite. Kevin Westgarth and George Parros are both Ivy League educated but I've read or heard interviews with almost every fighter the league has ever had and most don't strike me as being cerebral.I always found it interesting that many NHL tough guys are very cerebral. Guys like John Scott, Dave Manson, and Stu Grimson are great interviews. Even Bissonnette, who I think plays his shtick for click rates, is a brilliant guy.
I don't think you are wrong here. What has been found in treating depression/anxiety (since the two are so often intimately linked) is that many sufferers don't need medication, or only for a short time, but experience dramatic improvements by paying attention to the basic stuff of life: diet, exercise, sleep.
Do what you can do, right? No one of us is perfect in these things. Better to try and succeed at lest some times than not to bother at all!Good sleep, or simply rest, is paramount. Diet with less junk, exercise, yes.
But if you don't get proper sleep, it effects everything else.
I readily admit that I am not the best about this.
"But, I try."
me too, he and I have exchanged a few DM`s, seems like a great guy, love for him to go on one of the Pod`s focusing on the B`sMan, it's crazy how much of this is coming out now.
I follow Robbins on Twitter. It seems like he's in a pretty good place now.
It just takes a few brave souls to break the ice and then other start feeling more comfortable about sharing their stories. Once they realize that its okay to admit to this stuff, that most people are not going to judge them harshly, ostracize them, or take away their ability to make a living, the stories and experiences start coming out. I am sure we will see more.