Former WBS player/ Wheeling coach found dead

[stardog]

Former WBS player and Wheeling Nailers Head Coach Dave Gove was found dead of a reported heroin overdose....Man, that is just sad. Prayers to his family. And only 38. That answers questions about his mid playoff leave of absence last year.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/04/06/dave-gove-hockey-player-overdose/

http://www.wbspenguins.com/2017/04/07/pittsburgh-penguins-statement-dave-gove/

Click to read more...

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Sucks to hear. My thoughts are with his family.

Heroin: don't do it. I lost a friend right before Thanksgiving because of it. And someone I played soccer with for many years just a few months before that.

 

[SEALBound]

Damn shame. Sad story.

Was he the former head coach of Wheeling or the current head coach?

 

[Jacob]

I remember him.

He was considered by someone, maybe Bombulie, as the next baby Pens captain but ended up having to retire due to an injury. Then was rumored to be an assistant coach candidate but disappeared for a while until he showed up in Wheeling.

 

[BHD]

All I'll say is that is sad.

 

[ncm7772]

The epidemic gets worse every day.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Yea, heroin is pretty much a death sentence. Sad indeed.

 

[clefty]

I just mentioned his leaving the Nailers mid-playoffs not even a week ago. I guess we now know why he did that.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Very sad.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

Jesus. I haven't heard the name but it doesn't matter. Awful story.

RIP homie.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I remember him.

He was considered by someone, maybe Bombulie, as the next baby Pens captain but ended up having to retire due to an injury. Then was rumored to be an assistant coach candidate but disappeared for a while until he showed up in Wheeling.

That's how it starts a lot of times. Opiate painkillers lead a lot of people down the path to heroin addiction. That **** is criminally dangerous and got way over prescribed- it's the same thing that happened to Stevens.

 

[Al Smith]

That's how it starts a lot of times. Opiate painkillers lead a lot of people down the path to heroin addiction. That **** is criminally dangerous and got way over prescribed- it's the same thing that happened to Stevens.

Sort of OT, but happened to be reading all about this yesterday. Not the first time it's happened, unfortunately.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...d-brooklyn-pill-mill-scheme-article-1.3030803

 

[Jacob]

A few people I went to high school with died of an overdose, including someone I knew since we were 5, and I never suspected or had any suspicion they were using until after the fact. I don't know how you hide that sort of thing, but they do.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

A few people I went to high school with died of an overdose, including someone I knew since we were 5, and I never suspected or had any suspicion they were using until after the fact. I don't know how you hide that sort of thing, but they do.

Believe me from personal experience, for many, it's easier to hide for a long time than you would think. It pretty much always gets to the point that it can't be as it progresses... unfortunately often times that doesn't happen until too late and the damage is done.

 

[Bumpus]

Damn shame. Sad story.

Was he the former head coach of Wheeling or the current head coach?

Last season.

http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/wheeling-nailers-statement-david-gove

RIP, coach.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Heroin is a hell of a drug, I wonder if this is why he was let go a season ago, because of substance abuse and was in treatment? It's sad with addiction, but it's a little weird to feel bad, you know?

I do feel sorry for his family and friends, it's a terrible loss.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

In my younger years, I fell in with the wrong crowd. I didn't exactly have the best childhood so I rebelled a bit.

The one thing I never did was heroin. Did a lot of other stupid stuff But oddly enough, that was my line. Go figure.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Just an FYI:

A GoFundMe was set up to help the family:

https://www.gofundme.com/david-gove-memorial-fund

 

[HandshakeLine]

Just an FYI:

A GoFundMe was set up to help the family:

https://www.gofundme.com/david-gove-memorial-fund

Good to see and thanks. I donated what I could.

Also as someone who grew up in Western PA and who had several friends family members turn to heroin and pills and a few who later kicked the habit, I'd also like to take a second and point out that heroin addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. People can kick the habit, and while it takes a lot of medical as well as social support, but it's definitely possible and do-able. If you have someone in your family or friend circle with an opiate addiction, ask your doctors about getting naloxone, which can save lives in the case of an overdose and is often covered under health insurance (and definitely under Medicare/Medicaid). And make sure you also look for reputable treatment centers in your area-- there's lots of scams out there-- but SAMHSA has a treatment hotline that can be very useful, 1-800-662-HELP.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Good stuff HSL. Nice post.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Good stuff HSL. Nice post.

Thanks. I'm normally a snarky arse, but this is an issue that hits close to home with me, so real talk time.

 

[Uemoda]

Good stuff HSL. Nice post.

Seconded.

So sad. No words for something like this, and there's millions out there struggling with the same addictions.

 

[Syrinx]

That's how it starts a lot of times. Opiate painkillers lead a lot of people down the path to heroin addiction. That **** is criminally dangerous and got way over prescribed- it's the same thing that happened to Stevens.

Yep. Oxycodone/Oxycontin grab you quick too. I had Oxy for a shoulder surgery last year and went through a mild withdrawal after taking myself off of them after 4 days. Great at killing pain but brutal stuff.