Avalanche Alumni Urge Support for Ex-NHL Players: 'We Don't Have the Tools’ | Health After Hockey: Part II

Avalanche alumni urge support for ex-NHL players: 'We don't have the tools’ | Health after hockey: Part II

Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette presents a three-part investigative series on health after hockey for NHL players. Part I examined the life and death of Colorado Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon. Part II digs into the support system for retired players.

Ex-Avalanche Chris Simon’s death a focus of CTE risk in NHL

Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette presents a three-part investigative series on health after hockey for NHL players. Part I examines the life and death of Colorado Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon. Chris Simon found peace on the north shore of Lake Superior, where pristine beaches meet lush forests, rocky bluffs, and clear waterfalls in the same Canadian wilderness of his native ancestors. He found pain on the ice. Long dark hair that spilled from…