Hockey 2 Hell and Back

“From Prison To The Olympics” We get to hear first hand of Tony Hoffman’s viral story of his triumphant journey through sports stardom, mental health struggles, substance use disorder, homelessness & his quest to coaching in the 2016 Rio Olympics. It’s a story that pierces the hearts and minds of its listeners, It simply CHANGES LIVES

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Chris "Knuckles" Nilan joins Brady once again after there last connection over 2 years ago. In this episode Chris Nilan opens up about his addiction to pain killers and eventually heroin and the fight it took to get his life back. Today Knuckles is the co host of The Raw Knuckles Podcast: One of the All-Time Toughest players in the NHL, Chris Nilan and Spittin’ Chiclets funniest-ever guest and former pro, Tim Stapleton co-host RAW KNUCKLES. An entertaining and inspiring podcast about the NHL, universal issues dealing with sports, and about life and facing it everyday with humour and insight. 

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Hockey 2 Hell And Back welcomes Dani, Tierney and Declyn Probert to the show to talk about the up and coming 10th annual Bob Probert Memorial Ride. On Sunday, June 26, 2022, as Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare hosts the 10th Annual Bob Probert Ride. Kickstand up from Ciociaro Club at 10:30 a.m. Registration is FREE starting at 10 a.m. New this year: Classic Car Show - $10 registration includes entry to all contests & 1 complimentary poker hand for the ride! Funds raised for the 10th Year Bob Probert Ride will go towards supporting mental health programs at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. Since 2011, the Ride has raised over $1M in support of Cardiac Services in Windsor-Essex. Proceeds to date have supported the creation of a second angioplasty suite, the new wellness exercise room used by our Cardiac Wellness patients and now a satellite location that will make access to the exercise room easier for patients in the county. The selected satellite location will be part of the new expansion of the existing Tecumseh Arena that will include indoor sports fields, offices and activity rooms. The location in Tecumseh allows convenient access to the program in a catchment area which includes east Windsor, the town of Tecumseh, and Lakeshore. The new facility is going to have a walking track and other amenities that will be complementary to the cardiac wellness program. Each year the ride is led by a celebrity road captain the likes of Chris Chelios, Sheldon Kennedy, Jacqui MacInnis-Wood, Tony Amonte, Ryan VandenBussche, Darren McCarty and Dave Hutchison, Scott Parker and WRIF's Meltdown, Zack Kassian and Darren Banks. Stay tuned to see who will be leading the pack this year at our media launch. For more details on the ride please like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ProbertRide.

Hockey Legend Ted Nolan joins the show.

Hockey 2 Hell And Back returns after a month off and we are honoured to have the incredibkle Ryan Straschnitzki join the show. Ryan was paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was in a collision with a transport truck in 2018. Sixteen people were killed and another 13 were injured. It will be remembered as one of the darkest days of hockey. Ryan has been working hard on his rehab and has inspired millions of people through sharing his journey. Ryan is now playing on the Alberta Para Hockey team and is the founder of Straz Strong. Don't miss this one! Set your reminders! #humboldtstrong #inspiration #hockey

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Brady Leavold welcomes his new friend, retired NHL tough guy Kenny Belanger to talk about his ups and down in his career and life after hockey. Live Tuesday April 5, 2022 @ 8:30pm EST Kenneth Belanger is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings from 1994 to 2006. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Belanger started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994. He also played for the New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 2006 season. Belanger lives in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario and runs his own hockey school. #MENTALHEALTH #HOCKEY #NHL

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Join Brady on his 2 year podcast anniversary when he welcomes former NHL tough guy Riley Cote. Riley is making his third appearance on the show but has not been on since June of 2020. Since then Riley has been working tirelessly on bringing plant medicines to the fore front in sport. This is not one you want to miss! During his time in the NHL, Cote used cannabis as a natural pain-reliever and alternative to addictive pharmaceutical drugs. After retiring, Cote co-founded Athletes for Care, a group that advocates for athletes on issues of health and safety including the use of cannabis as medicine. Cote is also an advocate for hemp, founding the Hemp Heals Foundation to educate the public about the nutritional benefits of hemp and its numerous eco-friendly industrial uses. The organization hosts an annual music festival in Philadelphia to raise awareness about the various benefits and applications of the hemp plant. Cote is also a board member of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council. #nhl #hockey #plantmedicine

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Aaron Snow and Richard Greenop join Brady Leavold to discuss their own struggles with addiction and mental health. Both Aaron Snow and Richard Greenop have been on the show at different times. Since then Brady, Aaron and Richard have kept in contact through a group chat, planning on working together to help others going through what they went through, but more importantly how they can educate others to never have to struggle they way all three of them have. 

Watch Live Tuesday March 22, 2022 @ 8pm Live

This episode is dedicated to the late Isaac Lee 2001-2021 

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