Wade Belak has been found dead in a Toronto hotel complex. Reports have confirmed that he took his own life. The 15-year NHL veteran had just retired from the game in March and was set to begin a career in the hockey media.
NHL, Players Association Vow To Examine Existing Safeguards In Wake Of Player Deaths
From a joint statement released late Thursday by the NHL and the PA:
It’s certainly too early to find a direct link between the deaths of these three players, but one thing is for certain: they’re all hockey players that had some sort of issues with the mental state. After all, how else do we explain a drug overdose and two suicides? Hopefully the NHL and the NHLPA can find some solutions and some answers for a community that’s desperately in need of some.
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