05-17-2018, 09:06 AM
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#21
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I feel like I just heard an interview about a player who was addicted to video games, and the team actually got them to stop, and their performance has since improved. And the player was named but for the life of me I can't remember who it was or even if was the NHL or MLB.
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It was Red Sox pitcher David Price getting carpal tunnel from playing video games. That story quite possibly prompted interest about this NHL first-rounder's reported addiction.
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05-17-2018, 09:13 AM
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#22
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Hey guys, you may not know this but there are a ton of NHLers that go clubbing all night frequently and it doesn't affect their game
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Except for the ones that it probably does affect. Just because they've made it to the NHL doesn't mean they couldn't have been better if they weren't out getting trashed every night. That doesn't mean for everyone, just some.
And, again, I'm sure that there are players just on that cusp who had their careers ruined by alcohol and drug addiction. Actually wouldn't have to look further than the Calgary Flames to see a player who likely isn't playing in the NHL if he didn't get help.
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05-17-2018, 09:15 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Better be crushing Battle Royale with constant 1st places to justify giving up on the NHL.
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05-17-2018, 09:20 AM
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#24
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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"Very very prominent NHL team" is an odd phrase. Does he mean like the Leafs or Penguins?
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05-17-2018, 09:26 AM
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#25
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I feel like I just heard an interview about a player who was addicted to video games, and the team actually got them to stop, and their performance has since improved. And the player was named but for the life of me I can't remember who it was or even if was the NHL or MLB.
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Wasn't it David Price who had carpal tunnel and while he admitted he plays Fortnite a whole bunch, he argued it wasn't due to that. But that he was going to play less.
Fortnite is big right now. The Astros outfielders do the fortnite celebration after every win.
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05-17-2018, 09:34 AM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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I used to do 6 hour sessions of solitaire with vegas scoring and 3 card draw on Windows98. Felt like crap after usually because i was down like $6000.
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05-17-2018, 09:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pitt Meadows
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Originally Posted by Racki
I saw an interview (can't remember where) a while back and Evan Bouchard from the London Knights said something about Olli Juolevi loving video games. He even used some kind of phrase like "he was constantly playing video games" or something to that effect.
Wonder if he could be the guy?
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Great, Canucks are probably gonna draft him too.
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05-17-2018, 09:46 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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an addiction to World of Warcraft derailed my NHL career.
Also my career as a doctor, lawyer, astronaut and pizza delivery driver.
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05-17-2018, 09:47 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Racki
I saw an interview (can't remember where) a while back and Evan Bouchard from the London Knights said something about Olli Juolevi loving video games. He even used some kind of phrase like "he was constantly playing video games" or something to that effect.
Wonder if he could be the guy?
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Friedman said "very prominent NHL team" so I think that rules him out.
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05-17-2018, 09:47 AM
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#30
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Would be kind of funny if the game in question was NHL 18
"Its so real!"
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05-17-2018, 09:59 AM
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#31
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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Except for the ones that it probably does affect. Just because they've made it to the NHL doesn't mean they couldn't have been better if they weren't out getting trashed every night. That doesn't mean for everyone, just some.
And, again, I'm sure that there are players just on that cusp who had their careers ruined by alcohol and drug addiction. Actually wouldn't have to look further than the Calgary Flames to see a player who likely isn't playing in the NHL if he didn't get help.
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i guess the moral of the story is "everything in moderation"
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05-17-2018, 10:03 AM
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#32
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Spinach
It was Red Sox pitcher David Price getting carpal tunnel from playing video games. That story quite possibly prompted interest about this NHL first-rounder's reported addiction.
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Ah! That was it!
Thank you. It was really bothering me that I couldn't remember who it was.
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05-17-2018, 10:09 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Ah! That was it!
Thank you. It was really bothering me that I couldn't remember who it was.
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The funny thing is there was an article posted 2 posts above your original post about it!
All that waiting for nothing. 
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Looks like you'll need one long before I will. May I suggest deflection king?
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05-17-2018, 10:14 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
The funny thing is there was an article posted 2 posts above your original post about it!
All that waiting for nothing. |
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05-17-2018, 10:16 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Originally Posted by nik-
an addiction to World of Warcraft derailed my NHL career.
Also my career as a doctor, lawyer, astronaut and pizza delivery driver.
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I know this is /s, but 7-8 years ago, my buddy legitimately nearly lost his job, friends and girlfriend at the time (now wife) because of a crippling addiction to WoW.
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05-17-2018, 10:30 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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If we are talking about an alcohol addition, people are all serious about it. But if it's a video game addiction, some people just joke about it. Addictions are addictions. It shouldn't be taken lightly just because it doesn't make sense to you how anyone can get addicted to it in the first place. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm only a fair weather drinker, so to me, I don't get how someone can get addicted to alcohol. But I do get the seriousness of it.
I know people during my university days where video games wrecked or nearly wrecked their academic careers. It can get pretty serious if someone gets addicted to it and can't stop.
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05-17-2018, 10:37 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
If we are talking about an alcohol addition, people are all serious about it. But if it's a video game addiction, some people just joke about it. Addictions are addictions. It shouldn't be taken lightly just because it doesn't make sense to you how anyone can get addicted to it in the first place. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm only a fair weather drinker, so to me, I don't get how someone can get addicted to alcohol. But I do get the seriousness of it.
I know people during my university days where video games wrecked or nearly wrecked their academic careers. It can get pretty serious if someone gets addicted to it and can't stop.
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Video game addition is real, but the bolded is false. Stopping some addictions can literally kill you. They're not all the same.
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05-17-2018, 10:38 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rocky Mt House
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Originally Posted by N-E-B
I’m young, I play video games, but I don’t think it’s fair to dismiss the possibility. I know lots of guys around my age who play way too much. It’s kind of sad actually.
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I'm old - at least likely by your standards (45yo). I can still be surprised by the morning light when fully immersed in a good RPG. I was worse when younger.
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05-17-2018, 10:40 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
"Very very prominent NHL team" is an odd phrase. Does he mean like the Leafs or Penguins?
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If you listen to Marek on podcasts, this is just the sort of thing he says. I wouldn't put too much stock in it. Could mean just about anything.
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05-17-2018, 10:41 AM
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
I know this is /s, but 7-8 years ago, my buddy legitimately nearly lost his job, friends and girlfriend at the time (now wife) because of a crippling addiction to WoW.
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Back in the day, I used to be up until all hours of the night playing chess and backgammon on pogo (lamest addiction ever?). I didn't realize how bad it was getting until my boss pulled me into his office one day and asked me if I was having personal problems, based on my constantly bloodshot eyes and sluggishness in the morning. People at work basically thought I had a drug problem. It was a surprisingly difficult addiction to break.
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