TSN: Left Behind - The story about how Ian White's family dealt with his addiction

[sureLoss]

Plays tomorrow on TSN

Trailer:
https://www.tsn.ca/video/left-behind...railer~2370231

[simmer2]

Wow, this woman seems rather incredible.

Seems almost as much about a showcase of her as it does what the NHL and NHLPA needs to do better. Which is great to see...highlight the good in the world.

[Royle9]

Amazing, hard to put that into perspective.. I hope this does change something to give these women support.

I wonder what happened to Ian

[Zoller]

Ian White with 1g and 7 assists in 11 games played for the Columbus River Dragons of the FPHL this year. 7 years since he last played professionally.

[dustygoon]

Rick Westhead is on a roll, and I hope he never stops. Hands down the most important reporter in hockey right now. Actually, Emily Kaplan is close behind.

The rest including his majesty Elliott Friedman are turning into mouth pieces for agents, GM's, and the league with some lip service to DEI without actually doing much.

[agulati]

Looks like a must watch documentary.

[Boreal]

Looks like White is back playing this year in random minor league.

[SportsJunky]

^ I'm 80 minutes into this video/podcast. Pretty riveting considering it's just two guys talking.

[Skaloper]

Pretty ridiculous that the NHLPA is going to have to "review" on whether or not Tess's kids are going to have support paid for by them. It's pretty clear cut that Ian during his career got hooked on the pain killers which directly caused emotional stress on his family that they are still dealing with. Not a good look from the NHL.

In a sport where players are paid millions of dollars it's not acceptable that they have to pick and choose who gets help with medical expenses and therapy. As a former Flame I wonder if the organization will reach out.

[sureLoss]

The full feature:
https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-originals/vid...behind~2371442

[Sandman]

Sad story. As the child of a single Mom (I have 3 brothers), I can feel her pain.

[sketchyt]

Originally Posted by Skaloper

Not a good look from the NHL.

I mean, at this point, this is basically the NHL's tagline.

[theJuice]

Sad story, I remember him back in the day on the flames.

https://mobile.twitter.com/goingoutstrong

Taking a quick glance through Ian's twitter account, seemed like the dude went off the deep end. Seems like hes talking about antivax conspiracy theories and other crazy ####.

[AC]

Originally Posted by theJuice

Sad story, I remember him back in the day on the flames.

https://mobile.twitter.com/goingoutstrong

Taking a quick glance through Ian's twitter account, seemed like the dude went off the deep end. Seems like hes talking about antivax conspiracy theories and other crazy ####.

Holy, that is depressing.

[devo22]

tough watch and sad story. And as always, not a good look for the NHL and the NHLPA.

Rick Westhead is a treasure. Hockey needs more reporters like him.

[Huntingwhale]

I had no idea Ian White was in so deep.

[SportsJunky]

He says in the podcast that he has found religion. I'm sure that has something to do with his Twitter rants against the government/vaccines.

[Poster]

Originally Posted by devo22

tough watch and sad story. And as always, not a good look for the NHL and the NHLPA.

Rick Westhead is a treasure. Hockey needs more reporters like him.

RW is more of an Ambulance chaser, exploiting peoples misery for Bells benefit. His content is produced to sell advertising.

[The Fisher Account]

There's been a lot of criticism on the PA lately, especially from retired players.

Are there unfair expectations placed on a group to represent and be responsible for the health and well-being of ex-players?

Is it that common for employers and unions to focus on helping ex-employees or their retired staff. Is this even a realistic thing to expect? Seems like a huge stretch IMO.

[Dion]

This is so sad. It paints the NHLPA in a bad light.