If there was ever a cautionary tale about the ills of drugs and alcohol, look no further than Theo Fleury. After winning the Stanley Cup just two years into his career, everything has since fallen apart. We find Theoren playing hockey in Britain (they have hockey?) for the Belfast Giants. Well, we did. His career in that league is over too.
You’d think having to play ice hockey in a country of field hockey would mellow Theo out a bit but recently, he tried to climb out of the penalty box to reach a fan who had been taunting him all game. And last Saturday, he refused to go to the penalty box after being called for elbowing (maybe there was a fan there he didn’t want to fight) and got a 10 minute misconduct. After getting back on the ice, he fired a puck at the referee and missed him by inches.
Theo was thrown out of the game, went apeshit and threatened the officials so he got another game misconduct. Theo has vowed never to play in the league again. I guess there’s always the South African Ice Hockey Association.
[Calgary Sun]: Theo on thin ice after meltdown
