Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Theo Fleury
Former Chicago Blackhawks Player Is Focusing On Helping Victims Of Sexual Abuse
By Asal RezaeiOctober 29, 2021 at 7:22 pm CHICAGO (CBS) — Following the recent fallout involving the Chicago Blackhawks, a former player, who also is a survivor of sexual abuse, is focusing on helping victims. CBS 2’s Asal Rezaei reports. READ MORE: Police Look For Man Who Knocked Over Senior Citizen On A Bicycle In Edgewater Theo Fleury played with the NHL for 15 years and ended his career at the United Center as a Chicago Blackhawk.
Theo Fleury shares emotional post to help raise awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day
Jeffrey W. Hall (@hallofjeff), BarDown Staff Theo Fleury , (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) When Theo Fleury was in the NHL, he was extremely beloved by lots of fans, teammates, and other players. Representing the shortest player in the league at 5’6, Fleury’s willingness to get into it with opponents and do his team’s dirty work was a quick way of winning over appreciation. Unfortunately, Fleury had deeper issues which weren’t completely obvious to those cheering on his grit.
Longtime NHL ref Kerry Fraser tells story about Theo Fleury challenging him to a parking lot fight
Theo Fleury is a player that is endeared in many hockey hearts. Some still feel nostalgia thinking of his famous celebration, sliding across the ice on both knees, but that’s not necessarily why fans love him. His grit was almost unmatched, and the chip on his shoulder was larger than him. After all, Fleury only stood 5’6. Despite his shorter stature, Fleury would take on just about anyone, and even the bigger guys knew that they couldn’t get a free shot on him just because they were taller.
The Theo Fleury Story
Based on the book Playing With Fire This is more than hockey. This is life. You don't need to know anything about hockey to love the exhilarating, heart-breaking, and triumphant true story of courageous Canadian hockey legend, Theoren Fleury. With the odds stacked against him, the pint-sized Metis kid with huge ambitions from Russell, Manitoba, overcame crushing obstacles to become an NHL All-Star, win the Stanley Cup, and represent Canada twice at the Olympic Games where he earned a Gold medal.
Opinion: Bringing the ‘crime of secrets’ into the open
Shaun Smyth, above, portrays Theo Fleury in Playing With Fire, at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal. Photo Umbrella On Oct. 15, the Centaur Theatre invited practitioners from the Marie-Vincent Foundation to participate in an audience discussion following a performance of Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story. We would like to continue the conversation that was started on that day.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Theo
Contact Theo, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack