#patrick o'sullivan

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Former Oilers Nobody Misses

I woke up Saturday morning to hear that former Edmonton Oiler Raffi Torres had retired from the NHL. A player who was once a key depth piece in the 2006 Stanley Cup run for the Oilers was also a controversial player who will be mostly remembered for his often unethical play on the ice and his ...

Via: http://thehockeywriters.com/former-oilers-nobody-misses/

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I wasn't asked by one team if I needed anything or could maybe use some help. The one time where I actually came to an organization - I was in Edmonton - and asked for help, it was basically like they ignored what I had said. That's just something that needs to change.

Even after escaping his father, Patrick found little solace in the NHL. (x)

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Horrific man or not, the question that I am then left with is this: did the culture around hockey arm John O'Sullivan to be even worse than he already was? Other parents ignored the red flags they saw because everyone fears getting involved: it's not my problem.

Patrick O'Sullivan: Former King, Abused Child, Survivor (x)

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Fifty-five names called before him, when everyone knew there should have been just 10 or 12. And his father -- the man who had abused him, so much so that Patrick had a restraining order against him -- had watched it, too, from a seat across the arena.

NHL teams were “leery” of drafting an abuse victim (x)