Standing just 56 Theo Fleury made a name for himself in a game played bygiants. The Calgary Flames picked him up in the eighth round of the entry draftas an ent... » 

Standing just 56 Theo Fleury made a name for himself in a game played bygiants. The Calgary Flames picked him up in the eighth round of the entry draftas an entertaining addition to their minor league club in Salt Lake City. Ahalf season lighting it up in the minors quickly convinced the Flames that hedeserved a shot at the NHL and he was an integral part of their Stanley Cupwin in 1989. Fleury had such talent that despite a growing drug habit anderratic inexplicable behavior on and off the ice Wayne Gretzky believed inhim. He became a key member of the gold medalwinning mens hockey team at the2002 Olympics. The Colorado Avalanche picked up Fleury for the playoffs andwhen he signed with the New York Rangers he was a kid in a candy store. Afterone season of his next multimilliondollar deal this time with the ChicagoBlackhawks Fleury suddenly called it quits. One of the leagues most prolificscorers and colorful personalities simply walked away from the NHL and didntstop long enough to explain why. In Playing With Fire Theo Fleury takes usbehind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player and talks aboutgrowing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues beganto surface and drinking drugs gambling and girls ultimately derailed acareer that had him destined for the Hall of Fame. Fleury shares all in thisraw captivating and honest look at the previously untold story of one thegames greatest heroes. «