In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy rocked the insular world of Canadian
hockey by announcing that his former minor-league coach, Graham
James -- the Hockey News 1989 Man of the Year -- had sexually
abused him more than 300 times. The media portrayed Kennedy as a
hero for breaking the code of silence in professional hockey and
bringing James to justice. The heroic myth intensified in 1998 when
Kennedy announced that he was going to in-line skate from
Newfoundland to British Columbia to raise awareness of sexual
abuse. The skate raised over $1 million for Canadian Red Cross
sexual abuse programs, and Kennedy settled in Calgary with his wife
and young daughter. Anyone who has followed hockey in the last ten
years is familiar with the story of ex-NHL player Sheldon Kennedy.
As one of the most promising hockey talents to emerge from the
Canadian minor leagues in the last two decades, Kennedy was
destined for hockey greatness. But after he was drafted by the
Detroit Red Wings in 1988, he attracted more attention for his
off-ice antics than for his contributions to the score sheet.
Plagued by rumours of drug and alcohol abuse and a string of
injuries, Kennedy drifted from team to team. The happy ending
promised by the headlines never materialized. Still haunted by the
demons of sexual abuse, Kennedy's life spiralled out of control.
Now he has finally come forward to tell his story, and the story of
coach Graham James, who is out of prison and currently coaching
hockey in Europe.
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