Where Is Theo Fleury?
December 20, 2007 by Tyler
Filed under NHL Players
Retro Roundup: One Year ago at NHL Digest, we posted this article!
Standing in the middle of his 3,000-sq.-ft. warehouse wearing dust-covered jeans and work boots, it’s clear Theo Fleury’s passion lies far from the rinks in which he once dominated.
Almost four years removed from a controversial 15-year NHL career that ended with a suspension for violating terms of the NHL’s substance-abuse program, the 38-year-old winger is no longer talking comeback.
Instead, he spends his days talking about acrylic spray and rock stamps as owner of Fleury’s Concrete Coatings.
“I don’t miss hockey at all,” said Fleury, whose last three teams have been the Horse Lake Thunder, Belfast Giants and a Calgary summer- league squad.
“I haven’t really thought about it a whole lot. I’ve just been having fun with this.”
This is a family business he started with new wife Jennifer and brother Travis after reading Entrepreneur magazine on his honeymoon this summer.
Instead of lamenting the manual labour and 16-hour days, Fleury insists he’s never been happier.
“I look at the game now and it’s really changed,” said the former Flames captain and all-time leading scorer, who refuses to officially announce his retirement.
“Do I want to pay the price of what it takes to get back to that level again? I’m not any younger.
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Guy Havet on Wed, 20th Dec 2006 8:43 pm
You will be missed, Best of Luck Theo!
Tyler on Thu, 11th Jan 2007 9:16 pm
I always found Theo to be entertaining and it is nice to see that he has landed on his feet.
Thank you for your comment,
Tyler
Shane on Thu, 20th Dec 2007 9:27 pm
It’s good that he’s moved on and has no regrets about his choice. As lucky as he was winning a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold, he went through some rough stuff in his early years which certainly didn’t help his later troubles.