IMAGE INFORMATION
EditTheoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury - Born June 29, 1968 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan is a retired Canadian Indigenous (Métis) ice Hockey right winger
- World Junior Ice Hockey Champion 1988 with Team Canada.
- Bob Clarke Trophy Winner 1988 with Moose Jaw Warriors
Joe Sakic co-winner (tie).
- Turner Cup Champion 1988 with Salt Lake Golden Eagles.
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Champion 1989 with Calgary Flames.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1989 with Calgary Flames.
- 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner.
- 1991 Canada Cup Champion with Team Canada.
- 2002 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Champion with Team Canada.
- Indspire Award 2013
Calgary Flames Molson Cup Winner 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998.
Fleury made his NHL debut with Calgary Flames on January 3, 1989 vs Quebec Nordiques at Olympic Saddledome in a 5-1 Calgary win.
Fleury scored his 1st NHL goal vs Grant Fuhr of Edmonton Oilers at 10:13 of 2nd period on January 7, 1989 at Olympic Saddledome in a 7-2 Calgary win. He had 2 goals in the game, his 1st goal was the game winner.
Fleury scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Mike Richter of New York Rangers on December 5, 1990 at Olympic Saddledome in a 4-1 Calgary win.
Fleury played in 1084 regular season NHL games, scoring 455 goals (67 GWG / 11 OTG), 633 assists with 1840 penalty minutes and 77 NHL playoff games, scoring 34 goals (6 GWG / 1 OTG), 45 assists with 116 penalty minutes.
Fleury played in NHL All-Star Games 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001.
Fleury holds the NHL record for scoring 3 short-handed goals in one game, vs Vincent Riendeau of St. Louis Blues on March 9, 1991 at St. Louis Arena in a 8-4 Calgary win.
Fleury represented Canada many times.
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 1987, 1988.
- World Ice Hockey Championships 1990, 1991.
- Canada Cup 1991.
- World Cup of Hockey 1996.
- Winter Olympics 1998, 2002.
Junior totals, scoring 8 goals, 5 assists in 13 games.
Senior totals, scoring 15 goals, 23 assists in 44 games.
At the 1987 World Juniors, known to Canadians as the "Punch-up in Piestany" Fluery already had a goal in the game when the Soviet Union's Pavel Kostichkin took a two-handed slash at Fleury, leading to a fight between the two.
The Soviet Union's Evgeny Davydov then came off the bench, eventually leading to both benches emptying. The officials, unable to break up the numerous fights, left the ice and eventually tried shutting off the arena lights, but the brawl lasted for 20 minutes before the IIHF declared the game null and void. When the lights went back on, the Canadian team had clearly defeated the Russian players at more then just Hockey.
A 35-minute emergency meeting was held, resulting in the delegates voting 7–1 (the sole dissenter was Canadian Dennis McDonald) to eject both teams from the tournament.
While the Soviets were out of medal contention, Canada was playing for the gold medal and was leading 4–2 at the time of the brawl. The gold medal ultimately went to Finland, hosts Czechoslovakia took the silver and Sweden, who had previously been eliminated from medal contention, was awarded the bronze.
Fleury co-wrote Playing with Fire, a best-selling autobiography released in October 2009.
Fleury has been open about his struggles against drug and alcohol addictions, and his own experiences with sexual abuse. He is also an advocate for youth victims of sexual abuse and a supporter of improving access to trauma treatments, addictions programs and mental health services.
Fleury was a participant on the second season of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation figure skating reality show Battle of the Blades, aired in the fall of 2010.
Fleury became a Country Music singer, and his first single was titled "My Life's Been a Country Song" and the debut record, I Am Who I Am, was released on October 16, 2015.
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