Carrie Price, 35, has taken time off from hockey due to mental illness.
Now he talks about his addiction to alcohol.
“I want to show that it’s okay to ask for help,” he told The Athletic.
On October 7, 2021, the star goalkeeper decided Carry price To voluntarily participate in the NHL Assistance Program, to help players with problems such as mental illness and substance abuse.
Only now tell us why.
In an extended interview with The Athletic, Price revealed that he began struggling with alcohol abuse after the 2021 season, which ended with a massive loss in the Stanley Cup Finals as well as a severe knee injury that required surgery.
“I was in a really dark place, and I woke up one morning and realized this wasn’t working, either for me or my family,” says Price.
“I want to show he’s okay.”
Keeping her alcohol addiction a secret has never been a problem, but Carrie Price is now making an active choice to get out and tell.
– I could have kept this private, without anyone finding out. But in the end, I felt that since I’m struggling with this, why not set an example and show that it’s okay to ask for help? Can I stop drinking on my own? Maybe, but I choose to ask for help and want to show that it’s okay, he says.
Aiming to return
Carrie Price played just five games last season and reports suggest he was considering suspending his skates.
It will not be so.
The 35-year-old is still struggling with rehab, but he won’t give up.
– I’m taking it step by step. My goal is to be able to play without pain, but at the moment I can’t even train properly and carrying my kids up and down stairs is difficult. The first priority is that my body has to be pain-free in everyday life, then we’ll see, he tells Sportsnet.