Patrik Laine tells Helsingin Sanomat that he didn’t know what to think when his father died. He played too much.
Patrik Laine has once again made damage with his shot. This time in the Montreal Canadiens shirt. Aop
Hockey player Patrik Laine26, for the first time in public, in more detail about applying for the NHL treatment program.
Laine’s father Harri Died at the age of 54 in November in November 2021, which was about to begin a difficult period in the life of a young ice hockey player.
Now Laine says Helsinki Sanomat In an interview, he sat down with his then girlfriend on the couch when the call came. Laine’s sister called crying to a girlfriend who put on the speaker.
“You can’t say to Patrik yet, but Dad is dead,” Sister said.
The title of HS’s story is This is how Patrik Laine’s life collapsed.
Laine tells HS that at that moment he didn’t know what I should have thought. He went to play video games.
Laine played too much and slept too little. For video games, he admits he was addicted. As a sum of many things, panic attacks began in the spring of 2023 and the player was left out of the World Cup. Laine, fortified at home for the summer, was diagnosed with depression.
Laine started a new season, but the situation got worse. In January 2024, he applied for the NHL treatment program.
At the time of the playoffs, Laine moved the reflections on whether his career could no longer continue. Laine moved to the Montreal Canadiens and returned to the field in a new team. The result has come.
Laine continues to talk with her therapist three times a week. Faith and going to church also left the most difficult episode. Laine prays her spouse Jordan Leigh’s With and still in the hall.
– Now I’m not going to do the door to the door to sing Jesus, but little by little this has progressed, Laine says.
Mystical omission
Laine, who started his NHL career in 2016, played during difficult years at Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 2021-24 years were more broken than each other. In the 2021-22 season, Laine played 56 regular season games, 55 in the next season and in the 2023-24 season for the treatment program.
Staying out of the 2023 World Championships was a surprise, as the Lions announced in April that Laine would strengthen the Finnish national team and will be involved in the Czech EHT tournament in early May.
Only a week later, the Ice Hockey Association said that Laine could not join the team. Again, after a week, it was made sure that Laine would get out of the race.
On average, Laine, who earns $ 8.7 million per year, has returned to bright lights this season. In his 23 match, he has scored 12+6 power points, and spectacular goals have made Finnish supporters’ favorite hockey montreal.
Laine is expected to represent Finland in the four-country national team tournament in February, where national teams compiled from US, Canada, Sweden and Finland’s NHL players will meet.