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Chris Therien
- Author
- Chris Therien
- Narrator
- Mike Chamberlain
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 27 December 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: sport, Ice hockey
What to expect
The defenseman-turned-analyst now opens up candidly and completely, reflecting on his life and career with perspective gained from over ten years of sobriety. Therien takes listeners from the blue line to the broadcast booth, sharing untold stories from life in pro hockey while laying bare his private struggle with addiction, including his ultimate low in 2006 after the death of his sister.
Road to Redemption also details Therien's deep bond with the city of Philadelphia and his new path helping others find recovery from drug or alcohol abuse.
Hockey fans will not want to miss this heartfelt and vulnerable tale.
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Details
- Author
- Chris Therien
- Narrator
- Mike Chamberlain
- Duration
- 9 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9798765060704
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: sport, Ice hockey
Synopsis
In Philadelphia Flyers orange and black, Chris Therien cut an imposing figure on the ice, a stalwart physical presence for over a decade in the NHL. But by the end of his playing career, he was concealing a much greater battle with alcoholism which bled into his professional and family life.The defenseman-turned-analyst now opens up candidly and completely, reflecting on his life and career with perspective gained from over ten years of sobriety. Therien takes listeners from the blue line to the broadcast booth, sharing untold stories from life in pro hockey while laying bare his private struggle with addiction, including his ultimate low in 2006 after the death of his sister.Road to Redemption also details Therien's deep bond with the city of Philadelphia and his new path helping others find recovery from drug or alcohol abuse.Hockey fans will not want to miss this heartfelt and vulnerable tale.
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