Battle of the Blades

The night before he was found dead of a suspected suicide, the former NHL enforcer was out on the town and in good spirits

Beauty, meet the beast: tough guy Georges Laraque joins Battle of the Blades

The former NHLer put his off-ice struggles behind him and died a family man

Figure skating & hockey

How a tough guy broke the figure skating barrier, won over Canadians and sang his heart out

It combines two things Canada loves most: hockey and the risk of serious head wounds