Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan, Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom and Dallas Stars defenceman Stephen Johns are the finalists for the 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy.
The award is given out annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey.
"Once I started to identify those things, the sobriety part of it was the easy part. It's about having conversations now and letting go of some things that have hindered me for a very, very long period of time that I put away and tried to get away from with alcohol with avoidance, with whatever it might have been.""I feel like I'm in a much better place than I've ever been in my life," he said. "And that only comes with doing the work.
"I leaned on my support system a lot, probably too much at times. But that was probably the biggest thing that helped me get through."
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