Hockey Goalie/Mental Health Coach: Clint Malarchuk

CLINT MALARCHUK BIO

Clint Malarchuk, a native of Grande Prairie, Alberta played junior hockey in

the Western Hockey League. He went on to play in the NHL for the Quebec

Nordiques, the Washington Capitals, and the Buffalo Sabres, and in the IHL

for the Las Vegas Thunder.

In 1987 Clint was a named to the NHL All-Star team and 1989 was the

recipient of the Punch Imlack award for leadership and dedication to the

game of hockey.

Malarchuk survived a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when

a player's skate made contact with his neck, slicing his jugular vein causing immediate massive blood loss.

After his career as a player, he served as head coach of the IHL Las Vegas

Thunder and the Idaho Steelheads. He was then a goaltending coach for

the NHL Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, and

Calgary Flames.

Living 20 years with undiagnosed PTSD which lead to a suicide attempt in

2008, Clint recovered physically, mentally and emotionally to become a

Mental Health Advocate and renowned Professional Speaker on Mental

Health and his journey living with OCD, PTSD, Depression and Anxiety.

Clint is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate on June 8th ,2017 from 

Nipissing University in North Bay ,ON, Canada  Also a recipient of the

AMHCA Presidents Award 2023, in recognition Clint for his dedication and

outstanding service to the Mental Health Profession.

In May of 2022 Clint was inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of

Fame.

His memoir, The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond,

was published in 2014. This has given him a platform to help raise

awareness for Mental Health and PTSD. He is currently a Professional

Speaker.