Patrick o sullivan player profile, stats and championships. Former edmonton oiler patrick osullivan seemed destined for hockey greatness, but it all went horribly wrong at the hands of his father. Nhl draft name and logo, nhl mascots, hockey fights cancer, because its the cup, nhl green name and logo, nhl vault. Plus, i would have to do a little more in my hockey career to have an interesting book. Oct 19, 2015 patrick o sullivan is a 30yearold former nhl player who doesnt know what he wants to do with his life.
The latest stats, facts, news and notes on patrick o sullivan of the arizona coyotes. Breaking away the harrowing true story of resilience, courage and triumph by kirkaluedeke for those who remember, patrick osullivan was a polarizing figure in the early 2000s as a highly talented, dynamic scoring forward who had been the first overall selection of don cherrys mississauga now niagara icedogs in the 2001 ohl. Statistics of patrick osullivan, a hockey player from toronto, ont born feb 1 1985 who was active from 2000 to 20. His ceremony in this sunday, june 10, 2018 at camp brorein. Patrick brett osullivan august 11, 1887 november 10, 1978 was a u. Even when he played in the nhl, and the days of being. Patrick osullivan wrote of being fed dinners of spam and baked beans by his dad. He was destined to become one of the next great hockey players in the world. Patrick osullivan archives prohockeytalk nbc sports. Kings and at 22 yearsold appeared to be headed to a great career. Patrick sullivans phone number, email, address spokeo. Patrick osullivans memoir is a tragic and at times disturbing account of abuse, but it carries an important message.
How to pronounce patrick osullivan phoenix coyotes nhl hockey player. Considered a mentor, former teammate patrick osullivan tweeted that boyle is and versatile on the ice and great for the room. Alex burrows regrets taunting patrick osullivan about. Patrick osullivan discusses his time with the kings. A harrowing true story of resilience, courage, and triumph by patrick osullivan details his ordeal as an abused child. Osullivan scored the gamewinning goal to lift the united states to a world junior championship in 2004. Patricks fantasy and science fiction works have won awards in the writers of the future contest as well as the james patrick baen memorial writing contest sponsored by baen books and the national space society. Scouts earmarked him as a cantmiss prospect as he worked his way through the ontario hockey league. Patrick osullivan hopes his story leads to change sportsnet.
Oct 23, 2015 posts about patrick osullivan written by kirkaluedeke. Breaking away ebook by patrick osullivan 9781443444682. Find patrick sullivans phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Osullivans firstperson account of his childhood was. Making the nhl at all, let alone playing over 300 games, after going through what osullivan did definitely qualifies as resilience in my book. Patrick o sullivan is the author of breaking away 4. Obituary for patrick pat osullivan stauffer funeral. O sullivan seemed destined to become one of the world s next great hockey players. In breaking away, patrick osullivan gives readers a disturbing account of ten years of ever.
Dec 16, 2019 back in 20072008, patrick osullivan scored 22 goals and had 31 assists for the l. Patrick osullivan has 19 books on goodreads with 1092 ratings. He seems to have lost his passion for the game, judging by his obscure exit from the league, but i dont blame him. Last seen in the 201220 season with the hifk helsinki smliiga. Outside of that my top 16 picks were very strong and having joe pavelski at 42nd on the list would mean almost every team could have selected him in the 67th. Former nhler patrick osullivan details parental abuse in. A few weeks ago, patrick osullivan has brought up crawfords physical abuse in the past, mentioning a story in his book breaking away of him being kicked by his former coach while playing for the l. John osullivan was a hockey player himself, playing mostly in the shortlived atlantic coast hockey league in the 1980s. Patrick osullivan arizona coyotes national hockey league.
Join facebook to connect with patrick o sullivan and others you may know. Patrick osullivan stats, news, videos, highlights, pictures. Just as shocked was the wild who found osullivan still available in round 56, and snapped him up without hesitation. Born april 9, 1961 in washington, dc he was the son of frances elaine osullivan of gaithersburg and the late patrick j. Patrick o sullivan s nhl career was preceded by years of abuse at the hands of his father. Asked if he would be willing to accept a true apology from crawford, osullivan stated he would and added my phone number hasn. Former nhler osullivan opens up about abuse at hands of father in new book. Patrick o sullivan was a kid with skills, with natural gifts that catapulted him into the spotlight and made nhl scouts rave. Six teams have scored emptynet goals engs to go on to lose, but five of those were owngoals on delayed penalties early in the game.
Legends of hockey nhl player search player patrick o. Former oiler osullivan calls out mcdavid as captain. Osullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey players in the world. You never know, im still pretty young and hopefully will play in. O sullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey players in the world. Here, he recounts the winter night when he finally stood up to the man whod tortured him for so long. Patrick osullivan of troop 315 was born to be an eagle scout. Find patrick osullivan stats, teams, height, weight, position. Patrick osullivan elite prospects hockey players, stats.
Very dismissive of andi and negativeaggressive in his analysis. It would be easy to see this move as just another disappointing twist in a starcrossed. For those who remember, patrick osullivan was a polarizing figure in the early 2000s as a highly talented, dynamic scoring forward who had been the first overall selection of don cherrys mississauga now niagara icedogs in the 2001 ohl draft, but for whom a black cloud seemed to follow. A week ago, former nhl top prospect patrick osullivan quietly signed with a finnish team, hifk helsinki. Patrick osullivan discusses writing, abuse and the nhl. Oh, he has a few ideas, such as working with victims of parental abuse, or maybe even. Former edmonton oiler patrick osullivan will carry scars of. It had been ever since patrick was born in 1985 when john osullivans mediocre hockey career was. Ive recently switched to leafs lunch from hockey central as i cant stand kypreos and maclean on 590.
Patrick osullivans most popular book is breaking away. His hope is that people start talking about what happens in. In the first part of our talk, patrick talked about his upbringing and the way his mental health was treated upon entering the nhl. A harrowing true story of resilience, courage and triumph. In his new book, former nhler patrick osullivan writes in unflinching detail about a childhood of physical abuse and emotional cruelty. In the tradition of playing with fire and the crazy game comes a new memoir about a troubled hockey life.
Patrick osullivan was a kid with skills, with natural gifts that catapulted him into the spotlight and made nhl scouts rave. Exnhl player patrick osullivan publishes book about his. Patrick osullivan was born in toronto in 1985 but was raised in. He earned rookie of the year honours with the american hockey leagues houston aeros. Living vicariously through your kids heroics at the arena can be the worst thing for their wellbeing and shatter a family. Breaking away patrick osullivan hardcover harpercollins.
Get uptodate power play statistics, corsifenwick, splits and much more about center patrick osullivan on. But this is a whole new level, the way john osullivan kind of tortured him as a kid. See all books authored by patrick osullivan, including breaking away. Breaking away by patrick osullivan overdrive rakuten. Nhl alum, and former edmonton oiler, patrick osullivan was a kid with skills, and natural gifts that catapulted him into the spotlight, making nhl scouts rave. O sullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey. Edmonton oilers respond to comments from former player. On friday, the edmonton oilers responded to comments made by former player patrick osullivan. Former edmonton oiler patrick osullivan calls out mcdavid as. After some success in the us national team development program, patrick osullivan was drafted first overall by the mississauga icedogs in the 2001 ohl priority draft. Patrick osullivan books list of books by author patrick o. First copy of breaking away, book that patrick osullivan. Patrick osullivan born february 1, 1985 is a canadianborn american former professional.
Maple leafs acquire brian boyle from lightning the. Despite this loss not being personally on mcdavid, that didnt stop former oiler and now tsn analyst patrick osullivan from essentially calling out the youngest captain in nhl history. Nhl draft name and logo, nhl mascots, hockey fights cancer, because its the cup, nhl green name. Where quisp went wrong was when he said that osullivans story had the wrong ending. I immediately felt an improvement but osullivan has been hard to stand a lot of the time.
Snohomish developers las vegas gamble the seattle times. Despite the abuse, osullivan was a junior hockey league star, winning the ohl and canadian hockey. Former nhler patrick osullivan details parental abuse in new. Patrick osullivan is a writer living and working in the united states and ireland. Patrick o sullivan cap hit, salary, contracts, contract history, earnings, aav, free agent status. John osullivan also thought his son was supposed to be a star. He didnt disappoint the team as he picked up 92 points in 64 games, good enough for ninth in the league in scoring, and also good enough to earn. In blunt prose osullivan recounts systematic abuse at the hands of his father, all under the guise of furthering his professional hockey career. Honest, critical and illuminating, this book shines a spotlight on parental involvement in competitive kids sports taken to the extreme. Its a book thatll make you think, said the veteran of 334 career nhl games.
Patrick osullivan is a 30yearold former nhl player who doesnt know what he wants to do with his life. Few had any idea of the dysfunction and violence at the osullivan. Everyone knows theres hockey parents and crazy hockey parents. Former nhler osullivan opens up about abuse at hands of. In breaking away, patrick osullivan gives readers a disturbing account of ten years of. Osullivan, 50 of frederick, maryland passed away on thursday, january 12, 2012 at his home. The resilience probably refers to the abuse osullivan suffered from his father. Jun 09, 2018 patrick osullivan of troop 315 was born to be an eagle scout. As one draftee after another was called, osullivan and his supporters were increasingly shocked.
Patrick osullivan was a kid with skills, with natural gifts that catapulted him into the. Alex burrows regrets taunting patrick osullivan about being. Patrick recently released a book called breaking away. Osullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey pla. A harrowing true story of resilience, courage, and triumph, and the lusitania. Find patrick o sullivan stats, teams, height, weight, position. Get the latest fantasy news, stats, and injury updates for arizona coyotes center patrick osullivan from cbs sports. So when it came to light that burrows had years ago taunted osullivan specificially about the. In the national bestseller breaking away, patrick o sullivan gives readers a disturbing account of. View the profiles of people named patrick o sullivan. Osullivan later detailed the abuse in a book, breaking away. Born to a fringe minor league and by fringe were talking the lowest rung of the professional hockey ladder forward who was the son of irish immigrants, when patrick o sullivan began to show early signs as a prodigy in the sport, his father began a singleminded and destructive pursuit in pushing his only son to a greatness he himself had not been capable of.
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