Oliver Kylington Discusses his Struggle With Mental Health
August 10, 2023
Oliver Kylington Discusses his Struggle With Mental Health
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Really great article of Kylington discussing his mental health and time away from hockey. There is also a video at the bottom of the page with english subtitles. I think this may be the first time he’s talked about why he didn’t play last year.
I’m glad he was able to get the help he needed. He’s happy, healthy and ready to get back on the ice. Let’s gooooooo!!!
Good to see he’s doing well. It’s not important to anyone but him why he took this time. I never want to hear why. I just care that he’s human and his mental health is good.
Beyond happy to hear he is doing well and able to talk about the difficult times, that’s always a great sign of a healthy mindset. And so helpful to others who are experiencing struggles, his story might encourage them to reach out for help. It will be great to have him back on the ice!
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Great news, mental health is key, looking forward to Kylington putting on a skating clinic this year.
Anyone got a summary of why he didn’t play? It is a real pain in the ass to translate this on iPhone.
Well that will put the Flames in cap hell adding $2.5M back on the books …
… guess Backlund is on the move.
You did good, Kylington!
I really commend the Flames org and Calgary media for the way they have worked with Oliver through his time away from the team.
I wonder how much the pandemic played into it, I know a lot of people who were not in the best place mentally in the middle of 2022. If you added enough normal life stress on top of that, I bet a lot of people would be near their breaking point.
So happy he is doing well. When you achieve a mental victory like this off the ice, it makes everything on the ice so much easier. Oliver coming back to the room I think will be a huge boost to morale considering the mental burdens the team has with how last season went. A real sense of a fresh start will be great for the team, and for Oliver personally.
It’s great to hear he’s feeling better. Excited to have him back.
Great of him to openly share his struggles. And kudos to the Flames for how they gave him the time and space he needed to get to a better place.
His absence last year was a bigger hole than I think some realize. He was the second best puck carrier on the roster after Gaudreau and losing both at the same time really hurt the transition game. They still need to develop/acquire some better puck carriers up front but getting Kylington back will be huge.
12 comments
Really great article of Kylington discussing his mental health and time away from hockey. There is also a video at the bottom of the page with english subtitles. I think this may be the first time he’s talked about why he didn’t play last year.
I’m glad he was able to get the help he needed. He’s happy, healthy and ready to get back on the ice. Let’s gooooooo!!!
Good to see he’s doing well. It’s not important to anyone but him why he took this time. I never want to hear why. I just care that he’s human and his mental health is good.
Beyond happy to hear he is doing well and able to talk about the difficult times, that’s always a great sign of a healthy mindset. And so helpful to others who are experiencing struggles, his story might encourage them to reach out for help. It will be great to have him back on the ice!
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Great news, mental health is key, looking forward to Kylington putting on a skating clinic this year.
Anyone got a summary of why he didn’t play? It is a real pain in the ass to translate this on iPhone.
Well that will put the Flames in cap hell adding $2.5M back on the books …
… guess Backlund is on the move.
You did good, Kylington!
I really commend the Flames org and Calgary media for the way they have worked with Oliver through his time away from the team.
I wonder how much the pandemic played into it, I know a lot of people who were not in the best place mentally in the middle of 2022. If you added enough normal life stress on top of that, I bet a lot of people would be near their breaking point.
So happy he is doing well. When you achieve a mental victory like this off the ice, it makes everything on the ice so much easier. Oliver coming back to the room I think will be a huge boost to morale considering the mental burdens the team has with how last season went. A real sense of a fresh start will be great for the team, and for Oliver personally.
It’s great to hear he’s feeling better. Excited to have him back.
Great of him to openly share his struggles. And kudos to the Flames for how they gave him the time and space he needed to get to a better place.
His absence last year was a bigger hole than I think some realize. He was the second best puck carrier on the roster after Gaudreau and losing both at the same time really hurt the transition game. They still need to develop/acquire some better puck carriers up front but getting Kylington back will be huge.