Athletes are people too.
In fact, hockey players are just the same as us, except they are exceptionally talented at playing a game involving a small piece of rubber the size of a McDonald's hamburger.
In recent years, three members of the hockey community have been taken from us due to mental illness. Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Derek Boogaard all passed away far too early. All of them lost their lives in 2011.
All three players were labeled as grinders/enforcers. Any scouting report on the them would not read akin to that of Sidney Crosby.