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The Daniel Carcillo Story (Part II: Steve Montador)

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Yesterday, we began down the road that makes up former Chicago Blackhawk Daniel Carcillo’s story (Part I can be read right here). We detailed Daniel’s life growing up. How he made his to the NHL. His countless injuries and TBIs which he’s managed to life through. However, not all athletes who’ve been in his position have been so fortunate.

Today, we’ll go deeper into that.

Steve Montador and Daniel Carcillo

Daniel met Steve — or Monty, a fellow Chicago Blackhawk — in Chicago during the 2011 season. Steve was a recovered alcoholic and recently sober while Daniel was in the process of kicking his addiction to pain medicine post-surgery.