"It's tough to think about sometimes, to be honest, because I love the game of hockey. Literally all I wanted to do in life — from the time I was super little and just trying to keep my balance out on the frozen pond in the backyard — was play in the NHL," Boynton wrote, calling his life after hockey "a living hell."
"When I sit back and really think about it honestly, I usually come to the conclusion that hockey hasn't been a good thing for me overall. And the money? Well, that can only get you so far, you know what I mean? And it certainly can't fix your brain," he continued.
