Theo Fleury
| Theoren Fleury | |||
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| Born |
June 29, 1968 Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames Tappara Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Belfast Giants |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 166th overall, 1987 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 1988–2006 | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1988 Soviet Union | Ice hockey |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Finland | Ice hockey |
| Canada Cup | ||
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1991 Canada Cup | Ice hockey |
| World Cup | ||
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1996 World Cup of Hockey | Ice hockey |
| Olympic Games | ||
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2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury (born June 29, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Fleury played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Tappara of Finland's SM-liiga, and the Belfast Giants of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. He was drafted by the Flames in the 8th round, 166th overall, at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and played over 1,000 games in the NHL between 1989 and 2003.
One of the smallest players of his generation, Fleury played a physical style that often led to altercations. As a junior, he was at the centre of the infamous Punch-up in Piestany, a brawl that resulted in the disqualification of both Canada and the Soviet Union from the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Once considered unlikely to play in the NHL due to his small size, Fleury scored over 1,000 points in his career and won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Flames. He twice represented Canada at the Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2002. Throughout his career, he battled drug and alcohol addictions that ultimately forced him out of the NHL in 2003. He played one season in the British Elite Ice Hockey League in 2005–06, and made two attempts to win the Allan Cup. After an unsuccessful NHL comeback attempt with the Flames, he retired in 2009.
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