Triumph and Tragedy: After a 12-year career as an NHL enforcer, Rudy Poeschek is slowly losing his memory, his hearing — and maybe his life
Five-year-old Rudy Poeschek had no idea the impact his dream would have on his life.
As a kindergartener, the Kamloops native set his sights on the National Hockey League after a chance encounter with Vancouver Canucks captain Orland Kurtenbach at a school skating competition.