There's not much really to do in a hospital, but I worked a little bit, thought a lot about life and what priorities are truly important, spent quality time with Heather and Joshua, and, yes, taught him to play street hockey.

I was bleeding profusely because my coronary artery was literally coming apart and the right side of my heart wasn't functioning. They told me they gave me 13 gallons of blood, which is such a massive quantity, and they said that's more blood than they had ever seen anyone receive before who lived to tell about it.

Yeah, it was awkward for sure tethered to that machine trying to maneuver in the halls with the puck. It was a funny site but we had fun.

I have never thought of participating in sports just for the sake of doing it for exercise or as a means to lose weight. And I've never taken up a sport just because it was a social fad. I really enjoy playing. It is a vital part of my life.

Trouble is part of your life - if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough. -Dinah Shore.

The show is not about his personal life, ... but you get curious about that, so we wanted to get a greater glimpse into who this guy was. It's really tricky to find someone to play opposite him, to stand up to him, somebody that you would believe this sort of character would be interested in, and would be interested in this character.