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Tim Thomas Reveals The Real Reason He Left Hockey To Go Live In The Woods.

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December 12, 2019  (7:43 PM)
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It's always been kind of mystery.....

Why did Tim Thomas walk away from the game of hockey and basically disappear off the face of the earth.�

Thomas of course made headlines for not showing up to the Bruins visit to the White House after winning the Stanley Cup.

He then tried a brief stint with the Florida Panthers before leaving hockey for good.�

After being named to the USA Hockey Hall of Fame, Thomas finally revealed what happened to him.�

Thomas says he was suffering from such bad concussion effects he just needed to be away from everything.�

"I couldn't keep up with watching a game for a few years after I stopped playing... My brain wasn't functioning well enough to watch a game. So I sat in the woods for a few years."

"The was a time period where I hated the game. My rebound effect was, this wasn't worth it."

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