Hey Theo!!

I just wanted to say that as a 30 year old born and raised Calgarian I grew up idolising you to the point that you were basically my main male role model in my life even though I've never met you.

I was the short kid in my school growing up and when I first saw you play I was hooked instantly. My parents were alcoholics who spent all their money on drugs and booze and would not ever allow me to play organised sports. But that didn't stop me from playing street hockey all summer long and in winter my friends and I would play outdoors at our community rink and I would always pretend to be you, while they were all pretending to be Sakic and Yzerman.

The day you got traded from the Flames I actually broke down crying, I think I was 12 years old at the time haha. I just couldn't believe it. Although the sting hurt a bit less because at the time I was very happy you went to Colorado because of course they were amazing back then.

As the years went on and I grew older and started to hear about the negative shit going on behind the scenes in New York and then in Chicago I always felt so upset for how it was hurting your legacy.

Now-a-days you sure do wear a lot of hats and a lot of people think about your books when they think of you. But I hope it's never lost on people just how amazing of a hockey player you were.

You were so exciting to watch and to this day there is still no one like you in the league. Your elite level skill and just insane compete level and drive while being that size in THAT era of hockey is just something I could talk about for days.

I seriously remember so many moments as a kid when I was having a tough time and thinking to myself about how if Theo Fleury can be in the NHL doing what he is doing, I can do anything.

So anyways, thank you so much for that. Today I am very happily married and own my own business and have my first son turning 1 in about a week. I literally could not be happier and to some it might sound silly but I don't give a shit I feel like a least part of my happiness is owed to you.