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"I’ve got a clean mind, and I’m healthy. I’m happier with myself than I’ve ever been,” NHL enforcer Rick Rypien told reporters in March, returning to hockey after taking two leaves of absence from the Vancouver Canucks in three years due to depression. “I think it’s going to be how I behave and how I act over time, but I’m just taking it one day at a time, and I’m more excited about hockey than I’ve ever been in my whole life."

Five months later, in August, Rypien took his own life.

For those who care about the mental health of elite athletes, the past two months have been a doozy.

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