linden16* Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I was completely devastated and heartbroken when I heard the news yesterday. It's just so incredibly sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to Rick's family, friends and teammates. You will be dearly missed, Rick. Rest in Peace. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW1978 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 It's true that mental issues can often lie buried until a person finishes puberty. However, it is also possible that each time we cheered on Rypien as he fought, we were unknowingly supporting the root cause of his tortured existence, and resulting death. Physical traumas are often the starting point of mental problems. And there is abundant evidence that concussions change a person's mental state (usually temporarily...but maybe occasionally permanently?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Be that as it may, suicide is THE most selfish act you can do and it will ultimately be judged as such. RIP Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opmac Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 As of now there is no evidence that his death has anything to do with fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleigh Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Ugh. People please stop with the whole selfish thing. It's rude and disrespectful. To both his memory and his family. Just leave it alone right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 As of now there is no evidence that his death has anything to do with fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Wow... truly tragic. I was always a huge fan... two fights Ill never forgot gotta be the Vlabik one first... and the one in 06 or 07 vs Commodore (sp)... that was his first fight that I started liking him. Rest In Peace Rypien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 With these rumors that he committed suicide and that he was diagnosed with depression, I kind of wonder the same thing as you. My girlfriend suffers from depression and when she doesn't have it under control with her medication she gets extremely irritable and combative. Anything can send her into a violent rage. I wonder if Rypien's depression wasn't almost like a form of mental/emotional steroids that got him pumped-up during the games. Were we sending a guy out on the ice every night who was ready to snap? Why was he getting into so many fights? Why didn't he have the self-control to resist attacking that fan in Minnesota? Players on the visiting team get taunted by fans all the time, but most of them would never put their hands on them. Now that he's dead, and it looks like it was suicide, you have to wonder a little bit why the underlying depression that caused it wasn't more effectively managed, and I have to wonder if his emotional volitility wasn't being exploited to some degree to make him a more intense hockey player. I'm not suggesting that the team knowingly exploited his illness, he could have decided for himself that treating his depression would have made him less intense and therefore a less effective hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swflyers28 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 My thoughts and prayers go out to Rick Rypien's family and friends. Killing yourself is never the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent.S Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I heard the news on the radio heading home, I had to pull over cause it felt serial. RIP the Ripper, you didnt fit well on the canucks, but you were one hell of a hockey player that would make any team better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckletux Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Wow, that's so saddening, he was way too young to pass away. Rest in peace, Ripper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 "But so many of them speak later of how scared they were at that moment; how they barely got out of the shower after the game when the thought of the tough guy from tomorrow night's opponent darkened their head space. The toughest part, a fighter once told us, is that guys like Rypien could never let that fear show. That there was no one to talk to about it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I don't think I can really support fighting in hockey anymore. Boogey man and the Ripper in such a sort time span... It's heart breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F40 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Rest In Peace Ripper!! You'll be missed dearly but never forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing! Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I would think so. You don't just take time off from your job for months at a time unless you have some serious issue with drugs, alcohol or some other severe health problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I think we should stop talking about what personal problems/illness he had. Remember him for what he did, not how he died or what caused it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharnhayre Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Sad news! RIP Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Depression is much more common than is ever acknowleged .. perhaps this tragic event can help all of us welcome those who suffer so badly into our own level of consciousness .. the more we know about depression then the better we can cope with it .. to Hockeyville 88, who shared her own positive reaction to this tragedy ,, thank you for sharing .. from personal experience, often times the greatest hurdles are admitting you need help and then accepting the help offered .. you and your team mates have taken a big step in just accepting her illness .. I really hope something good will come from this, not only for your mate, but also by increased awareness /ss well said i think an event like this makes all of us examine our lives and what we are doing to help the people around us. if it makes us hold our loved ones a little closer and if it encourages us to give someone another chance or to do a good deed than Rypien's passing has a silver lining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 In before the retire his jersey in Vancouver comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piratehkr Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Do yourself a favor and educate yourself. How can you come to a logical conclusion when nothing has been reported yet. Yes CTE is purely speculation but we have seen countless professional athletes do things that they wouldn't normally do. The one that comes to mind was the wrestler that killed his whole family and then himself. Upon examination of his brain they found CTE. My point is that professional sports needs to do more to protect their athletes and CTE is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed. I am not saying that Rick had this problem. I agree that suicide is selfish. But maybe just maybe there were underlying issues that caused him to do something completely out of character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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