Rich Clune on His Career, Battle with Addiction, Mentorship Role and Winning a Calder Cup
Jonas and James keep rolling out the guests - former Leaf and current Marlies forward Rich Clune joins to talk about how he's dealing with the pandemic with the AHL season on hold. Rich chat about his days in junior (12:03), and his eventual transition into a fighter as a pro (14:26), overcoming his struggles with addiction and lessons learned from sobriety (19:37), as well as taking on a leadership role with the Marlies (24:04) and building a relationship with Kyle Dubas and Sheldon Keefe (30:17). Plus, Rich discusses mentoring players like Kasperi Kapanen and William Nylander (41:52), his endeavours into acting and the inspiration behind his upcoming film (52:30), and winning a Calder Cup with the Marlies in 2018 (101:02).
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Show Notes
Check out the trailer for Rich's movie, 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' at www.DickyMovie.com
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