Alexandre Leduc future Retirement

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Most of the time I talk about my players in the past or the present. This time We are going to look in the future and look at how Alexandre Leduc is going with his retirement. We are going to talk about the emptiness that Alexandre fought through with his retirement. His family and how he replaced this emptiness. 

 

First off, when Leduc retired during the first four month it was so peaceful he had all his time to do what he loved. Like swimming, takes some time with his family and friends. He likes to play with his son Felix Leduc who is very talented in hockey (when I recreated  maybe ). He is trying to help his baby girl learn how to swim. Takes some quality times with his wife. The first time that they met was at games versus Ottawa where all his family was there to see him because it’s not a long ride from home. They met after the games at a friend's party and since then they are inseparable. But something happened that changed Leduc's life. Post-career depression, Leduc was feeling an emptiness and was trying so much to hide it that he finally cracked and exploded with all his emotions buried in him. He talks about it to his wife who really helps him talk about it and open up. Leduc was trying to find something he can do to replace this emptiness. When Felix arrived at a certain level at hockey, Quebec was looking for coach Alexandre applied and was accepted after some interview with the commissioner of the league.  

 

Coaching helps him a bunch to take his head out of depression. Finally being back in a locker room, but at a different position was familiar and weird at the same time. Alexandre was coaching his son Felix and his best friend Mathieu Giroux. Felix was the star center and Mathieu the star defenseman. These two had played together since they were four years old. So they always knew where the other one was on the ice. Coaching was more hard that Alexandre was thinking. At this level it’s more about all the players playing the same amount of time to help the young kids to grow to be better for the sports that they love. Dealing with Felix and Mathieu was easy because he already knew how to make them play better but coaching almost 20 players was like he adopted all those kids. 

 

His first two years of coaching it was almost like a teaching lesson Alexandre was trying to learn the ropes to be a great coach for his players. He already had a base while he was playing and teaching Felix and Mathieu some tricks that he knew about. But dealing with money for his team to buy some extra equipment like socks or a vest with the team logo on it was a challenge. At Least he was not alone doing that with the help of parents and his assistant coaches. His long journey continues for his goal to maybe return in the VHL but at a different position. To reach his goal to be a AGM or GM to a VHL team in the future. 

 

Let’s see how Alexandre Leduc's career in the VHL continues and how he develops. Thank you for reading and see you later. 

 

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Edited October 13, 2021 by Alexandre
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9.5/10

 

You raised an important point, I imagine a lot of players go through some kind of depression period after they retire. Great to hear that Alexandre has been able to find a way to fight against it. I think the article follows a clear path, the structure is good, the article is easy to read. One minor suggestion is the location of the picture. The picture could look better in the middle and maybe add another picture at the top? For example from the playing days. Great work!