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 Steve
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Ottawa
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| Adam wrote on Wed, 01 October 2025 13:56 |
| Steve wrote on Wed, 01 October 2025 14:48 |
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 01 October 2025 12:38 |
I don't mean this to be negative about Ingram, but just wanted to bring up his history a bit more.
We know he was fighting mental health last year around his mothers cancer and passing.
Years before though, he also had to go into the player assitance program because of OCD and anxiety.
Somehow we have a 3rd goalie in a few years with mental health issues. Maybe the 3rd time is a charm though :)
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As someone who has had similar struggles, I think it's important to let Ingram write his own story. The mental side of the goalie position is hard enough for someone who doesn't have mental health challenges. For someone with severe anxiety it's even harder, and medication can only help so much. It's a chronic condition that requires a lot of management. The anxiety is at its worst when it results in cooccurring depression, which Ingram has been open about.
It's best to let him start slow and only progress when he feels ready for it. If either of Skinner or Pickard struggle early in the season, that doesn't mean Ingram should be called up right away. That might just set him back. It's best to think of it as a long term thing. Honestly I'm not sure Edmonton is the best team for him. I have some doubts that Oiler fans have the patience to help him along, though his being open about it might help.
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Serious question - does goaltending have more appeal to someone with OCD? We've seen lots of goalies that have tics and quirks that would be consistent with OCD. It's a challenging position and one that really relies on consistent routines.
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As I was writing the last post, I was asking myself the same question.
I am also a goalie, and have an anxiety disorder and functional neurological disorder that includes motor and vocal tics.
Is there something about the position that attracts neurotic people? Or does playing goalie make a person neurotic? Or maybe both! I don't really know, but it would make an interesting study.
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
- Calvin
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