Theo Fleury doc to air on HBO

Posted May 10, 2012 7:11 am.

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HBO Canada has picked up Theoron Fleury’s new documentary, Playing with Fire.

The adaptation comes from his written autobiography published in 2009 in which he talks about the sexual abuse he endured at the hands of his former coach Graham James, and his ensuing personal struggle with addiction.

It airs at 6:25 p.m. MST Thursday on HBO Canada, and again on Saturday and Monday.

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