Hockey fans scrutinized the on-ice Patrick O’Sullivan, his rapid rise to top NHL prospect and his slow decline out of the game. O’Sullivan wished he had received the same attention, and care ...

Patrick O’Sullivan had been abused by his father, mentally and physically, since he was 9. On the way home from one game, John O’Sullivan stopped the car and made his son walk the last mile.

Patrick O'Sullivan was pummeled by his parents. Somehow, he persevered to play in 334 NHL games. O'Sullivan's first-person account of his childhood was read by many for the first time last week ...

Patrick O'Sullivan was pummeled by his parents. Somehow, he persevered to play in 334 NHL games. O'Sullivan's first-person account of his childhood was read by many for the first time last week ...

Patrick O'Sullivan laced on skates not long after he was walking with an entire childhood spent in pursuit of an NHL career. In the end Patrick O'Sullivan walked off the ice and away from the game.

Former NHL center Patrick O’Sullivan wrote a powerful piece for The Players Tribune this week, about his relationship with his abusive father. "So let me be really clear about what happened to me.

Patrick O'Sullivan was a talent on the ice, but the former NHL player had to overcome a great deal of adversity and abuse off the ice in order to reach hockey's highest level.

Former NHL player Patrick O'Sullivan gave first-person insight into the horrors of child abuse in a brutally revealing essay. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F.

The team signed 25-year-old center Patrick O'Sullivan to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay him $600,000 at the NHL level and just over $100,000 at the AHL level.

NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 04: Patrick O’Sullivan #19 of the Minnesota Wild skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 4, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. The Wild defeated the ...