Ice Hockey Player Lost In Mountains

After two years in the minors he went pro in europe.

Ice hockey player lost in mountains. Duncan alvin macpherson february 3 1966 august 9 1989 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who died under mysterious circumstances during a ski trip in austria. The movie will hit theaters october 12th. Josh harnett is starring in a movie based on the true story of former olympic hockey player eric lemarque s 8 day struggle to survive in the high sierras after getting lost in the backcountry snowboarding back in 2004. 6 below is based on a true story of eric lemarque josh harnett an ex ice hockey player crystal meth addict who goes snowboarding and is ill prepared.

Once i got into the rink and just had the taste and smell of it it was forever in my blood and i forever was going to be a professional hockey player eric tells the 700 club. With josh hartnett in his first starring role in years 6 below tells the story of eric lemarque a former olympic hockey player and meth addict who nearly died after getting stranded while. He survived for eight days by living in a makeshift igloo and eating pine nuts and cedar. He gets lost in the mountains when a blizzard approaches and has to fight for survival.

Former hockey player eric lemarque has seen his life flash before his eyes once during the eight days he was stranded on mammoth mountain and again during the filming of a movie depicting those. Story of olympic athlete dubbed miracle man will be played on screen by josh hartnett eric lemarque was a former olympian and professional hockey player. There are flashbacks to his boyhood travails and disputes with his ice hockey team. Meth addiction made my feet freeze off.

He spent most of his life on the ice with one goal in mind. The former olympic hockey player who became lost that evening spent a week in the snowy wilderness waiting to be rescued. A former olympic hockey player who had both feet amputated after he got lost on a snowy sierra mountainside while snowboarding is vowing to return to the slopes. Eric lemarque 34 was to undergo a follow up procedure thursday to close wounds from the amputation.

He survived on pine nuts and built a make shift igloo for shelter. Wednesday march 3 2004. Eric lemarque was more than tough he was hockey tough.