Riley Cote: Retired NHL Player

38-Year-Old Winnipeg native Riley Cote is a former professional ice hockey player and coach. He spent eight years in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a left-winger where he became known as the “enforcer.”

Cote first discovered the therapeutic benefits of cannabis at an early age from his older sister, who used it to treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). During his time playing professional hockey, Cote used it to treat pain, ease pre-game anxiety, recover quicker, and to minimize the need for pharmaceutical pain pills throughout his career in the NHL.

After his retirement in 2010, Cote founded the HempHeals Foundation

(www.hemphealsfoundation.com), and co-founded Athletes for CARE (www.athletesforcare.org).

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More information about Riley’s passion and work with cannabis can be found through his foundation page: (www.hemphealsfoundation.com/about-riley-cote/)

Athlete, Anxiety, Pain, RecoveryJen Maher