Terrible personal update from ex-Habs forward Steve Bégin

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Steve Bégin has been forced to declare bankruptcy after making several large investments in an unnamed civil engineering company that became insolvent.

He wrote the following updates on his social media account: 

“The civil engineering company in which I had been proposed to invest large sums of money since 2013 has gone bankrupt, which has had a negative impact on my financial situation and consequently also caused a bankruptcy,” he wrote in French. “I could have tried to avoid the subject, but opted to talk openly about it, as I believe there are lessons to be learned.”

“I find this experience very trying, disappointing, and above all hurtful for me and those close to me, but as always, I’ll keep pushing forward to achieve great projects despite this ordeal,” he added.

Begin was drafted with the 40th selection by the Calgary Flames in 1996, and later played several years with the Canadiens while also suiting up for the Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and Nashville Predators. He would retire from the NHL in 2013 after having made $6.7 million playing a mostly grinder-style role.

He scored a total of 56 goals and had 52 assists in 524 career NHL games. 

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