Shayne Corson woke up in the middle of the night in the summer of 2000 — thought he was having a heart attack, honestly believed he was dying.
“I was sweating,” the former NHL player said. “I was shaking. I got down on my hands and knees beside the bed and I start saying goodbye to everybody in my mind. I’m thinking ‘I’m dying right now. This is it.’
“That was the first time it ever happened. It didn’t really hit me until I was trying to decide whether to stay in Montreal or play for the Leafs.