Playing with Fire is the best selling autobiography of former National Hockey League (NHL) player Theoren Fleury.
Co-written with author Kirstie McLellan Day, Fleury documented how he became a star player, Stanley Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist despite battling drug and alcohol addictions that ultimately ended his NHL career and led him to contemplate suicide.
In the book, he made allegations that he was sexually abused by his junior coach, Graham James, and subsequently filed a complaint with Winnipeg Police Service.
[3] Riding a wave of popularity from his comeback attempt, Playing with Fire became the top-selling non-fiction book on Amazon.ca within two weeks of its release.
[4] Supported by an extensive promotional tour across Canada, Playing with Fire sold over 80,000 copies within six weeks of its release.