Link Gaetz was a former up and coming hockey enforcer who's NHL career was brutally cut short in 1992 when he was thrown from a Camero traveling at 80/mph. He would go on to never play another NHL game after suffering brain stem injuries and losing 50% of his movements on the left side of his body. He morphed into a minor league lifer. Over the years he has had problems with drugs, alcohol and the law; To say the least, his reputation of being the meanest hockey player to ever live has followed him to every city he has played in. Link had played for over 24 teams during the rest of his career ranging from Anchorage to Mexico City and almost everywhere in between, before hanging up the skates in 2007. After playing his final season with the St. John Scorpions, Link went virtually missing. After finally tracking him down, Link has agreed to participate in a documentary film about his life and career. This is a blog to track the development and production of the upcoming documentary film "The Missing Link" about former hockey enforcer Link Gaetz.
So over the past month or two I’ve been talking to a sports writer in San Jose who used to follow the Sharks back in the day when Link played. He got in touch with me and was asking me about the film and if I knew how to get in contact with him. After a few months of searching he ended up getting a hold of Link and writing a pretty great article on him. The article was featured in the San Jose Mercury News and also more recently the Vancouver Sun. You can check out the article HERE.
I’m excited to get this project off the ground again and will be in contact with Link soon. Keep posted for all the latest.
-JD
9 months ago
