A young junior hockey player's life is shattered by an in-game act of violence, and his personal journey ends up illuminating troubling systemic issues around violence in the sport.
While making an aggressive play during a game, Tyson severely injures another player. While this devastating on-ice moment is shrouded in ambiguity, the fallout is immediate. In that split second, Tyson’s world is abruptly turned upside down. He is suspended from the team and almost instantaneously ostracized by the local fans and his teammates. Tyson struggles with the repercussions of the event, desperate to find a means of reconciliation and a sense of identity. He is tormented by guilt and frustrated by the injustice of his vilification. Stuck in a state of purgatory while living in a city that has turned its back on him, he becomes more and more withdrawn.