Broadcaster Scott Oake hopes his advocacy can spare other families the pain of drug addiction
Scott Oake spent many hours working off the side of his desk trying to secure addictions support for his son. A longtime broadcaster with Hockey Night in Canada and CBC Sports, he'd often find himself making calls to lawyers or other family members before a game. But after a years-long struggle with addiction and multiple attempts at treatment, his son, Bruce, died of an accidental overdose in 2011, when he was 25 years old.
