Vancouver Canucks forward Linden Vey has endured unimaginable personal hardship over the last few seasons.

His father Curtis Vey will go on trial later this month with co-accused Angela Nicholson on charges of conspiracy to murder their spouses - including Linden's mother Brigitte - in their hometown of Wakaw, Saskatchewan.

"It changes your life," Vey told Jason Botchford of The Vancouver Province. "Your life is a certain way for so many years and all of a sudden, you wake up one day and it's totally different.

"But I'm not going to sit here and say it's part of the reason I've had two of the worst seasons of my career."

The Canucks found out about Vey's situation after acquiring him from the Los Angeles Kings in 2014 and offered as much support to him as possible.

"What was important to us was making sure he got the help he needed," team president Trevor Linden explained to The Province. "I think coming to the rink has been a bit of a sanctuary for him. Once you walk in those doors, it's actually a bit of a blessing. He had his teammates around him and could have a real focus.

"I think it's probably harder when you leave and you go back into what is, quote, normal life again."

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