TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Craig Cunningham is back where he belongs.
It's early September, the NHL season is around the corner, and Cunningham, 26, is in a hockey rink preparing for the upcoming season.
He may be scouting for the Arizona Coyotes instead of playing, but being back in a rink evaluating prospects 10 months after he nearly lost his life is a welcome return to normalcy.
"I'm only 26, so I didn't think my career was going to end right away," Cunningham said. "For me, if you look on the positive side, I got a head start on everyone else. Eventually your career comes to an end, there is a life after hockey as a player that you have to be prepared for."
Cunningham enjoying new role as Coyotes pro scout
Making successful transition after playing career ended at age 26
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