Joey Hishon has spent most of his life thinking about hockey. For years, that meant thinking about himself as a player, fixing his singular focus on a promising NHL career as he honed his skills in his hometown of Stratford, Ont. before developing into a top prospect with the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack. “My real passion my entire life has been hockey,” Hishon, 30, told Sportsnet earlier this week. “I’ve dedicated so much time to the game and done so much to try and get myself to be the best player I could possibly be. [It was] all I ever really thought about, to be honest.” That passion, and the staunch support of those around him, is what propelled him to the kind of success that saw the Colorado Avalanche call his name with the 17th overall pick at the 2010 NHL Draft. It’s also what ultimately pulled him through the most difficult period of his hockey life, which began just a year later when a devastating concussion suffered during the 2011 Memorial Cup tournament put his health a...