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Riley Cote is a former National Hockey League (NHL) left winger for the Philadelphia Flyers. After 6 seasons with the Flyers, Cote retired from hockey and founded The Hemp Heals Foundation, an organization that supports sustainable agriculture, sustainable health, and clean natural medicine, while focusing on a holistic approach to optimum health. In 2017 Cote co-founded his second company, Athletes for Care (A4C), not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community where athletes can find support, opportunity, and purpose in life after a career in sports. A4C’s advocacy goals include increasing awareness and access to alternative medicine/therapy, extending health care coverage, improving athlete safety, reducing opioid dependency, expanding mental health support and, lobbying athletic governing bodies to embrace safer practices and alternative treatments. Cote joins Medicinal My Way as an advocate on behalf of the patients, whose journeys are supported by not only the community but by research and first-hand experiences.

Ryan, a native of Norfolk County, is a well-recognized and respected local athlete, businessman, and a vigorous community supporter through many charitable events and programs. His early career was centered on the game of hockey where he played professionally for 14 years being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, playing for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ryan later completed business related courses through the NHL alumni in entrepreneurship, sales and marketing, communications and social media. He is particularly interested and involved in studies relating to pain management and the medical uses of natural substances by retired athletes who have sustained injuries in their careers. He is particularly concerned with finding alternatives to the extensive use of prescription drugs (opiates) by players who have fallen victim to their use to ease chronic pain.  Ryan is the owner of a 64 acre farm in Norfolk County, and a late…

Kevin McClelland is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player from the National Hockey League. From an early age Kevin was making his mark on the hockey word, at just 16 he scored 50 goals and 124 points with the Oshawa Legionaires of the OMHA. Kevin spent the majority of his NHL career playing center ice with the Edmonton Oilers from 1984 – 1989 winning four Stanley cups. McClelland retired in 1995 following 588 NHL games, recording a total of 68 goals, 112 assists, 180 points, and 1672 penalty minutes. Over Kevin’s career in hockey he served as the head coach for multiple teams most recently in 2010 serving as the head coach for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. Kevin is no rooky when it comes to seeing and feeling the injuries from the love of playing hockey. Kevin believes in finding alternatives to the extensive use…