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Sean Avery certainly has checked off a lot of boxes on an eccentric life-long to-do list.

After a 10-year NHL career during which Avery was among the biggest pests in the game, the Pickering native certainly has branched out after his retirement.

But it’s perhaps his most recent venture that will turn the most heads. Avery teamed up with author Leslie Cohen to co-write Summer Skate, a steamy romance novel that was published earlier this week.

In an interview with People , Avery opened up about his surprising new career path.

“I’m a bit of a showman,” Avery told the outlet. “It’s in my blood. I feel it. It’s what makes me want to get up out of bed every day, you know, to chase it. So, it

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