Bob Wilkie
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Calgary, Alberta
Former NHL Player | Mental Health, Resilience & Trauma Recovery Expert
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- Resilience & Adversity
- Mindset & Goal Accomplishment
- Athletes & Sports
BOB WILKIE BIOGRAPHY
Bob Wilkie is a former NHL player, author, and mental health advocate whose life and career represent resilience, recovery, and leadership in mental wellbeing. He was drafted 41st overall by the Detroit Red Wings after an outstanding career with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League.
At seventeen, Bob survived the tragic 1986 Swift Current Broncos bus crash that claimed four teammates, an event that would forever shape his understanding of trauma and human endurance.
The culture of silence surrounding mental health in sport left him without tools to process grief, leading to years of depression, anxiety, and addiction. Despite these struggles, he fulfilled his lifelong goal of playing in the NHL with both the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers, earning a Memorial Cup title along the way.
Behind his athletic achievements, Bob endured the emotional cost of perfectionism, pressure, and unspoken pain common in professional sports environments. Following his retirement, he was forced to rebuild his identity beyond the game, facing new challenges that included business loss, family tragedy, and continuing battles with his mental health. Seeking help became the turning point that redirected his life toward purpose. He committed to studying mental wellness, trauma recovery, and personal growth under respected leaders in these fields.
Through this transformation, Bob designed educational programs that help others understand and manage the mental and emotional challenges of performance, pressure, and change. He developed structured workshops and courses that equip participants with practical skills to recognize stress, improve communication, and strengthen emotional intelligence.
These programs have reached sports teams, workplaces, and community organizations across North America, promoting a culture of openness and support around mental health. His documentary and educational initiative, based on his personal story of tragedy and recovery, illustrate how adversity can serve as a foundation for resilience and personal transformation.
The program’s team includes psychologists, mental health clinicians, and educators who collaborate to deliver content that connects lived experience with proven psychological frameworks.
Bob’s work emphasizes that healing and high performance both begin with vulnerability, awareness, and connection.
He continues to speak to audiences across Canada and internationally, offering practical tools and genuine insight on mental health, leadership, and recovery.
Bob Wilkie’s story demonstrates that resilience is not defined by strength alone but by the willingness to ask for help, rebuild, and lead others toward understanding and growth.
Bob Wilkie Topic Presentations
Bob Wilkie Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
The Cost of Silence: Understanding Mental Health in High-performance Environments
Resilience Redefined: From Trauma to Transformation
Building A Culture of Wellbeing: The Leadership Responsibility
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