Steve Montador's brother reveals tragic details of NHLers life.

The death of NHL veteran Steve Montador, dying far too young, caught everyone in the hockey world by surprise. Montador was was found dead in his home in Mississauga, Ontario, he was only 35 years old. Steve's brother Chris Montador spoke to The Hockey News and shared some hard truths after the life of his brother and the role concussions played in it. Chris first noticed a change in his brother in 2011, the final year of Steve's professional hockey career.

“He was like a different person inside his body and it breaks my heart. It breaks my heart today. He wanted to be the same guy, but he just couldn’t.” “He wasn’t my brother.”

Chris believes that multiple concussions did more then simply cut his brother's NHL career short, he believes they also played a role in his premature death as well.  Steve was heavily involved in concussion research following the end of his career so much so that he eventually donated his brain to science. The answers he found during his research were not promising and that Chris believes only made things worse .

“He talked to so many doctors and trainers and when he realized he might never be normal, that probably freaked him out. He put on a good face at family events, but I know deep down he wasn’t himself."

Perhaps the most tragic part of this story is according to Steve's brother, the former 10 year veteran knew his life was going to be cut short.

"I think my brother knew he was going to pass away early. He never said that to me, but I just feel he kind of knew that."