Marty McSorley
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Martin James McSorley (born May 18, 1963) is a former professional hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and former head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (2002-2004). He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in Cayuga, Ontario.
Hockey career
In the NHL, he played as a defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and Boston Bruins.
McSorley is the third-most penalized player in NHL history with 3,381 penalty minutes. He won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 and 1988, scoring twice during one game in the 1987 championship series. While playing for the Oilers, McSorley served as one of the team's enforcers and protected Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier. Gretzky, in turn, refused to OK the trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988, unless McSorley was included. The Kings reached the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens, but in Game 2 McSorley was caught with an illegal stick, contributing to the Kings loss in the game and ultimately the series. McSorley otherwise had ten points in the series and was the only King to score during the final game.
On February 21, 2000, McSorley, playing for Boston Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with seconds left in the Bruins-Vancouver Canucks game. Brashear lost consciousness and suffered a Grade 3 concussion. McSorley was suspended for 1 year, and the incident hurt the game's reputation. On October 4, 2000, a jury found McSorley guilty of assault with a weapon for his attack on Brashear. He was sentenced to 18 months probation. The trial was the first for an on-ice attack by an NHL player since 1988. McSorley attempted a comeback, but never played another NHL game.
Film and TV Career
From 1995 to 1997, McSorley also appeared in four movies: Bad Boys (1995), Forget Paris (1995), Con Air (1997), and Trading Favors (1997), though his appearances were typically brief. As of the 2005-2006 NHL season, McSorley was working for Fox Sports Net West in Los Angeles providing in-studio analysis of games involving the Los Angeles Kings or the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.External links
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