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 is currently the television color commentator for the San Jose Sharks. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in Cayuga, Ontario; a suburb of Hamilton.[1]

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[edit] Hockey career

In the NHL, he played as a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and Boston Bruins.

McSorley is the fourth-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 allow the trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988 unless McSorley was included. In 1991, he was invited to Team Canada's training camp prior to the 1991 Canada Cup. He ended up being one of the team's last cuts. 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 playoffs and was the only King to score during the final game.

On February 21, 2000, McSorley, playing for the Boston Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with seconds left in the Bruins-Vancouver Canucks game. (See Video) Brashear lost consciousness and suffered a Grade 3 concussion, but not from immediate contact with the stick. The stick hit Brashear's helmet, but caused him to fall backward, and his head hit hard on the ice.

As a result of the stick incident, McSorley was charged with assault and suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season (including playoffs) missing 23 games. 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. After his assault conviction his NHL suspension was extended to one full year (through February 21, 2001).[2]

Following completion of his suspension McSorley attempted a comeback but never played in another NHL game.

[edit] 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. During the 2005-06 NHL season, McSorley worked 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. Beginning with the 2006-07 NHL season, he began providing the color commentary for San Jose Sharks games on FSN Bay Area.

[edit] Transactions

  • October 1, 1998- Signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8 (0-385-66093-6). 
  2. ^ "McSorley must miss a year", The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2000-11-08. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
Preceded by
Paul Cavallini		 Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Theoren Fleury)
1991		 Succeeded by
Paul Ysebaert
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